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Zote is a Mexican company primarily known for its
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. The soap is popular for hand washing clothes and pretreating oily stains. Zote's best-known product is a pink bar of soap intended for laundry.


History

The soap brand was started in 1970 by Esteban González Padilla. The name is a
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in Spanish; ''Jabón-Zote'', the -ote suffix emphasizing a large size. The soap is produced at the Fábrica de Jabón La Corona in
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,
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. Most of the brand's sales are domestic, with 15% of sales outside of Mexico, primarily in the United States and South America. According to the company, soap sales increased by 20% in 2020 amid the
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.


Products

The ingredients of the pink Zote bar are sodium tallowate (animal fat), sodium cocoate,
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(fragrance),
glycerin Glycerol () is a simple triol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting, viscous liquid. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids known as glycerides. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in pha ...
and
optical brightener Optical brighteners, optical brightening agents (OBAs), fluorescent brightening agents (FBAs), or fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), are chemical compounds that absorb light in the ultraviolet and violet region (usually 340-370 nm) of the ...
. Other laundry products include specialized bars of soap, indicated by the color, laundry flakes, and liquid detergent. Non-laundry products include consumer items like
cooking oil Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing h ...
''Aceite 123'' and bath soap ''Rosa Venus''. Industrial items include vegetable oil ''Grano de Oro'', sold primarily to baking companies, and pharmaceutical grade glycerin.


See also

* Fels-Naptha *
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References

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