Oh my gosh, what a great discovery for me this week. Mia’s nanny saw a huge banana stain on her tank top (yes, from eating sans bib…woops!) and told be that Zote was the cure. I’d never heard of it but I guess it’s been around for eons in Mexico. Anyhow, the next day she brought me a bar (these bars are HUGE and only $1.35) so I gave it a shot. She said you just wet the shirt, rub the stain with Zote and toss it into the laundry basket like you would with Spray n’ Wash or something similar. I did the wash and like magic the stuborn stain is gone. She said it would also work it’s wonders on other stains that won’t budge like mango. It gets stains out that Spray n’ Wash would not.

While looking up Zote on the Internet tonight, I came across some other random uses for it and the most unusual of them all had to be catfish bait, yes that’s not a typo, catfish bait. A couple other fun uses are mosquito repellant, homemade laundry soap (you can add fun scents to grated Zote like rosemary or lavender), dog shampoo, and oh so much more.

Allergy note: Some of the websites I came across tonight say that folks who are allergic to Ivory soap might also be allergic to Zote. As for your baby, I would say just spot wash with it and use your normal gentle soap like Method Baby, Seventh Generation, Dreft or the like.

Have you ever tried Zote? What did you think?
:) Kim

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