Pine tar is used on horse hooves to help with cracks and other injuries or problems, but it is great for soothing eczema, psoriasis, dandruff, and other skin problems in humans. You can buy pine tar at any feed and seed store. It is kept on the island where ointments and other ointments are kept and is in a metal jar. Pine tar can be very thick, but if it is, open the lid and place the can on top of a double boiler. Let heat until pine tar is thin enough to pour. Keep the water level low enough so it doesn’t boil off the pine tar.

You can add pine tar to any favorite soap recipe you make. Add as much or as little as you like, personally I wouldn’t add more than half the jar for a 7 1/2 pound soap recipe, but it’s up to you. I wouldn’t add any fragrance as pine tar has a very strong smell and would overpower most fragrances anyway.

The recipe I have provided is a very simple recipe that anyone can make using store bought oils and shortenings. You can substitute the oils for whatever you prefer to use, just be sure to run a lye calculator to ensure the lye content is still correct for the modified recipe.

I measure everything in pounds on my kitchen scale.

This recipe will make 7 ½ lbs.

Necessary equipment:
Rubber gloves (not necessary, but a precaution)
Glasses (not necessary, but it is a precaution)
1 stainless steel stock pot (medium size will do)
Wooden spoons
Spatula
candy thermometer
kitchen scale
Durable plastic pitcher or 8-cup tempered glass measuring cup
Mold

Ingredients:
3 pounds vegetable shortening (store)
1 pound coconut oil (store, usually Wal-mart carries)
1 1/2 lb olive oil (store)
2 pounds of distilled water
¾ lb of bleach (100% bleach) can be purchased at Ace hardware
4 oz pine tar (seed and food store)

Using the warm measuring cup or pitcher, fill with the measured amount of distilled water, then carefully pour the lye into the water. Stir with a wooden spoon until the lye dissolves completely. Set aside to cool.

Using the soup pot, add butter and measured oils. Over low heat, melt the butter and oils, stirring with another wooden spoon, until completely melted. Remove from heat.

You will need to check the temperatures of the lye water and oils every few minutes until they have both cooled to 100-105.

When the lye water and oils have cooled to around 100-105 degrees (use a candy thermometer), slowly stir the lye water into the oils with a wooden spoon. Continue stirring until well mixed, about 5 minutes.

Add the pine tar and continue stirring. Remember that pine tar will speed up the crawl from 0 to 60 in just a couple of seconds. Stir well to incorporate the pine tar into the soap mixture. When the soap mixture is thick stop stirring and pour into your mold, using the spatula to get all the soap out of the pot. Isolate the mold. Let stand 24 hours. You can then remove the slab of soap from the mold and cut it into bars. This recipe can make 30 bars of soap depending on the size of your mold. Allow to cure for no less than 2 weeks before using.

Remix soap to make pine tar soap.

What you will need:

Up to 15 regular bars of soap, but not less than 7
1 cup of water for 15 bars or ½ cup of water for 7 bars of soap
Crockpot (regular to large size)
Knife
Water
Pine tar 4 oz for 15 bars, 2 oz for 7 bars
lined mold
Spatula
Wooden spoons

If you don’t have a mold, make one using the top of a copier paper box or similar box lid. Take the lid off the box and insert it into a kitchen-size garbage bag. Smooth out the center of the box and the sides to make a nice clean lining.

Cut the bars of soap into thin slices (about 8 slices per bar). Put them in the slow cooker and add the water based on how many bars of soap you’re using (above). Cover and turn on the slow cooker for 1 hour. Stir the soap. Continue stirring every 30 minutes until the soap has melted and is the consistency of oatmeal. The soap will never be smooth like the original batch. When the soap has melted to an oatmeal consistency, add the pine tar, again based on how many bars you’ve cut. Stir very well so that the pine tar is fully incorporated into the soap mixture. Pour or spoon into prepared pan. Let stand at least 24 hours before cutting into bars.

You don’t need to let the soap cure for two weeks, as the original soap was already cured, you just made it again.