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Stan R · 01-09-2015, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgkllr

As a suggestion regarding using a food processor to chop up the Zote, you can cube the bar up and put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes (length of time depends on microwave). The cubes will bubble up into a big pink blob. Remove from microwave and let it cool off completely then the "blob" will crumble into a fine powder. A word of caution.....only nuke about half of the bar at a time and it gets VERY hot. When the soap is getting nuked it gets pretty big!

I got one of those small processor.

But I have to run the zote thru something like a vegetable slicker to get it in small piece. You can also buy zote in flakes just more expensive.

Like one of these then mix all and put thru food processor.

http://www.target.com/p/oxo-softwork...getable+slicer

tod · 01-10-2015, 08:47 AM

What is it about this process that makes it harmful to reuse the cooking pot

Stan R · 01-11-2015, 06:31 AM

I make the dry power never heard of the above. Try googling that

Stan R · 06-04-2016, 08:07 PM

Just made another batch.... I'll never intend to buy store bought soap again..

EarleyBird · 06-05-2016, 08:39 AM

Been doing this for a while. Works great and saves a ton of money.

Biggs · 06-05-2016, 09:51 AM

Very cool

Biggs

DarrellS · 06-05-2016, 10:02 AM

About to try our first batch.

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DarrellS · 06-05-2016, 12:28 PM

Walmart had Fels- Naphtha

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BowOnly81 · 06-07-2016, 01:11 AM

My wife's been doing that too for about 3 years. Works fine in our HE washer.

rjbowmaster · 06-07-2016, 09:27 AM

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Nado · 06-07-2016, 09:54 AM

Pretty cool. I hate buying laundry detergent. Seems like more people perfer the dry deterngent compaired to the liquid. Is that simply because it is easier to mix in the ingredients?

MasonCo. · 06-07-2016, 09:07 PM

Just not the same.....

Freight Mover · 06-07-2016, 10:50 PM

Cool

glocker · 06-08-2016, 01:30 PM

my wife just bought some tide yesterday for $20....So here I am ready to try anything before I spend that again

tom125446 · 06-08-2016, 01:53 PM

Just fyi, Arm & Hammer products have optical/UV brighteners, including their washing soda.

TimH · 06-08-2016, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habanarrow

does this work with HE machines?

Yes, been using homemade detergent now for about three years.

apolloreed · 06-11-2016, 08:10 PM

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Freight Mover · 06-12-2016, 03:03 PM

tagged

NYBowman · 06-16-2016, 12:28 PM

My old lady has been making her own bar soap and laundry detergent for about 5 years. She told me she saves us (family of 4) about $300+ a year

tgil · 06-17-2016, 01:02 PM

Interesting. Might have to give this a shot!

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DarrellS · 06-17-2016, 01:53 PM

We made some a couple of weeks. Wife was very skeptical, but she admitted last night it works better than store bought laundry soap.

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Stan R · 10-31-2017, 07:55 AM

Been awhile since this has been bumped

txisboi23 · 10-31-2017, 10:08 AM

Following.

Lawhunter · 10-31-2017, 10:30 AM

Interesting...

Randallc · 10-31-2017, 10:36 AM

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01-10-2015, 08:47 AM	#52
tod Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lake Jackson Hunt In: Zapata Co.	What is it about this process that makes it harmful to reuse the cooking pot

01-11-2015, 06:31 AM	#53
Stan R Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madisonville Hunt In: Madison and Colorado County	I make the dry power never heard of the above. Try googling that

06-04-2016, 08:07 PM	#54
Stan R Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madisonville Hunt In: Madison and Colorado County	Just made another batch.... I'll never intend to buy store bought soap again..

06-05-2016, 08:39 AM	#55
EarleyBird Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Leon County Hunt In: Home	Been doing this for a while. Works great and saves a ton of money.

06-05-2016, 09:51 AM	#56
Biggs Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Williston, ND Hunt In: North Dakota	Very cool Biggs

06-05-2016, 10:02 AM	#57
DarrellS Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lorena,Texas Hunt In: Limestone and Mills Counties	About to try our first batch. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

06-05-2016, 12:28 PM	#58
DarrellS Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lorena,Texas Hunt In: Limestone and Mills Counties	Walmart had Fels- Naphtha Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

06-07-2016, 01:11 AM	#59
BowOnly81 Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Trinity, TX Hunt In: SHNF and Trinity Co.	My wife's been doing that too for about 3 years. Works fine in our HE washer.

06-07-2016, 09:27 AM	#60
rjbowmaster Ten Point Join Date: May 2012 Location: elmendorf,tx. Hunt In: edwards co./wilson co.	Tagged Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-07-2016, 09:54 AM	#61
Nado Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Corpus Christi	Pretty cool. I hate buying laundry detergent. Seems like more people perfer the dry deterngent compaired to the liquid. Is that simply because it is easier to mix in the ingredients?

06-07-2016, 09:07 PM	#62
MasonCo. Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brazoria Co Hunt In: Brazoria Co, public land	Just not the same.....

06-07-2016, 10:50 PM	#63
Freight Mover Six Point Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Spring Hunt In: SHNF & Cleveland	Cool

06-08-2016, 01:30 PM	#64
glocker Eight Point Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NW Arkansas Hunt In: NWA, Central Tex	my wife just bought some tide yesterday for $20....So here I am ready to try anything before I spend that again

06-08-2016, 01:53 PM	#65
tom125446 Six Point Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Hunt In: Liberty County	Just fyi, Arm & Hammer products have optical/UV brighteners, including their washing soda.

06-11-2016, 08:10 PM	#67
apolloreed Eight Point Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Austin and Leon Counties	Tagged. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-12-2016, 03:03 PM	#68
Freight Mover Six Point Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Spring Hunt In: SHNF & Cleveland	tagged

06-16-2016, 12:28 PM	#69
NYBowman Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hutto Hunt In: Buda	My old lady has been making her own bar soap and laundry detergent for about 5 years. She told me she saves us (family of 4) about $300+ a year

06-17-2016, 01:02 PM	#70
tgil Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Burleson, Tx	Interesting. Might have to give this a shot! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

06-17-2016, 01:53 PM	#71
DarrellS Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lorena,Texas Hunt In: Limestone and Mills Counties	We made some a couple of weeks. Wife was very skeptical, but she admitted last night it works better than store bought laundry soap. Sent from my SM-T817V using Tapatalk

10-31-2017, 07:55 AM	#72
Stan R Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madisonville Hunt In: Madison and Colorado County	Been awhile since this has been bumped

10-31-2017, 10:08 AM	#73
txisboi23 Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Austin, Tx Hunt In: Public Land, Bastrop and Wilson County	Following.

10-31-2017, 10:30 AM	#74
Lawhunter Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2017	Interesting...

10-31-2017, 10:36 AM	#75
Randallc Four Point Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Brock/Sugartree Hunt In: Throckmorton	tag