How do you easily treat pine furniture with soap?

In this post, we show how to easily treat pine furniture with Soapa to improve its surface and durability. Unfortunately, it is difficult to fully convey the effect using only text and images, but we have done our best to show the before-and-after results.

Last edited on May 8, 2024

 

How to treat wooden furniture with Soapa

Simple steps for scrubbing pine furniture with soap

What we did was scrub it with soap – Hard soap, lukewarm water, a root brush from IrisHantverk, and then we worked up a lather. As you can see, the foam is denser rather than being made up of light soap bubbles. This is because the soap is super-fatted, which is also what replenishes the wood’s oils and gives it a pleasant surface.

This chest of drawers is a simple pine dresser from IKEA . It was assembled from a flat pack and put into use immediately, without any surface treatment whatsoever. As a result, dirt, makeup, soap, and dust became stuck and worked their way into the wood. The surface was also not completely smooth-sanded but somewhat rough, which made it rather difficult to wipe clean.

 

See the first small, tilted image – here you can see scratches and marks that could not be wiped off.

The middle image shows the chest of drawers as it looked originally – rather dull.

 

 

The result after scrubbing with soap

 

The last image shows the chest of drawers after scrubbing with soap!

It is a little difficult to see in the picture, but the surface becomes completely different. It does not attract dirt in the same way and is significantly easier to wipe clean. The surface treatment can be repeated several times for better results. Once every six months is often recommended for soap-scrubbed wooden floors, and we consider that a suitable recommendation here as well. It naturally depends on how the furniture is used. This particular piece of furniture is in a bathroom in a family with children and is used daily and frequently. Ointments, skin cream, and toothpaste are stored here, meaning it is a functional everyday item. 

 

 

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Questions and answers

 

- What problems did the simple pine chest of drawers from IKEA have before treatment with Soapa?

Before the treatment, the furniture had scratches, marks, and dirt that could not be wiped off. The surface was also quite dull and rough, making it difficult to clean.

 

- What was used to treat the furniture, and what are the benefits of Soapa?

To treat the furniture, solid soap, lukewarm water, and a root brush from IrisHantverk were used to create a lather. The benefits of Soapa include its superfatting property, which replenishes the wood's oils and gives it a pleasant surface that does not attract dirt in the same way.

 

- What result was achieved after treating the furniture with soap?

After the treatment, the surface of the furniture was improved and significantly easier to wipe clean. It does not attract dirt in the same way and looks cleaner and fresher.

 

- How often is it recommended to repeat the soap surface treatment for wooden floors and furniture?

It is generally recommended that the surface treatment be repeated once every six months for wooden floors. This is also a suitable recommendation for furniture, depending on how it is used and stored.

 

- Why is it important to regularly treat furniture with soap?

By regularly treating furniture with soap, you can maintain its surface and durability, especially if it is used daily and kept in humid environments such as bathrooms.


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