EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Mark E. Goldstein, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2005 of Scott's Liquid Gold-Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
 based on such evaluation; and;

(c)	disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and


b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.



DATE:  November 3, 2005

                               /s/ Mark E. Goldstein
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                               Mark E. Goldstein
                               President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                and Chairman of the Board
                                Principal Executive Officer