Making Mild and Natural Soaps for Over 20 Years

The Soap Making Process

 Customer Endorsements

The oils used in Laughing Rabbit handcrafted soap are carefully chosen for the benefits they impart to the soap. Starting with the base, soy shortening is an enriching substitute for the animal fats. Nobody had to die for our soaps! Olive oil is used for it's moisturizing and antioxidant effects. Coconut oil helps the bar to lather, palm kernel oil aids in hardening and rice bran oil is an excellent skin softener. All that gets mixed together with water and the catalyst that pulls it all together, sodium hydroxide--lye. Now remember, although lye is used to make the soap, there is no lye in the soap.

We make our soaps by the cold process method. In other words, the only time we need heat is to melt the solids (soy shortening, palm kernel flakes, coconut oil). The traditional soap manufacture method is the hot process. It's what many people picture from the old farm/ranch days, with grandma cooking down all the fats and oils in an open kettle over a roaring camp fire. We've done the hot process before, but believe me, we'll stick with the cold process.

The advantage of hot process is that the soap is ready the next day. With cold process, you have to let the bars cure for at least three weeks before using/selling them.

What you have now is a bar that is 3/4 soap and 1/4 glycerin. Glycerin is a natural byproduct of the soap making process and a major moisturizing element. Without the animal fats, what you've got, basically, is a friendlier version of Grandma's lye soap.

We then carefully blend in essential oils or occasionally fragrance oils. The only additives are from nature and are in the form of herbs, grains or spices.

One more very important additive is raw silk. Silk is actually the very first additive. In order for it to melt, it must be added to the lye water in the very beginning of the process. This adds a smoothness and feel that is truly exceptional.

These soaps are all very moisturizing and mild. They are long lasting and the fragrance stays with them throughout the life of the bar.

Now you can find a selection of our natural soaps & salves on the Oklahoma Food Coop website.  www.oklahomafood.coop

See What Our Customers Have to Say

We would love to hear from you! Send your comments to us and let the world know what you think about our handmade products.

Hello. I am the lady you gave a sample of the Above and Beyond soap. I have
extremely sensitive skin and at the time had a rash on my face a neck. I was
using 2 types of medicine given to me by the dermatologist and was getting no
relief. After 2 days of using the Above and Beyond bar the rash began to leave
and was completely gone in about 4 days. I am definitely going to order soap.
I would like to know if you have a shampoo soap also. If so, please advise
which it is and then I will place my order.
Thanks so much. --Ada P., Tulsa, Ok.

 

Hi Charlotte,
This is Faith from the food coop. I just wanted to let you know I
think the buffalo tallow soap is really neat. I love the name you
picked for the scent---Vision Quest. You have a real talent for
choosing just the right scent, colors, and name to make a soap very
special. Each one is really a work of art. They are a joy to use.
Oh, I also wanted to tell you the Odor Be Gone soap is a life-saver
for moms with babies in diapers! I use cloth diapers and sometimes
after rinsing out a poopy diaper, I would thoroughly wash my hands and
nails two or three times and my hands would still stink. Needless to
say, this was gross and frustrating. Now that I use Odor be Gone, I
wash my hands thoroughly one time and they are completely free of
odor! I highly recommend it. It would make a great shower gift. :D
Hehe, I sound like a commercial! Well, I'm definitely sold on it. :)
Have a great day and thank you for the wonderful products.
---Faith M., Oklahoma City

 

Hi Charlotte: Great Product --
This is Gwen. I met you at the Farmer's Market this morning. I got a chance to try Peppermint Plus today from my coop purchase and loved it. I'll definitely buy from you again, in fact, I think my daughter has one she wants to buy next week after smelling all your soaps. Thanks again. --- Gwen H., Oklahoma City

 

Thanks for my prompt order. I received my order on Thursday and wanted to thank you.
The soap lathers up nicely and has a great smell. I will be ordering again, you can count on that.

I want to try the lotion and balm as well as the lemongrass, that's one of my
favorites as well as the patchouli and etc..... This was my first order and
I am glad I found you. My husband, son and myself use it and they love it as well.
Thanks again. --- Kelly H. Sebring, Florida

 

Hi, I just sent another order and included an additional Oklahoma
Sunrise (total of 3 for the two orders). Thanks again for such great
products and service. --- Priscilla S., Lawton, Oklahoma

 

Thanks very much for including the 2 extra soaps. We
appreciate your personal and considerate service. I hope you have a
thriving business! --- Connie W. Tomball, Texas

 

Just wanted to thank you for the prompt shipment, the package was received
and opened (although I told her it was a Christmas present I guess she
couldn't wait) and she called me yesterday to thank me. She also said
there was a little jar of emu balm enclosed and I wanted to thank you for
that added touch of Oklahoma. I don't remember when I have been treated so
well as a customer and I will be placing more orders in the future for my
family and friends. --- Margaret P., Norman, OK.

 

Thank you for a really wonderful product. We love your soaps. It's the only thing
I've found that takes care of my winter dry skin. This is our second order and won't
be our last. Thanks again. --- Mary M., Choctaw, OK.

 

Thank you so much for the order, I'm just thrilled with the soaps. They arrived today (Wednesday), which is great considering the distance. I hurriedly opened the envelope and was surprised by the wonderful aroma of patchouli. I've tried the Cheech first (not only am I a sucker for patchouli, the hint of orange is marvelous!) and am very pleased. Please keep up the great work, and I look forward to ordering more in the future.
Best regards --- Diane B., Cranbrook, BC

 

I love your soap. The lemongrass is so strong and pure !! And the soap doesn't leave me feeling as dried out, as others have. Thank you. ---Pam T., Tulsa Ok.

 

Your products are wonderful. Thank you. Specifically, the hand and body balm is the only product that keeps my cuticles from being dry and sore. My first experience was a gift and this time I purchased for myself along with some soaps, so thank you for your wonderful products. ---Belinda M., Midwest City, Ok.

 

I received my order today and I am very pleased with the soaps. The fragrance is fantastic, the lather is unbelievable. I love your soap and the one thing I really love is the soap is just as fragrant now as it was when I first opened it up!! It doesn't dry my skin out either. It's an all around great soap. Thank you also for the quick delivery. I can't wait to order more. I will be back. Thanks ---Becky S., Cleveland, Tennessee

 

Thanks for the Hand & Body Balm. It’s really made a big difference on my thumbs and fingers. They were so cracked and painful I couldn’t hardly stand it. Remember how all my finger tips were bandaged? Well that salve took care of my fingers in just a week and the ends of my thumbs were greatly improved. Now I’m using it on my ankles. Thanks, Charlotte, I’m glad the Farmer’s Market goes year round. ---Jerald A., Yukon, Ok.

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