This DIY Goo Gone Makes It Easy To Clean Up Sticky Messes

This homemade Goo Gone fits into the category of my favorite sorts of homemade solutions or household hacks: the ones that help me “work smarter, not harder.” And the homemade solution that I’ll be sharing with you today definitely fits that description! This simple concoction takes 99% of the work out of cleaning up one of the trickiest types of messes: the sticky kind.

Much like its name-brand counterpart, my DIY Goo Gone effectively cuts through sticker residue, sticky messes, and other gunk, including stickers and labels. But rather than relying on caustic chemicals to get the job done, this DIY version uses just a few natural ingredients!

Homemade Goo Gone Ingredients

There are just three simple ingredients in this solution, and each of them plays an important role in breaking down sticky messes and stubborn gunk.

• Coconut Oil – Fat-rich coconut oil is surprisingly effective at breaking down sticky messes, even the stubborn ones like adhesive residue and sap.
• Lemon Essential Oil – Lemon essential oil is a powerful degreasing agent, and it lends this mixture a fresh, clean scent too!
• Baking Soda – Baking soda adds an abrasive element to help scrub away the loosened gunk.

So now that you know what goes into it and why, let’s get to the fun part! Here’s how to make and use your own gunk remover at home.

How To Make A DIY Goo Gone Gunk Remover

Ingredients:

• 1 part baking soda
• 1 part coconut oil
• Lemon essential oil

Directions:

Add equal parts of baking soda and coconut oil (see below for recommendations) and a few drops of lemon essential oil to a small bowl, then stir to combine.

• For One Use: For a single use, use 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, and 1 drop of lemon oil.
• For Several Uses: To make a batch that will suffice for several uses, use 1/3 cup each of baking soda and coconut oil and 10 drops of lemon oil.

How To Use Your DIY Goo Gone

To clean up a sticky mess, smear a generous amount of the baking soda and coconut oil mixture over whatever you’re trying to clean.

Let the mixture sit there for about 15 minutes or so to give it time to work. Then use a scrubber of some sort to cut through the loosened gunk. Rinse it clean, and you’re done!

Use your homemade Goo Gone to clean:

• Sticker adhesive
• Tape residue
• Greasy hands
• Sticky messes on skin, floors, your pet’s fur, etc.
• Dirt-covered hands
• Crayon marks on walls
• Scissor blades
• Lipstick or mascara smears
• Bird droppings
• Tree sap
• Wallpaper residue
• Wax drips and spills
• …and more!

3 More Helpful Tips

• Play It Safe. To avoid damage, do not use this mixture on leather, suede, silk, unfinished wood, or unsealed stones.
• Spot Test! If you’re worried about stains or damage, test the mixture first by applying it to an inconspicuous spot.
• Keep It Cheap. When I cook with coconut oil or apply it topically, I always buy high-quality virgin coconut oil. But for cleaning applications like this, I have no qualms about using the cheap stuff to save money!

Try It For Yourself!

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And don’t forget – all of my oils are backed by my 100% money-back guarantee. If you’re not completely satisfied for any reason, just contact me within 90 days to receive a full refund.

Plus, lemon essential oil has so many great uses! Here are just a few ways that OGT readers use it in their homes:

LIKE MAGIC!! I purchased the lemon oil after reading the reviews about oily stain removal. I had five tops with set-in old oily stains (butter and salad dressing). I had tried various removal processes that did not work. The shirts were all different fabrics. I simply sprinkled the lemon oil on the dry stains and threw them in the washer with detergent. All the stains disappeared except two. I repeated the lemon oil and washed again—stains gone. It works like magic!!

Anne S.

I tried the mix of a little olive oil and several drops of lemon oil for my table that had awful water spots, and WOW, it worked wonders! I am very pleased and very impressed! 

Bonnie S.

I followed Jillee‘s suggestion and applied a few drops of Lemon Essential Oil to cotton balls and left them in my shoes for a few days. It took the oder away.

B. Johnson

Great for stain removal! I purchased this for my diffuser but thought I would try it on a set in stain as I read it could remove stains. I put a few drops on the stain, rubbed it in, and washed it. When I removed the top from the washer, I was amazed that it did work—the stain was gone. This is now a staple in my laundry room.

Patricia R.

This stuff works! I bought this as part of the recipe for a stain remover, and it worked on hair dye that had splashed on my BRAND NEW WHITE bathroom carpets. Amazing!!

Susan G.

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What’s the stickiest mess you’ve ever had to clean up?