Where to buy Zote soap in the US
88Where do I find Zote soap, and what is it anyway?
Zote soap is a key ingredient of many home-made laundry detergent recipes. It is not, however, particularly easy to find.
Zote soap is a laundry soap and will therefore be found in the laundry aisle of the store, not with the bath soaps (although it looks similar to a bath soap in appearance and packaging). A bar of Zote soap has a distinctive logo and most commonly comes in a 14.1 oz size - like a supersize version of a bath soap. It comes in three colors; pink, blue and white. Of these, pink Zote soap is the most commonly used version.
Did you know?
Zote soap is made in Mexico. It is non-toxic and is made of coconut oil, beef tallow, sodium chloride, glycerin, optical brighteners, coloring (in the case of blue and pink Zote soap) and essential citronella oil.1 Zote soap was originally designed for hand-washing but works equally well for machine washing when grated, or as a stain remover by simply rubbing the solid bar onto stains.2
Stores which commonly stock Zote soap in-store:
- Major discount retail stores (‘big box’ type of stores)
- Pharmacies
- Grocery stores
- Local smaller stores (e.g. a local independently owned general store)
- Hispanic or international specialty grocery stores
Because Zote soap is made in Mexico, many Hispanic people are familiar with this brand. Therefore, you are more likely to find Zote soap in stores located in areas where there is a higher percentage of Hispanic population.
If you can’t find Zote soap in the above list of physical storefronts closest to you, don’t worry. You can still track down Zote soap in other ways shown below.
Save gas and time! Use the web to locate the closest Walgreens or Walmart that has Zote soap in stock
- Walgreens: Go to www.walgreens.com and in the search box, type Zote soap and press enter. Then, click on the Zote soap product picture. Under “Availability”, next to “in Store”, click on “Find at your local Walgreens” - it will then prompt you for your zip code. It will show you whether or not the Zote soap is currently in stock at any of the nearby Walgreens.
- Walmart: Go to www.walmart.com and and in the search box near the top, type Zote soap and press enter. Then in the product results click on “See store availability”. Based on your zip code, which you can enter, it will tell you whether or not the Zote soap is currently available at any of the various Walmart stores near you. You can always change your zip code (e.g. to your work location or some other place you regularly commute) if you are willing to look further afield.
If the nearest in-stock outlet is located too far away to be economical, it may suit you to buy Zote soap online.
Where to buy Zote soap online
Two of the better-known major retailers which sell Zote soap online are Walgreens and Amazon.
- Walgreens sells Zote soap online for a very reasonable price. You wil have to pay for shipping under $25 but can get free shipping by making a $25 minimum order (of qualifying purchases pre-tax).
 | Amazon Price: $1.29 |
 | Amazon Price: $1.24 |
- Amazon sells Zote soap via third party sellers. Price and shipping will vary. See Amazon shortcut on the right for details.
You will have to compare between Walgreens and Amazon as to which is the best deal for you.
Looking for a great recipe for home-made laundry detergent?
Try this homemade laundry detergent recipe described by fellow hubber R. Talloni. It uses pink Zote soap. It's well-written, humorous, and very informative and well documented.
Conclusion
It is not always straightforward to find Zote soap in all areas of the US, but this go-to resource will guide you there.
© 2011 Giselle Maine
Cited sources
1. Fabrica de Jabon La Corona "Technical Information" Zote website
2. Fabrica de Jabon La Corona "Washing tips and recipes" Zote website.
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This is so cool. I lived in Mexico for about a year, and I recall my mom using this.
Hi Flora, I completely agree, it's probably sold in Canada and elsewhere too. I didn't mean to imply that Zote soap was only available in the US - I was just indicating with the title that the scope of the article was limited to the US. This is because I've only researched Zote soap in the US so far.
However, if anyone has seen where to buy Zote soap in other countries, feel free to add this in via the comments so that other readers from outside the US can have an idea of where to find it in their country.
Thanks for raising this point, Flora.
TrueWickless, so far you're the first person I've come across who is familiar with Zote soap in any way other than an ingredient in homemade laundry detergents! I'm glad this hub brought back memories of when you lived in Mexico.
And thanks for helping me by responding to my question/comment on your hub about having guests, it was very helpful!
I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment on this hub about Zote soap.
This is interesting but I'm confused. If this is laundry soap in bar form (as I understand it) do I rub it on the clothes? To make homemade laundry detergent, am I cutting up the bar in little pieces??
Thank you for the resources! I will have to try making my own soap sometime.
Danette, aha, you have raised an important point. I guess I should have explained it more clearly in-text.
To make home-made laundry detergent, yes you would be cutting up the bar of Zote soap in little pieces and then melting it (yes melting it) along with other ingredients - for more info, see the link I gave under the sub-heading "Looking for a great recipe for home-made laundry detergent?"
If, instead of making your own detergent, you wanted to use the Zote soap as is, you can simply rub it on clothes - works great this way as a pre-wash stain remover OR as a hand-washing laundry detergent. (Its original use was in fact as a hand-washing laundry detergent).
Thanks for bringing up this point of confusion and I hope this answers your question. Other readers will likely benefit too from this question you raised. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to clarify!
Hi randomcreative, I'm glad this article on Zote soap intrigued you enough to be interested in making your own laundry detergent! If you do, I would strongly recommend fellow hubber R. Talloni's recipe (the one I link to under the subheading "Looking for a great recipe for homemade laundry detergent?") as it is very thoroughly described from beginning to end.
Best wishes and thanks for stopping by my hub!
FloraBreenRobison 7 months ago
This is probably sold in Canada too.