I’m unreasonably excited about this simple recipe for Homemade Goo Gone. Earlier this week, I was working on a craft project and found myself in desperate need of goo gone. I could not find the bottle I thought we had. Since it was nap time, and I did not want to put my project on hold, I started brainstorming.
I tried vegetable oil, and that was softening the leftover label, but I needed something abrasive. So, I grabbed the baking soda and made a thick paste with the vegetable oil. It worked perfectly.
Homemade Goo Gone
1 part vegetable oil
2 parts baking soda
Stir together until paste is formed. Then, use a paper towel or your fingers to apply. Work the mixture into the residue until it releases from the surface.Wash off with soap and warm water.
I was prepping my surface for paint, so I used rubbing alcohol to clean any oil residue left behind.
That’s it, just wanted to pop in and share this quick idea. We may in fact have goo remover in the house, but I can never find it when I need it. I love the homemade version because I always know where those ingredients are!
Check out my secret for super shiny granite countertops.
Homemade Granite CleanerI’d love for you to keep up on my new posts and recipes by clicking on these cute buttons below, and follow me on Facebook and Twitter. You can also find me on Pinterest, that’s my favorite place to hang out and I’d love to see you there!
Thanks for reading!
Melissa
5 Easy Dinner Ideas for Busy Weeknights
My five FAVORITE recipes for busy families!
- Quick to make
- Light on your budget
- Easy to clean-up
- and...most important...absolutely DELICIOUS
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction
September 18, 2012 at 1:39 pmWhat a great idea! Pinning for future reference!
Kelsey
September 18, 2012 at 2:38 pmWoah!!! Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! I hate the smell of the actual stuff so this is great 🙂
Lesley
September 18, 2012 at 3:56 pmBrilliant! I used glue dots in jam jars for votive candles, and didn’t want to use chemicals to remove the residue before reusing them for jam. I also hate the smell! This worked perfectly! Green, economical and clever! You also have the best cookie recipes in the whole internet universe, but my pants don’t fit anymore because of cookies in mugs!!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
September 18, 2012 at 4:15 pmTotally genius! My dad’s always buying this stuff anyway, so yay for saving money!
{northern cottage}
September 18, 2012 at 7:46 pmhow inventive are you? and you made the jar so cute too – rock on girlie!
Carrie
September 19, 2012 at 12:40 amLove it! I’m excited to see what project you were prepping!?!?!?!
Anonymous
September 24, 2012 at 3:32 pmJust made this…..AMAZING!!!! Thank you!!!
Anonymous
September 25, 2012 at 2:50 amI WILL do this! No more store bought Goo Gone for me! I HATE the odor of it, and the odor will not go away.
THANK YOU!!! for saving us from the stink of GOO GONE, you genious!
stephchows
September 27, 2012 at 6:21 pmThis is so awesome! Who knew! Thanks so much! 🙂
Anonymous
October 2, 2012 at 9:12 amcan’t wait to try this as I can make it from what I have in the house…thank you and love PININTEREST.
Emily
October 17, 2012 at 9:35 pmSaw this the other day and bookmarked it. Tried it today and loved it! I have some left over in a jar that i’m reusing. Thanks!!
Mary
October 28, 2012 at 4:59 amGenius!
Lisa
November 4, 2012 at 10:51 pmI love this idea! How long has it lasted you in your container?
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
November 6, 2012 at 6:07 pmThanks Lisa! Mine is still fine and I’ve had it in my container for about 2 months now.
Suzanne
December 10, 2012 at 7:55 pmHi! I found you on Pinterest, and had to try it out. Worked fabulously! Thank you for sharing!!
emily sasha
December 13, 2012 at 7:32 amI will try this and will let you know if it works. Cleaner Jobs
Maarten Gubbens
December 14, 2012 at 12:30 pmThis is awesome and very creative mind involved it, thanks for the recipe. I’ll be back later for some great reading…
Cleaning Equipment
Sereine
December 28, 2012 at 5:04 pmMerci :-)))
Katt Scribbles
January 5, 2013 at 2:38 pmI will definitely be making this up. I use baking soda to clean my granite countertop. It does not have the chemicals a purchased cleaner does. Sprinkle baking soda on the top and scrub with a wet cloth. Works beautifully!
Mary Fairchild
January 8, 2013 at 4:22 pmWould this work with Canola oil?? I don’t know what the basic dfference is between the two! I would love to make this up, I hate goo gone and because of that I never have any in my house.
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
January 10, 2013 at 2:16 amCanola oil will work perfectly!
wee-eats.com
January 22, 2013 at 8:26 pmThat’s so easy! Who would’ve thought!?
Michele
January 31, 2013 at 2:47 pmI have been using baby oil as goo gone for a couple of years now. The trouble I had was that it spread all over. I never thought to add it to baking soda! Thanks so much for the tip!
Meburke
February 20, 2013 at 1:46 pmI just Lund your Ite love your granite cleaner &homemade goo-gone… I can not use the “real”goo gone as it makes my heart have xtra pppitations &i get hyper smelling it? Makes you wonder? But yours is ALL natural.THANKS. Looking reward to more cool things from you.
Maggie
February 24, 2013 at 4:07 pmThank you so much for sharing this! I am using it to remove residue from labels on my jars 🙂
xo
Maggie
Kristina
March 10, 2013 at 6:07 amSo excited to make this!! I love the label. Is that colorful tape? Where do you buy that?
Kristina recently posted…Chesapeake Open 2012 & July 7th Test
admin
March 10, 2013 at 11:14 amIt’s called washi tape. You can buy it on Etsy, or Michael’s has started carrying it as well in the Reflections scrapbook line. They call it decorative tape. It’s like really thin masking tape and you can use it for so many things! I love it!
Dorry
April 7, 2013 at 9:20 pmI made this today and loved how easy it was to clean my jars I am going to use for bath salts ( Christmas gifts ). Thanks for the recipe! I’m posting this one to Pinterest!
Joanie
April 22, 2013 at 5:12 pmI can never find my bottle of goo gone either! Baking Soda and Oil I can find. Thanks
Donna
April 28, 2013 at 4:13 pmFollowed a link from another blogger who shared your recipe on “Hometalk.” It’s quite popular b/c it made a top 10 award there!!
I can’t wait to try to make this….certainly must be cheaper than Goo Gone.
I’m going to pin your recipe to Pinterest….so it links to your blog.
shantalle
May 10, 2013 at 11:09 amWow I accidently put my hand on some fly paper (GROSS) and your recipe did the trick! Thanks so much for sharing it!
Angie
May 26, 2013 at 11:54 amWOW!! I used it on a sock that had some kind of candy or gum that was hard and red stuck to it. It came right off and took the red out too!! Thank you so much for posting!!
Janet S.
January 13, 2014 at 4:19 pmI tried this today and it was GREAT. How do you store it?? just room temp?
Melissa
January 28, 2014 at 9:34 amExactly! I’m glad it worked for you!
jennifer
February 12, 2014 at 7:59 amKY Jelly works good at removing sticky labels as well
Melissa
March 23, 2014 at 4:10 pmThanks for the tip! :0)
Trina O'Neil
March 13, 2014 at 9:06 amHow genius is this. Thank you so much for sharing. I just found you from http://todayscreativeblog.net/. I will be remembering this for next time we need something like this which is very often to say the least.
Leah
March 24, 2014 at 7:33 amThis is insane! I was in nearly the exact same predicament. Naptime! Love it and hate it. We just moved and I can’t find anything! I don’t want to waste precious naptime digging around for the goo gone that I *know* we have… Somewhere. -and that LARGE American flag sticker on my front glass door is driving me Bonkers! Thanks so much!
Erika
September 1, 2014 at 5:04 pmJust made some to get those stubborn labels off of the Bertoli Pasta Sauce jars. I love the jars, but never could get all the label off. This worked great!!! It also took the stamped date off the jars as well. Will definitely be making more and keeping around! Thank you for sharing!
Ellen
January 28, 2015 at 9:30 pmThis stuff has saved my butt a few times over the last couple years! Tonight was probably the biggest though. I discovered a cookie sheet in the over with a bunch of gooey residue. Like cooking spray residue, but a huge puddle. I think I left the cookie sheet in there when making a cheesecake and the butter/sugar mix from the crust leaked. Couple that with a few more oven uses over the last two weeks and this stuff was not budging. I tried goo gone but nothing happened. This mix worked like a charm. The residue is completely gone. I just let it sit a few minutes to soften the oil. Thanks for sharing this secret!