# Sticky plasters icky, sticky residue **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 5, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144 "2004-12-05T02:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/1 "2004-12-05T02:03:19Z")
How do you get it off? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/2 "2004-12-05T03:13:58Z")
Plaster, as in _bandage_? Orange oil works. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/3 "2004-12-05T04:12:08Z")
Sticky as in price tag? Nail polish remover gets it off. ---
**Author:** ![LivingInThePast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@LivingInThePast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingInThePast)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/4 "2004-12-05T04:30:41Z")
For just about any sticky gluey stuff, Goo Gone™ will work. I guess it’s a little less environmentally friendly than orange oil, but it’s available about anywhere. If you want something less toxic, there is a line of products called “Citrus Magic™” which is a little harder to find. They have a [citrus-based adhesive remover](http://www.citrusmagic.com/homecare.html) (look for “Citrus Magic Stain & Adhesive Remover” on the web page). I have been quite satisfied with Citrus Magic products. ---
**Author:** ![SavageNarce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SavageNarce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SavageNarce)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/5 "2004-12-05T16:11:10Z")
Apply a little oil (olive, canola or other food oil). ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/6 "2004-12-05T16:15:19Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Plaster, as in _bandage_? Yeah, he’s in England. Over there, a plaster is what most of us would call a Band Aid ™ or adhesive bandage. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/7 "2004-12-05T17:33:01Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Yeah, he’s in England. Over there, a plaster… Sure, I didn’t think he was talking about a remodelling disaster. However, the OP _might_ have applied a [mustard plaster](http://www.bartleby.com/61/2/M0500200.html) to his chest, and had problems getting it off. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/8 "2004-12-05T22:22:26Z")
Ugh, the adhesive on bandaids give me a red, scaly, itchy rash that lasts for weeks. I had a bandaid on my arm on Thanksgiving, and I still have a reddish, flaky patch where it was. The kind of bandage for sensitive skin is better, but not great. So what is that sticky stuff made out of, anyway? Is it in any other stuff that I should avoid? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-plasters-icky-sticky-residue/278144/9 "2004-12-05T22:26:34Z")
Liquid naptha works great, if a bit smelly. It’s sold in the US as a cleaning solvent (one brand name is “Energine”) , and also sold as a liquid fuel (one brand name is “Ronsonol”) for old-fashioned wick-based cigarette lighters like these [http://store.weblighter.com/zippo--lighters.html](http://store.weblighter.com/zippo--lighters.html).