Pine Resin Salve (2oz metal tin)

What it is

Pine resin is the living sap of a pine tree — a substance the tree produces intentionally to seal wounds, protect itself, and promote healing. I’ve always thought of it as the tree’s own scab. A natural bandage.

Each fall and winter, when the resin is firm and cold, I harvest only small amounts from damaged branches using nothing more than an old butter knife. In cold weather, the resin often pops right off the bark like tiny amber treasures. Those jars of resin are then stored and used throughout the year in our healing balms, salves, ointments, and soaps.

This Pine Resin Healing Salve is one of our most old-fashioned, practical farm staples — made for hard hands, cold days, and real life lived outdoors.

Why you’ll love it

• A deeply protective, traditional salve with a long history of folk use
• Naturally antimicrobial and supportive for skin repair
• Excellent for winter-cracked hands and feet from farm work and cold weather
• Multi-purpose: skin salve, lip balm, and first-aid ointment
• Carries a grounding, resinous pine aroma that feels distinctly wintery
• Similar in use to our Calendula Healing Ointment, but with a richer, forest-forward profile

This is the salve we reach for all winter long — especially after long days outside tending animals, hauling wood, or working with cold hands.

Use as needed on:

• Cuts and scrapes
• Cracked hands and heels
• Rashes and irritated skin
• Minor burns
• Lips (as a balm)
• First-aid situations while outdoors or in the wilderness

Pine resin has also traditionally been used as a fire starter or emergency torch fuel — a testament to how versatile and powerful this plant resin truly is.

Ingredients

• Pine resin
• Grass-fed tallow
• Calendula-infused extra virgin olive oil
• Beeswax from our farm
• Pine-infused oil

For this batch, I used a calendula-infused oil I made in the fall — calendula is incredibly calming to the skin and offers anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. You can find a simple tutorial for making calendula-infused oil in our Instagram guides.

How to use

Warm a small amount between your fingers and apply directly to the affected area. A little goes a long way. Reapply as needed.

Texture & Scent

• Texture: Firm yet spreadable, melts on contact with warm skin
• Scent: Earthy, resinous pine — grounding, clean, and unmistakably winter

Shelf life & storage

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct heat and sunlight. Best used within 12 months.

Disclaimer

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always perform a patch test before use. Discontinue if irritation occurs.

From our farm

Every jar of this salve represents slow harvesting, intentional care, and respect for the trees that provide it. Nothing rushed. Nothing wasted. Just practical, time-tested medicine made for real hands and real work.