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Summary: Removing tar from the skin requires letting the tar dry before peeling it off the skin, and applying ice to the area will allow it to harden quickly. Peel off a tar stain from the skin, keeping in mind that some hair might get pulled out, with helpful information from a clinical aesthetician in this free video on skin care.
Keeley Selvage has been in the skin care industry for more than five years. She was employed at a physician's office for three years where she was the senior clinical aesthetician....read more
"So you have a little bit of tar left over on your skin? That stuff is so pesky and messy. My name is Keeley Selvage with "Keeley Skin Solutions" and I'm going to tell you how to remove tar from the skin. What you need to do is be patient and let it dry. Once that happens the tar hardens on the skin and you can just take it and peel it off, maybe flick up the edge a little bit and then slowly peel it off. It might take a little bit of hair with it but the tar will come off. Another thing you can do if you are in a hurry is take and maybe get a Ziplock bag and put some ice in it and rub it on the tar. Do that until once again the tar hardens and you are able to then peel it off. When you do it that way it may break off a little bit more but the tar will completely come off so that the next time that you are up there working on your own roof and you get tar on your skin that is how you can remove it. My name is Keeley Selvage with "Keeley Skin Solutions" and that is how you remove tar from the skin."
eHow Article: How to Remove Tar From Skin