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Cleaning Up:  Zote soap in Moscow Idaho  |
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
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 Posted - Jun 07 2011 : 8:30:59 PM
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For you ladies in the Moscow, Idaho - Pullman, Washington area, has anyone found/seen Zote soap anywhere?
I would get it on-line, but need it for a bridal shower gift.
(I'm making a "make-your-own" laundry soap kit!)
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 06:05:31 AM
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2011 : 7:39:40 PM
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I have never found it here in my part of Ohio either. I use Fels Napha.
Tammyb
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2011 : 7:53:12 PM
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I use Kirk's Castile. I buy it at the grocery. Fels Naptha makes me wheeze. :(
I've had a hard time finding Zote too. Next time I go to the big city I'll go to a mexican grocery. I've been told I'll find it there.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2011 : 7:31:57 PM
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I use Kirk's Castile in the bathroom along with Dr Bronner's Liquid. I never thought of using Kirk's in my laundry soap recipe ... Thanks for sharing I will try that next time.
Tammyb
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2011 : 7:34:46 PM
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Tammy- I really like it. It cleans well and has a very mild pleasant clean smell.
Can anyone tell me what Zote smells like? Is it as strong smelling as Fels Naptha?
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 08:13:52 AM
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| The pink Zote has citronella in it. It's not as strong as a citronella candle - but smells somewhat like grapefruit. I haven't seen the white Zote, so can't speak for that. |
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 09:06:01 AM
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Thanks Bev!
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 10:34:12 AM
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We have the white zote here, but I have such a large stock of the pink, I haven't sniffed it yet. I will go and sniff it next time I'm at the store. I will say though the pink is pretty strong!
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 7:08:52 PM
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I was afraid it would be Heather. I just can't cope with grating the Fels Naptha. Makes my chest hurt.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 7:16:45 PM
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| The smell of Fels Naptha is why I'm looking for more pink Zote. I like zote much better. And it is a softer bar, much easier to grate or grind up. |
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 7:27:23 PM
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LOL I guess I still need to check it out and see if it makes me wheeze or not. I'm really happy with the Kirk's Castile but I like the pink color. Silly I know, but hey, if it makes me smile doing laundry it is worth finding out if i can tolerate it. : )
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2011 : 8:39:25 PM
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We have a plethora of Zote here in TX, but I have also used Ivory soap and goat's milk soap as well. The scent of Zote is kinda yucky (citronella), but it does NOT leave the scent in your clothes. Anyway, I'm the experimenting type, so.....
lol
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2011 : 7:18:31 PM
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I must say it doesn't bother me and I am allergic to most candles and such. I have never sniffed or even seen the fels naptha to know the difference. But, it's still pretty strong I think. But, it doesn't bother me. I actually don't grate it when it is soft though cause it is harder to grate then. I take it out of the wrapper and let it "cure" (dry/harden) for some months before grating. I think it's easier that way. Also I do like the pinkness! hahaha It is pretty! I wlll also say I don't seem to be allergic to it at all. But, I am highly allergic to the dr bonners, it burns my skin and makes all the skin come off my body and leaves me bloody and VERY itchy! Even when watered down. :(
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2011 : 07:54:00 AM
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| Thanks ladies. I'll break down and order some online. I just wanted to add a bar to a shower gift this week. I made up a basket for a new bride with washing soda, borax, bars of laundry soap, an antique washboard and grater from a yard sale, measuring cups, white vinegar, a whisk, recipes for cleaners and essential oils. This bride is moving to the far north of Alberta after the wedding, and she really appreciated the basket. Seems she'd been looking for a washboard! :) |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Tina Kay
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Tina Kay
Deary
ID
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2011 : 12:40:06 PM
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Our Winco did have either.(If you shop there and know a cashier named Ernie, say hello to him, He's my dad.LOL) I bought mine at Stater Bros(and I know that Moscow does have one). Lehmans is a good source for washing aids.
Bummer about your Wal Mart leaving town. I thought my bil worked there, but I guess it moved to Pullman?
I Hope you find what you are looking for.
TK
Happy it is, indeed, for me that my heart is capable of feeling the same simple and innocent pleasure as the peasant whose table is covered with food of his own rearing, and who not only enjoys his meal, but remembers with delight the happy days and sunny mornings when he planted it, the soft evenings when he watered it, and the pleasure he experienced in watching it’s daily growth.
J.W. von Goethe (the Sorrows of Werther)
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Edited by - Tina Kay on Jul 07 2011 12:42:58 PM |
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