Homemade Gel Laundry Detergent

Step 3

Take the Zote and grate it into a powder, about the consistancy of instant mashed potatoes. You will need 2 cups of this powder. In a large pot, put the 2 cups of powdered zote into pot. Add 4 cups of cold water. Heat mixture till boiling while stirring. Be careful, the foam may overflow so make sure you use a large pot. Once it is melted, carefully add the mixture to your bucket. Mix all ingredients well.

Comments

[zidakano]

search amazon for zote and you get a few different options,

zote, fel naptha, octagon being the ones I remember off the top of my head.

I found all these products at Kmart if there is one close to you that could be an option.

Washing soda goes by a lot of names and you may be able to find it cheaper by one of the others.

washing soda, soda ash, sodium carbonate, PH up/+ (pool chemical), supposedly from farm supply stores such as atwoods too.
whatever you end up buying should have sodium carbonate as the only ingredient.

[Gemmee]

Is there a substitute for this soap? don't think I can get it in my region

[kar1m]

Yes. You can use Ivory soap. I have also heard of people using other soaps as well but mainly ivory.