How to Clean Tar Off Skin

Cas said, “anyone have tips on how to remove TAR from the bottom of your foot?”

You Will Need:

• Rubber gloves
• A plastic bag
• A plastic scraper
• Margarine
• Mayonnaise
• A cleaning rag
• Olive oil
• Baking soda

Steps to Remove the Tar:

1. Put on rubber gloves or cover your hands with plastic bags to avoid spreading the tar to your hands as you remove it from your feet.
2. If you have any large globs of tar, scrape it off with a plastic scraper or other item that can be thrown away afterward.¹
3. Spread a generous amount of margarine² or mayonnaise over the tar. Let the mayo sit on the tar for several minutes,³ then wipe off both the mayo and tar with a dry cleaning rag that can be thrown away afterward.²
4. Wipe oil, such as olive oil, onto the tar with a paper towel or cotton ball. Leave the oil on the tar for several minutes,³ then wipe both the oil and tar off with a dry cleaning rag that can be thrown away afterward.²
5. Combine one part water for every three parts of baking soda to make a paste. Spread the paste over the tar. Let the paste dry on the tar for several minutes, then rinse it off.⁴
6. Repeat the process as many times as needed to remove all of the tar.

• Do not try to use water to remove the tar. Water will usually help the tar to set, making it more difficult to remove. Only use water after removing as much of the tar as possible with one of the removal cleaners listed in the article.⁵
• Do not let the tar come in contact with anything that you don’t want to have to remove it from later. If you have to walk somewhere with tar on your foot, put a plastic bag over your foot to avoid leaving a trail.

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2. Joey Green’s Cleaning Magic by Joey Green
3. Vinegar, Duct Tape, Milk Jugs, & More by Earl Proulx
4. Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things by Reader’s Digest
5. Don Aslett’s Stainbuster’s Bible by Don Aslett