A method of treating a tar-responsive dermatological disorder includes topically applying an anhydrous tar composition to skin of a mammal, preferably a human, that is involved with the disorder, the composition including a wax and a therapeutically effective amount of tar for topical treatment of the tar-responsive dermatological disorder, the composition being in liquid form when at a temperature selected from room temperature and a temperature of skin of a mammal upon application of the composition to the skin of the mammal.
