The people who owned our house before us left it empty for a few years before it sold. One of the things that happened because of this was they used packing tape to winterize the toilets (taping them shut). The tape had been taken off before we bought the house, but I had never been able to get rid of all the reminants of the sticky tape.

I am not the world’s greatest housekeeper, but those streaks of tape even bugged me. I tried everything I knew of, even went so far as to go out and bought some “chemicals” to try. I am a green cleaner, but once in a while I break down and try something harsh from the store if I’m desperate. Usually afterwards I regret it as more often than not I’ve just gone and used a bunch of chemicals that have got me no further ahead.

Earlier today I was reading about a product called “Goo Gone”. How I’d never heard of this is beyond me – and should give you an indication of how little I know about the vast array of house cleaning products available out there. I was thinking I was going to have to give in and run to the store and get some to see if I could get any results with this stuff. Before I left though, I decided to do a search to see if I could DIY instead. Sure enough, there were a few options. I put together a blend of different suggestions and had HUGE success.

I used

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/3 cup baking soda

10 drops DoTerra lemon

10 drops DoTerra wild orange

Mixed them all up in a glass jar:

Then I headed to the first bathroom to see if I would have any success. You can see the remains of the packing tape on the side of the toilet.

A close up:

I smeared some of the Non No Goo and left it a few minutes. Came back and rubbed a bit and sure enough it was all gone.

Then I decided I would go to the kids’ bathroom which by far had the worst of the tape goo left. I let the solution sit for about 10 minutes

I had to rub a little bit harder (still just with my fingers though)

It all came off!

The fact that this is a non toxic solution that I was able to make with things I had in my kitchen was awesome. The cat was completely fascinated with what I was doing which made me even happier that I didn’t have to worry about her getting into a poisonous substance.

Try it!