Sodium Palmate, Sodium Cocoate / Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Pinus Palustris Wood Tar, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate.

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Hi Columbcille! I haven’t had the chance to smell Grandpa’s Pine Tar Soap to know for sure what its scent is, but you very well could be right about the type of pine tar used may affect the final smell!

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Hi Dennis! I’ve seen other soapmakers make hot process pine tar soap, but have yet to try it myself. (It’s on the to-do list though, so hopefully soon!)

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The plus side is that it’s a way better price and I can run down to my local Tractor Supply store and grab some any time I need it. It worked beautifully in soap and we’ve used up all but 1 1/2 bars to date from that batch with no problems.For over 100 years, Pine Tar Soap has been used to treat eczema, psoriasis and other types of dermatitis. It helps to moisturise scaly, dry skin and aids the healing process. Suitable for use on any part of the body, including the face, pine tar soap can even be used as a shampoo. What you’ll want to do is replace part of the olive oil with jojoba. Also covering your shampoo bar question, you’d want to increase the castor oil amount too. Up to 15% is a pretty good amount for shampoo bars. Do not use coal tar that you buy from shops or pharmacies on your face, around your bottom, on your genitals or on broken or infected skin. Talk to your pharmacist about coal tar products for these areas. I used a higher rate in this one because pine tar’s scent is super strong and competes with the smell of the essential oils.

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However, if companies specifically said their pine tar was okay for soap or cosmetic or even human use at all, they’d fall under different rules and regulatory agencies & it would prove costly for them, so they aren’t going to do that. Natural vegetable oils and other domestic raw materials are used in the production. The assortment includes many special products, such as the popular tar products and the genuine, Finnish sauna soap. The soap is very mild and is also recommendable for sensitive skin.

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So, with those changes, here’s what Bramble Berry’s calculator says the new recipe would look like: I tried this recipe about a year ago and the batch was very thin when I poured it into the mold. I waited 48 hours to unmold and I noticed the soup was super soft in the middle. I let it cure for about 8 weeks and it was usable but still a little soft. I just made my first soap. I was a little intimidated at first but I read and reread directions and other posts. It was super easy. Here’s to waiting 4-6 weeks to try my finished product. This soap is designed for use anywhere on the body and face. As usual, avoid getting the soap in the eyes. This soap is not suitable for washing the hair. We always recommend rhassoul clay for washing the hair or soapnut liquid if you have oily hair.

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In the early 1870's, Jess Hoffman made the very first bar of Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap from his own recipe on the family farm, located in Tippecanoe (now Tipp City), Ohio. During an era of innovation, this family recipe was proclaimed for its restorative and cleansing benefits. As Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap continued to earn praise and popularity, more specialty soaps were crafted for different purposes. Today, you can find a whole line of soaps that have been thoughtfully created. We are confident that you will enjoy our products as generations have since the first batch was sold in 1878. Hi Cathy! Sometimes the soap is ready to stamp when you cut it into bars, or sometimes it needs a day or longer to firm up a little more. British Pine Tar Soap: Enjoy the distinctive woody, smoky fragrance of our special British pine tar soap. Made with British sourced ingredients, with 100% hemp oil soap base, this soap is suited for use on both the body and face. Quantity It has 1 teaspoon charcoal & 1 1/2 tablespoons ground oats, both blended into the warmed oils before you mix them with the lye solution. Hi David! For pine resin, I would infuse it in oil first (I like infusing it in coconut oil, but you could also use olive) and replace a portion of the regular oil in your favorite soap recipe with pine resin infused oil.

From what I researched at the time, Auson brand is made in a closed kiln which means it doesn’t contain creosote, the component that causes concern for humans in some types of pine tar. Pardon my ignorance – I’ve never made soap before and want to try pine tar, as I love it. Are your measurements in the ingredients list volume or weight measurements? How large of a loaf will this make, in other words, what size mold would I need it I followed it exactly? Finally, if I add essential soils, do I need to reduce any of the other oils by a similar amount? Hi Barbara! To figure out what size mold you need for a recipe, you can add the weight of the water + lye + oils (counting pine tar in this case).