How do you easily treat pine furniture with soap?

In this post, we show how to easily treat pine furniture with Västerbottenssåpa to improve their surface and durability. Unfortunately, it is difficult to fully convey the effect with just 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 Västerbottenssåpa

Simple steps for scrubbing pine furniture with soap

What we did was scrub it with soap – Hard soap, lukewarm water, and a scrubbing brush from IrisHantverk, working up a lather. As you can see, this produces a denser foam rather than light soap bubbles. This is because the soap is superfatting, which is also what replenishes the wood's oils and gives it a pleasant surface.

This chest of drawers is a simple pine chest 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 soaked into the wood. The surface was also not completely smooth-sanded but slightly rough, which made it quite 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 – quite 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 believe that is also a suitable recommendation here. 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, so 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 Västerbottenssåpa?

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

 

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

To treat the furniture, soft soap, lukewarm water, and a root brush from IrisHantverk were used to create a lather. The benefits of Västerbottenssåpa 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 it 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 surface treatment with soap 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 treat furniture regularly with soap?

Treating furniture regularly with soap helps preserve its surface and durability, especially when it is used daily and kept in humid environments such as bathrooms.


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