What are the benefits of pine tar soap?

Our Pine Tar 20% Tallow Soap is one of our top-selling soaps, with four stars and over 900 reviews on Amazon. It is known for its deep campfire scent and wonderful benefits for your skin. In this blog post, we want to highlight some of the great benefits of pine tar soap and share what makes it so great!

First, where does pine tar oil come from? 

The traditional way to source pine tar is by burning a pine tree stump in a kiln. This results in “genuine peasant-made tar” that we can use for soaps and other skin care and topical products. When pine tar is created in a kiln, it maintains a dark golden color and contains a high resin content while maintaining a low pitch and high purity content. It is an extremely pure form of pine tar, and it is perfect to use for soaps, especially when mixed with our all-natural tallow.

The pine tar we use specifically comes from a Swedish company called Tjärfärg från Auson. They extract the pine tar from the pine tree stumps and sell it for a variety of uses. Pine Tar has been used for centuries for medicinal and topical use, but it is also used for livestock and home restoration. 

What are the benefits of pine tar oil in soaps?

Given the high quality of “genuine peasant-made tar,” it contains a vast array of benefits. Pine Tar is known to have the following qualities: 

Antifungal – helps provide relief from fungal infections

Anti-inflammatory – helps reduce inflammation

Antipruritic – soothes itchy and irritated skin

Antibacterial – helps prevent the growth or spread of bacteria

These qualities are what make pine tar so beneficial for your skin. Combined with all-natural tallow, the vitamins and nutrients work together to soothe a range of skin ailments.  

What conditions does pine tar soap help soothe?

With these benefits, it is no surprise that pine tar can help soothe many skin conditions. In fact, it is excellent for relief from long and short-term skin conditions. It can help soothe skin conditions such as dry skin, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, hives, and other dry, flaky, or itchy skin conditions.

If you read the reviews of pine tar soap, you will see that the results are tried and true. While the deep campfire scent isn’t for everyone, it is worth a try for a soap that is known as an absolute powerhouse against a variety of skin conditions.