Pine Tar Cream Recipe Possible?

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I'm thinking of making a Pine Tar Cream for a friend with poison ivy and was wondering if anyone has tried this before? Is this something that might help, or just likely to be a sticky mess? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Here is the recipe I am thinking of using. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this:

60% Water or Oat Milk
15% Shea-Aloe Butter
5% Almond Oil
10% Pine Tar
6% BTMS (Emulsifier)
3% Stearic Acid (it's the only thickener I have on hand)
1% Phenonip

I might add some Spearmint or Tea Tree Essential Oil, but I'm not sure that would be helpful or blend well with the Pine Tar.

As I said, any thoughts, experiences, ideas, alternatives, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks as always!

 

[birdcharm]

Hi,

I think it sounds "gooey" ... perhaps not, but maybe so!

Maybe you could see if you could get some Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) ... I think this is often used for poison ivy and rashes from plants ... something about counter-acting the chemicals that are causing the irritation.

Maybe you could make a "tea" with some and add it to your water portion of your recipe ...?

~ Kathy

 

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I've heard about Jewelweed for poison ivy too, but I don't have any on hand. I agree the Pine Tar very well may be sticky, but it's what I have so I was thinking of trying it unless I got a resounding "bad idea". I susupect it will also smell so terrible that no one would want to use it Do you know if Jewelweed can usually be obtained locally like at a Whole Foods or health store? Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[Lindy]

Pine tar is actually not meant for that use. I would recommend that you make a cream with zinc oxide in it to soothe the skin.

Pine tar is wonderful for acne, psoriasis and dandruff. It is also great for making a drawing salve to draw toxins out of your skin. When working with it in a cream you are going to find that it doesn't like to remain emulsified so it is really, really fussy to work with.

How nice of you to want to help your friend. Good luck....

 

[llineb]

You could make a pine tar lotion bar but it would be for psoriasis.