The Cost per gallon of laundry soap is: ...about 10 cents a gallon to make the basic Zote soap for dark clothes ...about 15 cents a gallon to make Zote soap with borax to wash whites and light colors ...about 19 cents a gallon for the Zote soap with borax and adding Super Washing Soda for a load of super dirty clothes

@lindaschriner4282

7 жыл бұрын

An Iowa Mom Videos I have made laundry soap but it was never like this but yet I was told a diff ingredients so I will definitely try this and what can we use for sents ??

@IowaMom

7 жыл бұрын

I have seen some posts that give scents you can add if you want. Google is awesome with such ideas. I haven't use them because some folks are sensitive to fragrance. This recipe just gets clothes clean and odor free.

@lindaschriner4282

7 жыл бұрын

Ty so much for your help I will keep watching for more tips love to learn

@unaldaroxas7076

7 жыл бұрын

An Iowa Mom Videos u

Hi there, I really enjoyed your video :-) in the humor in the beginning is absolutely fun!!🌾😹

@IowaMom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Every time I see squirrels together I think of John and Marsha and chuckle.

I made my first batch of laundry soap today

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

So glad you are using the info from the video.

I tried it and love Thanks so much. I have shared with my mom and friends.

@IowaMom

Жыл бұрын

Fabulous. Glad you are passing it on.

If you do not have a water softener, you may add the borax as shown in the video for ALL loads. It does soften water. We have a softener so I don't use it for darks because I don't want any of the ingredients (which is found in most laundry detergents) that can take away ANY color. I used to use special "TIDE for darks." BTW I have used this home made laundry soap for more than 3 years and continue to be pleased with the results. I do garden, so dirt is a part of my life. LOL.

Thanks for a coherent, sensible presentation with 0 wasted words. Can I use Fels naphtha to do the same thing? Does it have to be Zote?

@IowaMom

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure. Zote is what I use and it is such an inexpensive option.

@patricedixon2634

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use Fels-Naptha. I have used both.

In mexico we wash clothes by hand en el labadero qith a bar of zote 100%mexican and biodegradable

@IowaMom

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that, Juan Solorio

I spilled a little on my granite counter top and let me tell you it makes it shine. All I do now is use a wet paper towel with about a pea size of the soap and it shines it better than the products made to do that.

@IowaMom

11 ай бұрын

Wow. Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

Wow what an amazing economical unbelievable frugal soap.. I'm going to look it up to see how natural it is.. Thank you so much!! 😁

thanks for this

@IowaMom

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Farrah.

I will show this to my bride. She will probably give it a try. Thank you! Chuck

@IowaMom

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for passing on the info, Chuck. I was excited to learn about this too.

Been looking but don't see just how much of this you use per load. I've made some before (think it was ivory soap I used) and I used about 1/2 cup per load. Is this the same?

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

I use the same as regular detergant. We have a water softner so we only use about 1/4 cup but 1/2 cup would be good for regular water. Hope that helps. :)

@miastuff7540

4 жыл бұрын

@@IowaMom It does, thank you!

If you just used half a bar couldn't you just fill the 5 gallon bucket an not have to dilute it later?

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

I don't see why that wouldn't work. Just be sure to stir the bucket before using to be sure it isn't separated.

How will this perform in front loading machines that require low suds?

@IowaMom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question. Yes, this is a very low suds detergent. That's why I use it in my H.E. machine and it works well.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt

4 жыл бұрын

Mawmaw Sue Right. She doesn’t know what she’s doing.

Hello fellow Iowan! Now to find some zote 😀

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

I get mine at the local Walmart :)

@IowaMom

3 жыл бұрын

Walmart.com has it, if it isn't in the stores near you.

@Soapartisan875

2 жыл бұрын

Family Dollar stores also carry Zote

I noticed this video was 6 years old are you still making your homemade soap and using it for the detergent for your washing your clothes

@IowaMom

Жыл бұрын

Yes I do. I've saved a bunch over the years and it works great.

Does this soap healthier?

@IowaMom

Жыл бұрын

No additives, just the basic tallow and coconut oil according to the internet.

Doesn’t Zote work fine as it is for laundry?

@IowaMom

Жыл бұрын

This method makes Zote (which is in a highly concentrated form), ready to use in an easy to measure and easy to dissolve state.

Hey are you still using this?

@IowaMom

Жыл бұрын

Yes. We sure do. It works well and it is so wonderful to save so much on laundry soap.

Thanks so much for this demonstration. I'm running low on 'store bought' but have a bar 14.1 oz Zote that I think I'll grate and give it a go. I'll come back and tell ya how it went. I love this!

@IowaMom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving it a try. I hope you like it as much as I have.

@lisascales6475

5 жыл бұрын

How it go

@miastuff7540

4 жыл бұрын

@Mawmaw Sue I have made soap in the past and there is a process you go through mixing lye water and oils. Soap goes through the saponification process, converting fats, oils, lye, and water into soap and glycerin. After this happens the lye and oils turn into soap (chemical process) so there aren't any "oils" left in the mixture. After the chemical process has completed, the soap is completely safe and gentle on skin and clothes. As long as you balance the lye and oils the soaps are not harsh as when our great grandmothers made it. In your case where you found your whites had not gotten as clean as you wanted perhaps adding some borax (as shown in the film) might help with that.

Quick question, Is zote soap safe for septic systems?

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

Good question. We have septic system and have used this soup for about three years. We don't even use antiseptic hand soup so this is an important issue to us. Since the pink and blue zote has brightners (which i don't know would be a problem or not) I only use the white just to be on the safe side.

@lulusanchez4919

4 жыл бұрын

@@IowaMom Great, thank you!!! I will try it.

My question is how to make this to make a lot of suds. I feel that the suds is what actually washes the clothes.

@IowaMom

7 жыл бұрын

I know it may seem that way, but proof is in the results. It really cleans and high suds will not even work in the new High Efficiency machines. The lack of suds will also help to avoid the residue left behind with high suds type detergents. Hope this helps.

@Tonithenightowl

6 жыл бұрын

joann you don't want bubbles in any washing machine. Bubbles don't actually do any cleaning and especially in washers bc it will overflow with bubbles from the agitation. Also harder to get a clean rinse. Zote can be used for dishes as well but there won't be bubbles, the water will feel clean and it will clean your dishes without suds and less rinsing.

@qwaneasia

5 жыл бұрын

suds are just a CHEMICAL reaction to other ingredients to store brought detergents

@Shetasen

4 жыл бұрын

Suds gives the illusion of cleanliness. Basic soap have a low suds, higher suds just make it harder to rinse out and leaves unwanted residue on your clothes.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt

4 жыл бұрын

Shetasen This concoction will deposit soap scum in hard water. It contains no water softeners.

No water softeners? I see what looks like a box of borax sitting nearby. Good luck preventing accumulation of soap scum with this concoction! I doubt you understand why borax or washing soda are needed...

@IowaMom

5 жыл бұрын

As I show in the video, I only add a little of the borax in my whites and light colors. The ingredient lists I find online show the Zote bar used in the concoction are basically Sodium tallowate (beef tallow) & Sodium Cocoate (coconut oil). I've been using this for over 2 years and it has done a great job. As to soap scum, I haven't had a problem however you can use the bleach treatment for your washing machine as you would ANY detergent. I used Tide back when I did the Iowa Mom video on "The Stinky Washing Machine. I haven't had to use that but once since using the zote detergent. Hope this helps.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt

5 жыл бұрын

Right. Most bar soaps originate with beef fat, because tallow is a cheap source of fatty acids. Sodium salts of fatty acids derived from coconut oil are added to bar soaps because consumers equate foam with efficacy. They produce a very hard soap, which some people think is too harsh or drying to the skin. Dissolving bar soap in hot water does not transform it into a detergent. Soaps and detergents are both surfactants, but differ chemically. Soaps are far more susceptible to depositing scum in hard water than detergents. Borax is an old fashioned, not very effective alkaline water softener. It’s 47% water by weight. It’s not a bleach or optical brightener.

Wonderful recipe but please put the music to half. Its far to loud

@IowaMom

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I have done so in later videos.

Your table spoon seem so big!!! I used an older table spoon and it is much less than yours look like... I am just confused...

@IowaMom

3 жыл бұрын

Oh Im sorry for the confussion, Sophia. I do use 2 Tablespoons. I use one 8th measuring cup which is the same as two Tablespoons. I hope that helps to clarify.

Clueless housewife logic. Lady, do you realize how ridiculously dilute this is? One bar of soap makes 10 gals! Yes, 10 gal of very dilute soapy water! Let me share with viewers how many ounces of soap ends up being used per load...I use grade school arithmetic, as follows: 10 gal = 160 cups. 1/2 cup cup per load. 320 loads. 7 oz of soap/320 = 0.02 oz/load, less than half the weight of a paper clip’s 0.05 oz. Plain water works as well.