How do you easily remove dried sticky pine tree sap from your bare hands without using harsh chemical paint thinners?

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I was trimming some pine trees in my backyard garden and my fingers are completely coated in a rock-hard sticky crystal sap that normal soap and water won't clean. What solvent breaks it?

HandyMan · Answer

Pour a tablespoon of standard kitchen olive oil vegetable canola oil or a scoop of peanut butter directly onto your dry sticky hands. Rub your hands together firmly for two minutes; the natural lipid oils break down the sticky pine resin polymers effortlessly allowing you to rinse with warm soapy wa

How do you easily remove dried sticky pine tree sap from your bare hands without using harsh chemical paint thinners?

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