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on 7/3/2006 I am chemically sensitive, so could not use paint thinner. I use organic canola oil, then just warm fragrance-free dish detergent and it works for me.
on 6/30/2006 Faced with a large area of sap on my hairy arms and the prospect of shaving them (ugh), I laughed when someone said "Butter." I tried it, I didn't need much either.It worked like magic and was easier to wash off than some of the other suggestions here.
on 3/28/2006 Rub butter on your hands and all over the sap and then wash both with soap and water.
on 2/23/2006 Massage rubbing alcohol or instant hand sanitizer on the area, then wash with regular soap and water.
on 11/22/2005 I came to this tip because my puppy had tree sap all over his fur. I rubbed peanut butter on my puppies fur and then washed it off with water. The sap was gone.
on 11/22/2005 Use mayonnaise.
on 11/22/2005 Wash your hands in vegetable oil and then dish soap. The sap comes right off.
on 11/22/2005 Dab some peanut butter onto the sap and rub your hands together to loosen the sap. Rinse with soap and water.Peanut butter works on sap in hair, too.
on 11/22/2005 Rub peanut butter over the affected area. Rub back and forth over the area for a minute or so. Remove peanut butter with a paper towel and wash your hands. It works like magic!
on 11/22/2005 Baby Powder - just springle some baby powder on your hands - and the fine particles will get stuck to the glue drying it all up and it will come off.
on 11/22/2005 Squirt 'Vim' onto dry hands. Rub them together as if you're washing your hands, then rinse. It's very easy!
on 11/22/2005 After moving to a cabin in the mountains, we found Isopropyl rubbing alcohol to be effective in removing tree sap from hands and home.
on 11/22/2005 I don't remember why we tried it but after cutting a Christmas tree we use hand sanitizer and a paper towel. The sap comes off easier than any other way we have tried.
on 6/11/2007 Take a paper towel and rub with vegetable oil for a few moments then rinse under running water!
on 11/22/2005 I use nail polish remover on a cotton ball to remove tree sap from my hands.
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