How to Clean Pine Pitch from Your Skin

Jul 13, 2009 10:46 PM

Christmas is one of the most enjoyable times of the year. However, during this season if one puts up a Christmas tree, they will most likely go through the rest of the season with pitch on their hands. If this is the case there are many ways one can remove the sticky stuff. Methods for removal will be discussed below.

Ingredients

Many things can remove pine pitch, these things are listed below.

  • Peanut Butter
  • Olive Oil
  • Rubbing Alcohol

Olive Oil.

Get a paper or cloth towel and some olive oil.

Wet the towel thoroughly with the olive oil.

Wipe and scrub the olive oil onto the pine pitch.

Wait about 5 minutes. The pitch will come right off!

Wash the olive oil off with regular soap once the pitch comes off!

Congratulate yourself! You are now 100% clean! :)

Peanut Butter.

Get a jar of peanut butter.

Get a tablespoon.

Pull out a gob of peanut butter and place it directly on your palms with the tablespoon.

Rub your hands together.

Wait for thirty seconds.

Wash the peanut butter and pitch off with water.

Rubbing Alcohol.

Repeat same procedure as olive oil, substitute for alcohol.

Tips

  • This method works a lot faster than using rubbing alcohol, and it is a whole lot better for your skin.
  • Noxema cleansing pads will clean almost anything off your skin, including pine pitch.
  • The peanut butter method is a fun way to do it, and would be a better method to use with kids.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper towel(olive oil method)
  • Hand soap
  • Water(peanut butter method)
  • Basin or bowl(peanut butter method)

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