I agree with Elias Cuevas, EVERYONE in mexico owns a few bars of Zote soap, we love it!!! it's the best for: *pre-soak your kids white socks *cut a piece and place it in your garbage can (not in the bag, but in the actual trash can 😆) helps eliminate odors! *great for baby formula stains *wash dishes *wash make up brushes *great to remove dry flaky coulis on your feet!! 👍👍 *I grew up in the 80s so i used white keds sneakers and ZOTE would remove any grass stains and brighten them! *great for acne! I promise this soap will dry out the acne and magically make your pimples dissappear! ! *my aunts in mexico used it to remove the "mask of pregnancy " also known as melasma that some pregnant women get during pregnancy!! I can go on and on of many uses for this fantastic affordable soap!! 😆
Hi, Liz, it's not about pregnancy 'smells' but pregnancy mask which is a discoloration of the skin during pregnancy. Women say it helps with this. Do some major research first before trying though. I could not say on this as I did not have Zote soap around while I was pregnant, which was many years ago. We have eight children and hubby teaches medicine; he says this is unfounded science. I would agree as I have only ever heard women who 'say' that it works for lightening this condition. Here is a webpage on the subject. www.babycenter.com/0_skin-darkening-during-pregnancy_222.bc
Just to let everyone know that T*DE has a smear campaign to stop us all from teaching/making our own detergents, by posing as reg ppl and saying that the homemade detergents ruined their expensive clothes and streaked it like bleach! This is un-true and it is a SMEAR CAMPAIGN; paid through commissions to ppl, from P& 9G co...who has said in the newspaper they are losing money in sales each month over this homemade detergent phenomena! P&G has used smear campaigning for decades! They did it to Amway, who won their law suit against P&9G a few years ago...and they did it to Crest Brand, and lost a lawsuit, they tried to smear many other companies as well. They only want your paycheck. they do not care about us or our safety of water and health. KEEP shoving that money back in your OWN WALLET guys and dolls! Make it yourself, use less chemicals in our wash and water waste system in our drinking water system too... T8DE panicking is a sign we are winning the war on cancer causing chemicals in our households! Do not pander to these companies...keep on truckin' and share this statement across the board! Whoot! Whoot!
I like the idea of grabbing several bars everytime you go to walmart. I went today and grabbed 4 boxes of everything + 8 bars of zote. That is my plan to keep stocked up. My 35lb bucket from the cat litter I use makes a perfect storage bucket for this detergent and I cant wait to try this.
This is genius. I have four or five bars of Zote in the garage that I bought on impulse because they were only 2 for $1. I had no idea what I was going to use it for...now I have a ton of uses thanks to you! ;)
Zote is THE hand laundry and general cleaning soap of choice for millions of careful homemakers, wives, and mothers along the US mexico border. It's like the swiss army knife, seriously, "there's nothing it can't do!"
Hi Janie, This soap is amazing my parents are from Mexico and grew yo with this soap. My aunts loved this soap when they are in their menstrual cycle. It helps eliminate the odor. Controls the odor and keeps them feeling clean.
I didn't know Zote does all those things and I'm grateful for you to let us in on those helpful hints. I already use the Zote soap (pink & white) by shaving it using a grater and place it in a big 99¢ container and use a sprinkle worth for each laundry load. I love your videos, I'm now a subbie😊
I love it!! So some people won’t believe me but I use it as a face cleanser, yes I wash my face day and night with zote. It controls my oils and leaves my skin acne free, feeling fresh and clean. After I wash my face I use face moisturizer and I’m done.
If you mentioned it, I missed it. Zote works well in any small bowl with a shaving brush to make shaving lather that beats the canned foam any day. One 14 ounce bar lasted me for almost six months of daily shaves.
I know this is an older post, but just wanted to let you know. I grated and melted a bar of Zote and made an all purpose cleaner out of it. It is amazing. I used it in my steam cleaner and the floors turned out great. I used it for a bathroom cleaner and on my kitchen counters. I wished I hadn't waited so long to make it.
+curvbyb5qua3 Should buy several in case they quit carrying it...I have a video on all the uses for Zote soap...so many it is my number one prepper item! I even my dish liquid from it and my stain remover...all videos you can find on my channel. Be sure and watch and get more ideas out of that zote bar!
@TheMsLady4Real; first your reply button is turned off for me to respond so I hope you see this message. Second, I have not answered your questions because my daughter got married Sunday and I've been away from my computer as I've done all the planning as she is in Texas and then we had several days of clean-up! Third, I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID BY ANY SOAP, or other associated products to this SOAP COMPANY FOR ANY of THESE PRODUCTS. PERIOD. NOR HAVE I RECEIVED FREE PRODUCTS FROM THEM. Everything I said is honestly and truly my personal opinion. I LOVE ZOTE SOAP! I buy bars every time I see it on a shelf. I have extra boxes of Borax and Washing Soda as well. I believe it is the best laundry detergent you can make at home. Again, all just in my opinion. I do promote other items based on my reviews ONLY, and that I test and love and give honest reviews on items as I come across them; items that just rock my world. just get more airtime. I will say this to all my fans; I do have a 'new' sponsor and I am announcing that next officially next week; a camping supply store for prepping/camping equipment. I only accepted them as my channel and their products are like two peas in a pod. I will still give only HONEST reviews of any product they send me; if I don't like it, you'll know it, even if it's sponsored items. That is why they chose me. And you'll also know the product I am sponsoring because I'll say the name of the company in each sponsored product video. No hidden buys or money changing hands. We all got to make a living. I'll never be ashamed of that.
Jennifer W blue dawn dish soap!! Kills flees *INSTANTLY* I spent an arm and a leg (& probably my other arm and leg lol) & my dog still had flees after using flee treatments from the vets
God bless you talking of Zote soap!!!! I'm preparing for highly consitraited soap that beyond my homemade lye soap has been asked for by my personal family and friends!
My mom has used this as I was growing up for laundry use.I am of Mexico descent and I've noticed it's more popular among them. She loves how white it leaves the white load. But I don't think she is aware of the other benefits. Will be sure to share all these tips with her. I have struggled with oily hair. Can not wait to try it on my hair.
There is citronella in this soap although it is not listed. There are several brands of this kind of soap here in Mexico and many of them list citronella and don't have as strong a citronella scent as Zote (pronounced zo-tay). Yes, those of us who live in Mexico use this soap and it's been around for decades. "our little homestead" has made some suggestions that I never thought of!! This is one of the nice things that happen when different cultures share knowledge.
Thank you for all of your wonderfully, frugal ideas! Some I would've even thought of! Many Blessings to you, your family and viewers! Good luck with your new sponsor. Your right, everyone does need to make money and thank you for your honesty.
links are in video at the top in colored boxes. Just click there or you can go to my channel and 'search' Zote in the search bar...Blessings!
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I love the way my clothes feel after they finish washing they feel clean there's no residue from water softeners or scents I love that when it's hot & im working my body doesn't get all sticky anymore I noticed when I did laundry with detergent & when I didn't use store bought I wasn't sticky from sweating it was clean sweat I was so happy about that fact
The white zote soap is great for washing the face it also helps for anti-acne it helps on blemishes and acne prone skin, I know I m still using it myself and there is a big difference on my facial skin, it even cleared my blemishes plus it's very inexpensive.
I have made homemade laundry soap for years. I was amazed at the cost savings. The bar soap on the laundry aisle (that isn't a major brand like Tide) is so economical and has so many multipurposes. It's on my stock-up item list.
My husband goes through bar soap like crazy so I asked him to try a bar of zote soap. He did he's still using it on his second week and no dry skin, I am impressed. I use soap also to make laundry detergent but I make it dry, it takes up less space. I love soap soap.
for less than $1 I have figured out how to take one bar of zote and make one full gallon of liquid soap. I use this liquid soap for dishes and washing hands. Next I'm going to try and put some coconut oil in a little bit of this liquid soap and see how it is as a body wash. This soap is very natural rinses off does not leave a residue you can feel your dishes when your rinse them squeaky clean it gets grease off of my husband's tools it is an amazing soap.
it gets rid of white fly on your herb plants. It removes blood stains baby clothes stains, It also removes makeup from face it also gets rid of acne my gradma used it for everything in Mexico
Me to-big fan here... if it wasn't for me being raised by my grandmother i would have never known about it. we used it to make all kinds of different things. but I sure appreciate these vids, wisdom and knowledge come from the wise....Thank you for this, can't get enough info on Zote...
Wow, great video. I am in love. I learned so much with you and heading to see the other detergentes that can be done with the soap. Thank you for sharing, I love, love, love, love this video.
Thanks for all the tips! I stashed several bars for emergency use. Figured whatever was dirty:floors, clothes, self; a good bar of soap would take care of it.
Zote is that go-to bar of soap that some women have now written me and said it even removes their acne better than expensive lotions! It would be a great storage bar for teens too!
I haven't used Zote Soap, primarily because I haven't come across the stuff (thought to look at Elliot's (and they didn't have it or even know what I was talking about!), but never crossed my mind when I was at Walmart, now the place closed). But I love the smell of citronella and look forward to buying it whenever I see it at the store. I want to make the powdered detergent, since it takes so little to use at a time and when I made detergent from just whatever I found at Elliot's and _even then_ I was amazed at how clean my clothes smelled! If the dye is good enough for _them,_ it's good enough for _me,_ and I think the detergent would look really pretty, pink or blue!
I loved your video! I´ve been a fan of Zote Soap for many years now, but my use of it was -up until now- limited to laundry and dishwashing; now I heard it can be used as a shampoo and body bar?? Woww... I am amazed!!! Just gotta run to the store and get a bunch more, can´t wait to try all of your recipes!
Wow!!! I had no idea this soap has so many advantages, I'll admit that even thou my dollar tree store sells it I've never even looked at it probably because it does look fancy like the other soaps bars in the market but I promise next time I'll buy one and try it out 😁
i really enjoyed watching your video it was really infORmative and gave me lots of inspiration. thankh you and bless you and your grandson Carter. iLove ZOTE soap!!!
Wow, this stuff sounds like magic! I've bought a couple bars to make homemade laundry detergent and am looking forward to the other uses you mentioned. Thank you so much! I have GOT to try that recipe for your wood floors.
Hi Janie!! Long time!! I absolutely LOVE this soap and actually made your laundry detergent the first time you posted it and loved it right away. Thanks for sharing more tips for this great soap…..
I LOVE the scent of Zote soap. I just started using. My first project was I shredded a palm full of it and put into a small drawstring jewelry bag(the ones you get with a purchase) and I hung in my bathroom on the back end of the toilet paper 🧻 holder. As a smell good air freshener. A very small space so it should cover it pretty well. Thanks for the ideas!
I am new to making home made cleaning products.... today I bought my first bunch of Zote soap. I am soooooo excited ! I wish I had known about this many years ago when I was raising my family. But, I'm doing it now. I do have a question for you....I think you mentioned that Zote can be used for a shampoo..... Can you tell me more about this? I would love to know ! Thanks so much ! :)
Here in Spain I use Castille soap or Marseille soap. 100% Natural. No optical brightners which are chemicals and are absorbed into your skin. We use Lagarto or Omino Bianco. Also I buy Dr Bronners 18 in 1 liquid Castile soap for showering.
just found your channel! i love it! i have used zote all my life, my mother used it also; its wonderful! and now u are showing me more uses for it! well im a new subbie,excited to watch more of your videos! TFS, love from texas
I don't remember when I started buying this soap but I always got in trouble as a kid for trying to wash my clothes with the Irish Spring, so when I saw the term LAUNDRY SOAP, needless to say I flipped. 😉
l love zote soap I I usually have a lot of guests especially during the holidays so what I do is slice them into mini bars and put them into the guest bathrooms. There the perfect size. for handwaving plus you gave me a great idea to make them into sachets for your dresser drawers . They smell excellent! Thx Janie for another great video and awesome tips!!
Awesome tip! I bet the guest all love it too! Plus it keeps the natural lemon balm or citronella helps to keep the mosquitoes at bay! My neighbor is always asking me why he's always getting bit and I'm not when we're out chatting by their house and I tell him, I wash my clothes in zote and on really bad days I rub the bar directly on my pants and sleeves and head out to the garden. My husband does this too. The scent rejects bugs while we work or just take a long walk. I've been putting small pcs around my yard to repel bugs naturally as well. That has helped with rabbits eating my lemon and lime tree leaves.
My neighbor gave me a bar of this amazing soap. I LOVE it.Where though did you find this soap for 93 cents???? I googled it and no one has it that cheap. Walmart (where I never shop) has it for 9.33
It's funny you wash your dog at a car wash. Where I live there is a pet wash co-located at a local automatic car wash. I always found that a curious combo.
Hi Chef Janie, Do you have a homemade floor cleaner for vinyl wood flooring? My Mom always used Once and Done. I'm slowly making your products, I love your dry laundry soap and will be making your fabric softener soon :) thank you so much for sharing all of this with me😏 I'm passing it on to family and friends 😎
They say it works in mexican water streams as the fish are used to more down there due to that fact they use the zote to wash clothes in the river and it attracks the fish...I did catch a catfish and a sunfish using this recipe and I used very tiny pcs...
@ Janie can zote soap be used to make shampoos and body wash? I can't get enough of the scent i have a zote soap on my coffee table and i keep sniffing that amazing scent smells just like lemon verbena . Thank you for all the information you share for people to be self -sustainable and GOD is with those who look out for others from a distance just by sharing knowledge you have helped me and a lot of people out there. May ALLAH bless you !
I use Zote soap to wash my makeup brushes. Works very well. I use a horse grooming tool that is made of a silicone rubber in an oval shape that has really small soft bristles on one side and little bumps on the other side and you can slip it over your hand to wash the animal. It is about the size of The palm of your hand in because of the very soft bristles and bumps, you can rub the soap onto the little bristles/bumps and wet your make up brushes and then just gently run them over the bumps and bristles on the grooming mitt and it works just as well as the brush cleaning mats that are way overpriced. The grooming mitt can be priced anywhere from $1-$5
I got a giggle about mechanics washing up using zote. As a teenager, I worked on cars. I washed the axel grease out of my waist-length blonde hair using Tide! Small world, isn't it?
Can't find Zote soap in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I use Sunlight pure laundry bar soap instead --$2 for 3 bars at Wal-Mart. Smells like lemon. Use it the same way you do.
I love ZOTE soap for my homemade laundry detergent liquid or powder . Now i'm going to try ur recipe for the stain remover and dish soap . Ty for a great video . Here in Michigan i found the ZOAT in a bag that is already grated up . It's wonderful for the dry laundry powder or liquid . I got it at our local Meijers store . I only bought 1 bag , now i wish i had bought many bags . this is truly a great soap but i do love my FELS-NAPTHA also !! Have a great week and i subbed also and thumbs up . Hugs from Michigan
+kathy jo tourtois Welcome and hope you enjoy coming along for the ride on our little homestead journey! We have lots planned this week, including our subscriber contest! Lots of goodies to win, including ZOTE SOAP BARS!!
93 cents?!? Omg! I’m desperate to get my hands on the pink bar just because I want to feel it and smell it (weird, I know, I’ve been told so lots lol) but here in the UK you can only buy it online and it’s £25 !!!
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I agree with Elias Cuevas, EVERYONE in mexico owns a few bars of Zote soap, we love it!!! it's the best for:
*pre-soak your kids white socks
*cut a piece and place it in your garbage can (not in the bag, but in the actual trash can 😆) helps eliminate odors!
*great for baby formula stains
*wash dishes
*wash make up brushes
*great to remove dry flaky coulis on your feet!! 👍👍
*I grew up in the 80s so i used white keds sneakers and ZOTE would remove any grass stains and brighten them!
*great for acne! I promise this soap will dry out the acne and magically make your pimples dissappear! !
*my aunts in mexico used it to remove the "mask of pregnancy " also known as melasma that some pregnant women get during pregnancy!!
I can go on and on of many uses for this fantastic affordable soap!! 😆
+Maricela Romero It's great for catfishing too! Pregnancy mask is so difficult to cure...great tips!!
what do you mean it hides pregnancy smells?
Hi, Liz, it's not about pregnancy 'smells' but pregnancy mask which is a discoloration of the skin during pregnancy. Women say it helps with this. Do some major research first before trying though. I could not say on this as I did not have Zote soap around while I was pregnant, which was many years ago. We have eight children and hubby teaches medicine; he says this is unfounded science. I would agree as I have only ever heard women who 'say' that it works for lightening this condition.
Here is a webpage on the subject.
www.babycenter.com/0_skin-darkening-during-pregnancy_222.bc
Iram Romero does have to be the pink bar or can it be the white one too
Thank you honey
Just to let everyone know that T*DE has a smear campaign to stop us all from teaching/making our own detergents, by posing as reg ppl and saying that the homemade detergents ruined their expensive clothes and streaked it like bleach!
This is un-true and it is a SMEAR CAMPAIGN; paid through commissions to ppl, from P& 9G co...who has said in the newspaper they are losing money in sales each month over this homemade detergent phenomena!
P&G has used smear campaigning for decades! They did it to Amway, who won their law suit against P&9G a few years ago...and they did it to Crest Brand, and lost a lawsuit, they tried to smear many other companies as well. They only want your paycheck. they do not care about us or our safety of water and health.
KEEP shoving that money back in your OWN WALLET guys and dolls!
Make it yourself, use less chemicals in our wash and water waste system in our drinking water system too...
T8DE panicking is a sign we are winning the war on cancer causing chemicals in our households!
Do not pander to these companies...keep on truckin' and share this statement across the board! Whoot! Whoot!
I like the idea of grabbing several bars everytime you go to walmart. I went today and grabbed 4 boxes of everything + 8 bars of zote. That is my plan to keep stocked up. My 35lb bucket from the cat litter I use makes a perfect storage bucket for this detergent and I cant wait to try this.
Our Little Homestead! .
When you buy Tide or others you're paying for the name. Sometimes cheaper is better. Thanks for this video love Zote soap
This is genius. I have four or five bars of Zote in the garage that I bought on impulse because they were only 2 for $1. I had no idea what I was going to use it for...now I have a ton of uses thanks to you! ;)
It’s 2020 & we are all tuning in to your channel learning.
Zote is THE hand laundry and general cleaning soap of choice for millions of careful homemakers, wives, and mothers along the US mexico border. It's like the swiss army knife, seriously, "there's nothing it can't do!"
Hi Janie,
This soap is amazing my parents are from Mexico and grew yo with this soap. My aunts loved this soap when they are in their menstrual cycle. It helps eliminate the odor. Controls the odor and keeps them feeling clean.
59 cent at the 99 cent store here in Cali.
PopGoesNappy hey love which 99 cent store.. 99 cent ONLY
+PopGoesNappy .... just got some there today :)
WHATS THE NAME OH THE DOLLAR TREE STORE YOU TALK BOUT THOUGH?!
99 Cents only IS the name of the dollar store
I didn't know Zote does all those things and I'm grateful for you to let us in on those helpful hints.
I already use the Zote soap (pink & white) by shaving it using a grater and place it in a big 99¢ container and use a sprinkle worth for each laundry load. I love your videos, I'm now a subbie😊
I love it!! So some people won’t believe me but I use it as a face cleanser, yes I wash my face day and night with zote. It controls my oils and leaves my skin acne free, feeling fresh and clean. After I wash my face I use face moisturizer and I’m done.
If you mentioned it, I missed it. Zote works well in any small bowl with a shaving brush to make shaving lather that beats the canned foam any day. One 14 ounce bar lasted me for almost six months of daily shaves.
ndrthrdr1 I did not know that! Thanks for the tip!
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Wow! I just discovered zote, I came here to find interesting uses for it. Your video is everything I was looking for. THANKS
I know this is an older post, but just wanted to let you know. I grated and melted a bar of Zote and made an all purpose cleaner out of it. It is amazing. I used it in my steam cleaner and the floors turned out great. I used it for a bathroom cleaner and on my kitchen counters. I wished I hadn't waited so long to make it.
I see this all the time at the 99 cents store, and now I know what to do with it. Thank You so much :)
+curvbyb5qua3 Should buy several in case they quit carrying it...I have a video on all the uses for Zote soap...so many it is my number one prepper item! I even my dish liquid from it and my stain remover...all videos you can find on my channel. Be sure and watch and get more ideas out of that zote bar!
Thank You so much for sharing this, I am now going to start making my own laundry and dish soap :)
enjoy!
@TheMsLady4Real; first your reply button is turned off for me to respond so I hope you see this message. Second, I have not answered your questions because my daughter got married Sunday and I've been away from my computer as I've done all the planning as she is in Texas and then we had several days of clean-up! Third, I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID BY ANY SOAP, or other associated products to this SOAP COMPANY FOR ANY of THESE PRODUCTS. PERIOD. NOR HAVE I RECEIVED FREE PRODUCTS FROM THEM.
Everything I said is honestly and truly my personal opinion.
I LOVE ZOTE SOAP!
I buy bars every time I see it on a shelf. I have extra boxes of Borax and Washing Soda as well. I believe it is the best laundry detergent you can make at home.
Again, all just in my opinion.
I do promote other items based on my reviews ONLY, and that I test and love and give honest reviews on items as I come across them; items that just rock my world. just get more airtime.
I will say this to all my fans; I do have a 'new' sponsor and I am announcing that next officially next week; a camping supply store for prepping/camping equipment. I only accepted them as my channel and their products are like two peas in a pod. I will still give only HONEST reviews of any product they send me; if I don't like it, you'll know it, even if it's sponsored items. That is why they chose me. And you'll also know the product I am sponsoring because I'll say the name of the company in each sponsored product video. No hidden buys or money changing hands. We all got to make a living. I'll never be ashamed of that.
Oh, I love the idea of this working on fleas and ticks! My dogs got fleas last year, and NONE of those "homemade remedies" worked!
Jennifer W blue dawn dish soap!! Kills flees *INSTANTLY*
I spent an arm and a leg (& probably my other arm and leg lol) & my dog still had flees after using flee treatments from the vets
CcoronaS how do you use it?
Our Little Homestead! Love it. The soap is the best
God bless you talking of Zote soap!!!! I'm preparing for highly consitraited soap that beyond my homemade lye soap has been asked for by my personal family and friends!
I am going to try your laundry soap. My Grandma used this soap for ever. Thank you for sharing all you tips and tricks with us.
My mom has used this as I was growing up for laundry use.I am of Mexico descent and I've noticed it's more popular among them. She loves how white it leaves the white load. But I don't think she is aware of the other benefits. Will be sure to share all these tips with her. I have struggled with oily hair. Can not wait to try it on my hair.
+Brenda Aguirre Let us know how it works for your hair! I love zote!
There is citronella in this soap although it is not listed. There are several brands of this kind of soap here in Mexico and many of them list citronella and don't have as strong a citronella scent as Zote (pronounced zo-tay). Yes, those of us who live in Mexico use this soap and it's been around for decades. "our little homestead" has made some suggestions that I never thought of!! This is one of the nice things that happen when different cultures share knowledge.
Thank you for all of your wonderfully, frugal ideas! Some I would've even thought of! Many Blessings to you, your family and viewers! Good luck with your new sponsor. Your right, everyone does need to make money and thank you for your honesty.
- pest repellent
- make dishwashing liquid
- make stain remover and pretteater
- helps with oily hair
- clean tools
- clean pets
- clean dishes
links are in video at the top in colored boxes. Just click there or you can go to my channel and 'search' Zote in the search bar...Blessings!
I love the way my clothes feel after they finish washing they feel clean there's no residue from water softeners or scents I love that when it's hot & im working my body doesn't get all sticky anymore I noticed when I did laundry with detergent & when I didn't use store bought I wasn't sticky from sweating it was clean sweat I was so happy about that fact
The white zote soap is great for washing the face it also helps for anti-acne it helps on blemishes and acne prone skin, I know I m still using it myself and there is a big difference on my facial skin, it even cleared my blemishes plus it's very inexpensive.
I have made homemade laundry soap for years. I was amazed at the cost savings. The bar soap on the laundry aisle (that isn't a major brand like Tide) is so economical and has so many multipurposes. It's on my stock-up item list.
I’m so hooked on this! Thank you
i LOVE this video more than words can say!!!!!!
The Kneady Homesteader :) I love me some Zote Soap! LOL
where have I been my whole life wish I knew about this years ago
I love this stuff. I use it to clean my makeup brushes with it.It leave the brushes so clean and soft
I have a video up on how to do just that! It works great!
I just used your recipe for my dish soap I'm so excited to try it
I actually discovered this soap in a makeup group. It's awesome for cleaning my makeup brushes. I'm discovering other uses as well. Cool info.
Iam also a huge Fan of this soap, it rules!
My husband goes through bar soap like crazy so I asked him to try a bar of zote soap. He did he's still using it on his second week and no dry skin, I am impressed. I use soap also to make laundry detergent but I make it dry, it takes up less space. I love soap soap.
for less than $1 I have figured out how to take one bar of zote and make one full gallon of liquid soap. I use this liquid soap for dishes and washing hands. Next I'm going to try and put some coconut oil in a little bit of this liquid soap and see how it is as a body wash. This soap is very natural rinses off does not leave a residue you can feel your dishes when your rinse them squeaky clean it gets grease off of my husband's tools it is an amazing soap.
+Donna Reeves what is it made out of ? Do you know possibly?
+Donna Reeves I use Zote as body soap and i love it.
Neat! Thank you.
I've never heard of it before.
it gets rid of white fly on your herb plants. It removes blood stains baby clothes stains, It also removes makeup from face it also gets rid of acne my gradma used it for everything in Mexico
It sure does, took away my bad acne
yes zote it is the best ! it dissolves grease . in kitchen. stove. washing clothes for skin acne everything u mention
Me to-big fan here... if it wasn't for me being raised by my grandmother i would have never known about it. we used it to make all kinds of different things. but I sure appreciate these vids, wisdom and knowledge come from the wise....Thank you for this, can't get enough info on Zote...
Wow, great video. I am in love. I learned so much with you and heading to see the other detergentes that can be done with the soap. Thank you for sharing, I love, love, love, love this video.
My Grandma use to wash her dog in the water from her ringer washer. She made her own laundry detergent, so that’s what cleaned him.
Thanks for all the tips! I stashed several bars for emergency use. Figured whatever was dirty:floors, clothes, self; a good bar of soap would take care of it.
Zote is that go-to bar of soap that some women have now written me and said it even removes their acne better than expensive lotions! It would be a great storage bar for teens too!
It works great to clean paint brushes too.
I LOVE Zote soap!!!!
hey Janie!!! great to see ya! love your video as always?!!
I use ZOTE in the summer after gardening to get all the plant oils off my hands and arms and avoid poises oak and ivy.
I haven't used Zote Soap, primarily because I haven't come across the stuff (thought to look at Elliot's (and they didn't have it or even know what I was talking about!), but never crossed my mind when I was at Walmart, now the place closed). But I love the smell of citronella and look forward to buying it whenever I see it at the store. I want to make the powdered detergent, since it takes so little to use at a time and when I made detergent from just whatever I found at Elliot's and _even then_ I was amazed at how clean my clothes smelled! If the dye is good enough for _them,_ it's good enough for _me,_ and I think the detergent would look really pretty, pink or blue!
Love your videos!!!
Thank you Jennie. Great video.
I love the stuff! I'm going to start cleaning my floors with it!
You do good.Thanks
LOVE this video !
I loved your video! I´ve been a fan of Zote Soap for many years now, but my use of it was -up until now- limited to laundry and dishwashing; now I heard it can be used as a shampoo and body bar?? Woww... I am amazed!!! Just gotta run to the store and get a bunch more, can´t wait to try all of your recipes!
Wow!!! I had no idea this soap has so many advantages, I'll admit that even thou my dollar tree store sells it I've never even looked at it probably because it does look fancy like the other soaps bars in the market but I promise next time I'll buy one and try it out 😁
i really enjoyed watching your video it was really infORmative and gave me lots of inspiration. thankh you and bless you and your grandson Carter. iLove ZOTE soap!!!
Thank you.
ZOTE for the stash.👍🏻 going to try making laundry detergent with some .
Wow, this stuff sounds like magic! I've bought a couple bars to make homemade laundry detergent and am looking forward to the other uses you mentioned. Thank you so much! I have GOT to try that recipe for your wood floors.
How did it work for you?
Hi Janie!! Long time!! I absolutely LOVE this soap and actually made your laundry detergent the first time you posted it and loved it right away. Thanks for sharing more tips for this great soap…..
Thanks so much for sharing this is so useful
Loved the many uses of zote soap. I can't find anything like that here in the UK, and to order it from Amazon will cost a lot
I LOVE the scent of Zote soap. I just started using. My first project was I shredded a palm full of it and put into a small drawstring jewelry bag(the ones you get with a purchase) and I hung in my bathroom on the back end of the toilet paper 🧻 holder. As a smell good air freshener. A very small space so it should cover it pretty well. Thanks for the ideas!
You are brilliant ...thank you tips of using Zote soap.
1122kiwi I Love this stuff! Can you tell?! LOL
I'm glad you can get it at Big Lots. I pick up several things there on a monthly basis.
+Vickie Allen Our Big Lots went out of business a few months back, it actually depressed me. I loved shopping there. :(
thanks for all your good info
Thanks for sharing
I am new to making home made cleaning products.... today I bought my first bunch of Zote soap. I am soooooo excited ! I wish I had known about this many years ago when I was raising my family. But, I'm doing it now. I do have a question for you....I think you mentioned that Zote can be used for a shampoo..... Can you tell me more about this? I would love to know ! Thanks so much ! :)
Here in Spain I use Castille soap or Marseille soap. 100% Natural. No optical brightners which are chemicals and are absorbed into your skin. We use Lagarto or Omino Bianco. Also I buy Dr Bronners 18 in 1 liquid Castile soap for showering.
just found your channel! i love it! i have used zote all my life, my mother used it also; its wonderful! and now u are showing me more uses for it! well im a new subbie,excited to watch more of your videos! TFS, love from texas
I don't remember when I started buying this soap but I always got in trouble as a kid for trying to wash my clothes with the Irish Spring, so when I saw the term LAUNDRY SOAP, needless to say I flipped. 😉
Thanks for the info. I just seen it at big Lots and tried it.
Hope you enjoy the savings on laundry detergent!!!
I keep a bar by my kitchen sink with a new nail brush to scrub my fruit and veggies. You wouldn't believe the dirt that comes off.
l love zote soap I I usually have a lot of guests especially during the holidays so what I do is slice them into mini bars and put them into the guest bathrooms. There the perfect size. for handwaving plus you gave me a great idea to make them into sachets for your dresser drawers . They smell excellent! Thx Janie for another great video and awesome tips!!
Awesome tip! I bet the guest all love it too! Plus it keeps the natural lemon balm or citronella helps to keep the mosquitoes at bay! My neighbor is always asking me why he's always getting bit and I'm not when we're out chatting by their house and I tell him, I wash my clothes in zote and on really bad days I rub the bar directly on my pants and sleeves and head out to the garden. My husband does this too. The scent rejects bugs while we work or just take a long walk. I've been putting small pcs around my yard to repel bugs naturally as well. That has helped with rabbits eating my lemon and lime tree leaves.
I've been making my own laundry detergent , shower gels and lotion. its fun and I save a ton of money
Love making our own laundry detergent!
I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!!!!!!!
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hi new subbie here, I love ur videos. I love the zote soap as well, and I will be making my own laundry detergent soon. 😊
Hello thanks to you i am sure going to try this
Thank you! Need to start using, only me! Need to make 1 batch. a yr! I live in RV
Great video!
jjmissmam Thanks! I love Zote! :P
My neighbor gave me a bar of this amazing soap. I LOVE it.Where though did you find this soap for 93 cents???? I googled it and no one has it that cheap. Walmart (where I never shop) has it for 9.33
I have to admit, I too am a fan of Zote soap. I make my own laundry soap from it. Thanks for making this video!
It's funny you wash your dog at a car wash. Where I live there is a pet wash co-located at a local automatic car wash. I always found that a curious combo.
ZOTE is VERY popular in Mexico, in fact the soap itself is a mexican brand.
Hi Chef Janie,
Do you have a homemade floor cleaner for vinyl wood flooring? My Mom always used Once and Done. I'm slowly making your products, I love your dry laundry soap and will be making your fabric softener soon :) thank you so much for sharing all of this with me😏 I'm passing it on to family and friends 😎
I’m going to try the fish bait I’m in Canada so we shall see if it works on our walleye and trout! So excited with this, I luv what you share!
They say it works in mexican water streams as the fish are used to more down there due to that fact they use the zote to wash clothes in the river and it attracks the fish...I did catch a catfish and a sunfish using this recipe and I used very tiny pcs...
@ Janie can zote soap be used to make shampoos and body wash? I can't get enough of the scent i have a zote soap on my coffee table and i keep sniffing that amazing scent smells just like lemon verbena . Thank you for all the information you share for people to be self -sustainable and GOD is with those who look out for others from a distance just by sharing knowledge you have helped me and a lot of people out there. May ALLAH bless you !
this is awesome for cleaning makeup brushes too!!!
Robin Neeley just did it and its amazing. it took a fraction of the time too.
I use Zote soap to wash my makeup brushes. Works very well. I use a horse grooming tool that is made of a silicone rubber in an oval shape that has really small soft bristles on one side and little bumps on the other side and you can slip it over your hand to wash the animal. It is about the size of The palm of your hand in because of the very soft bristles and bumps, you can rub the soap onto the little bristles/bumps and wet your make up brushes and then just gently run them over the bumps and bristles on the grooming mitt and it works just as well as the brush cleaning mats that are way overpriced. The grooming mitt can be priced anywhere from $1-$5
That's a great idea! I use a back massager thingy! LOL!!
I got a giggle about mechanics washing up using zote. As a teenager, I worked on cars. I washed the axel grease out of my waist-length blonde hair using Tide! Small world, isn't it?
My fvrt soap i always use "
you rock!!!!
Wonder if you could make a homemade shampoo with zote tea tree oil to keep bugs away!
Hi. Would you say that your zote liquid soap is comparable to dawn or is it better? Thanks
Thank you ~ I have many allergies, one of which is lye.
Very cool
Psst...catfish are bottom feeders, too. They just taste better than carp.
Can't wait to try some of your recipes
How big is that jar and where can you get one that size?
Can't find Zote soap in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I use Sunlight pure laundry bar soap instead --$2 for 3 bars at Wal-Mart. Smells like lemon. Use it the same way you do.
How did it clean the clothes? I love sunlight lemon bars...wasn't sure they cleaned well though???
Can you use the pink zote soap on your own skin as in the shower?
I love ZOTE soap for my homemade laundry detergent liquid or powder . Now i'm going to try ur recipe for the stain remover and dish soap . Ty for a great video . Here in Michigan i found the ZOAT in a bag that is already grated up . It's wonderful for the dry laundry powder or liquid . I got it at our local Meijers store . I only bought 1 bag , now i wish i had bought many bags . this is truly a great soap but i do love my FELS-NAPTHA also !! Have a great week and i subbed also and thumbs up . Hugs from Michigan
+kathy jo tourtois Welcome and hope you enjoy coming along for the ride on our little homestead journey! We have lots planned this week, including our subscriber contest! Lots of goodies to win, including ZOTE SOAP BARS!!
93 cents?!? Omg! I’m desperate to get my hands on the pink bar just because I want to feel it and smell it (weird, I know, I’ve been told so lots lol) but here in the UK you can only buy it online and it’s £25 !!!