Hi Debbie, That’s such a great question!
I’ve been learning a lot more about tree medicine this year, but haven’t studied hickory yet.
It’s on my list though, because we have an abundance around here as well!
I’ll be sure to share when I learn and experiment with more information! :)

Hi Carol! That is the same brand and size of pine tar that I buy and use. It’s the Auson brand and it comes from overseas so depending on the current style of their company’s labeling, it will have some foreign language on it.
Unfortunately, high grade pine tar is expensive. You can try the blickmore brand of pine tar found in feed stores – many soapmakers, including myself, have used it before and it works okay (though I don’t like the smell as much),
but it’s not officially approved for skincare, so these days I only use the Auson brand to be on the safe side.