Miles the Elephant

We care about the environment and the impact our products could potentially have on this beautiful world that we love to explore!  That's why we're careful about what materials we use, what ingredients we choose to create our products with, and what you take with you on your adventures!
Our products will always:
-  Be as natural and sustainable as possible! 
-  Have easy to read ingredient labels! -  if you ever have questions after reading our ingredient glossary please reach out, we are always happy to help!
- Sulfate-Free - no harsh detergents and super chemically formulas!
- Paraben-Free - we don't use preservatives that disrupt the endocrine system.  
- Phthalate-Free - any scents we use don't have endocrine disrupting ingredients and are safe for you & your family!
- No Animal Testing - our ingredients, our packaging & our product testing, no components that go into making Rock Creek Soaps products are tested on animals! (they may be tested on us... but thats because we want them to work great for you!) 
- Our Boxes - are made in the USA - Oregon to be exact, they are made with recycled materials, and they are fully recyclable and biodegradable. Why is it important that they are made in the USA? Local jobs, less freight cost, not made overseas, and not creating ocean waste.
- Our Shrink Film - made with Biolefin, fully biodegradable in your backyard compost!  
- Our Plastic Containers - are shower safe recyclable plastic, wont get soggy when you take it camping or white water rafting or anywhere wet, and when you're done you can put in your household recycling box.  
- Family Values -  we believe family comes first, so we have a family friendly work environment, which is important for family flexibility and understanding that health, and your family is the most important thing even within your work family. 
- Helping Women - We partner with local non-profit: HER CAMPAIGN a rescue home for trafficked and abuse survivors. We choose to make a personal impact and do more than just give a percentage of our proceeds with our Work Therapy Internship for women in need. When you buy our soaps and bath products, interns may have helped with the packaging, or assisted in the making or clean up.  Over the past two years we have had 4 girls come in and intern with us for up to a year.  Each girl was at a different stage in her journey and has different abilities, skills and strengths.  We treat them with love and respect and teach them how to reintegrate into the work force. It gives them a job on their resume, a positive work environment, and creates good relationships to break cycles of addiction & hopelessness in their lives.

The Journey of Every Rock Creek Soap: Each bar of soap begins with sustainable ingredients that are prepared in small batches and hand-poured into our custom molds. Our soap rests for one full day before it is washed, hand-cut, trimmed and stamped. After curing for 30 days, our soap bars are placed in a biodegradable box made from recycled cardboard, then are ready to be sent directly to you! 

Aloe Leaf Extract - an anti-inflammatory extract that is high in antioxidants & vitamins A & C.

Argan Oil - high in oleic acid, and linoleic acid which are both essential to amazing looking skin!

Avocado Oil - high in vitamins A, D & E, and has beta carotene, protein, lecithin, fatty acids this powerhouse oil is great for skin that needs love and attention which is why we use it in our Rocky Mountain Collection Soaps, our Body Balm, and our Lip Balm!

Beeswax - used in our lip balm and body balms to help hydrate and lock in moisture with its wax esters. It helps provide a barrier so quick absorbing oils can soak into the skin, and create moisture while the beeswax helps hold it in. 

Buttermilk Powder - used in our loofah soap for skin softening, bubbly lather benefits

Calendula Extract - offers soothing feelings and is ideal for sensitive skin that needs love and attention. 

Castor Oil - Used in our soaps to create healthy big bubbles, and in our lip balm, this oils is fabulous and the only oil that has ricinoleic acid which is known to help increase anti-inflammatory benefits, and create a really amazing moisturizing experience! 

Citric Acid - is a main ingredient in our Bath Bombs and Shower Tabs.  It when mixed with Baking Soda, & Water creates the fizzing action! Without citric acid it would not fizz! Pretty cool right?!

Cocamidopropyl Betaine -derived from coconut oil - this aids in creating bubbles in our bath bombs.

Cocoa Butter - is a hydrator that is high in fatty acids and is excellent at moisturizing skin. 

Coconut Oil - is high in lauric acid, and contains some vitamin E, it is high in fat content which makes for a good moisturizer, and an amazing bar of soap!  Coconut oil is what gives soap big bold bubbles and lather!

Essential Oils - therapeutic grade - if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, please ask your doctor before using essential oils.
-Peppermint
-Eucalyptus 
-Lemon
-Litsea Cubeba
-Orange
-Lime
-Rosemary
-Lemongrass
-Lavender

Fractionated Coconut Oil - liquid form coconut oil, where the medium chain triglycerides are retained. 

Glycerin - used in our loofah soaps, acts as a humectant drawing moisture into the skin

Honey - used in our loofah soaps, its a great moisturizer!

Jojoba Oil - is a wax ester, this mimics the skins sebum, and is an excellent moisture giving oil! Packed full with Vitamins, A, D & E with minerals chromium, cooper and zinc, with Omega fatty Acids 6 and 9. This is one of our favorite skin oils!

Kaolin Clay - adds slip and glide to soaps, and is a hardener in our bath bombs, and shower tabs. 

Lanolin - used in our body balm. It is an emollient wax derived from sheeps wool (avoid if allergic to wool) it is intensely moisturizing and it works wonders for the surface of chapped and cracked skin by sealing in moisture and providing a barrier across the skin.  

Mango Butter - High in Vitamins A, B6, and E this nutrient dense oil is also non-comedogenic, which is means no clogged pores in our body balm!

Mica - a mineral mica is made from the same type of mica found in mineral makeup brands & eyeshadows, we use this small micron mica to add color to our soaps. 

Oatmeal Extract - this soothing to dry skin ingredient is found in our loofah soap.

Olive Oil - high in oleic acid, vitamins E & K and rich in omega 6 and 3 fatty acids. 

Orchid Flower Extract disbursed in Canola Oil

Palm Oil - Sustainable (always!!!) - we always use sustainable palm oil, what that means is, as soon as harvest is done, the farmers are replenishing and replanting, and not disturbing important ecosystems, which is a great thing because palm oil has many benefits for soap, beyond making a creamy, hard long lasting bar!  It's also high in vitamins A & E, and high in free radicals. Why do we continue to use Palm Oil? (dare I say we still eat Nutella® too?) It's because there are ecosystems that need Palm plants to get planted, and if the need rises for other types of harvests, they'll replant old Palm fields with other oil producing plants. So for now its the best choice to maintain current Palm harvests, and stop deforestation, and ensure that the animals that live in those regions are safe.

Phthalate Free Fragrance - skin safe scents created as close to nature as possible, and free of harmful chemicals.

Polysorbate 80 - an emulsifier used in our bath bombs and shower steamers.  This ingredient allows the water and oil molecules to bind together, this is important when use in the shower and bath because it reduces the slippery feeling that the coconut oil, and essential oils give when used without Poly80.  You'll find Poly80 in eye drops, pickles, and many other household products. 

Propylene Glycol- used in our loofah soaps, its good for skin hydration and helps to alleviate skin dryness & dull appearance.

Safflower Oil - high in linoleic acid, vitamin A & E, and omega 6 and 3 fatty acids. 

Shea Butter - has many fatty acids many linoleic, oleic, palmitic, stearic, as well as omega 3 fatty acids. 

Sodium Bicarbonate - Also know as Baking Soda - this is a water softener and a main ingredient in our Bath Bombs and Shower Steamers, when mixed with citric acid and water it creates a fizzing action!

Sodium Hydroxide - also known as Lye. It is a primary ingredient in ANY soap product, you cannot have soap without lye - otherwise they're lying and it's a detergent based cleanser. We use 100% food grade lye in our soap products, and yes lye is used to balance pH in many products, and some factories use it as a fruit and veggie wash. If you're wondering why our soap ingredients say "saponified oils" instead of sodium hydroxide, it's basically the same thing, once oils and lye mix together, the result is saponified oils, no lye is left in the finished product!

Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate - naturally derived from coconut & palm oils - this aids in creating bubbles in our bath bombs

Sorbitol - used in our loofah soaps, it helps aid lather, and similar to glycerin acts as a humectant.

Stearic Acid - used in our loofah soaps, attracts dirt and grime, and without stripping your skin of it's outer layer of moisture it helps remove the dirt and grime.

Sunflower Oil -  non-comedogenic oil that is high in oleic, and linoleic acid and vitamin E and is used as a quick absorbing oil in our body balm. 

Tapioca Starch- used in our body balm to aid absorption and lessen feeling of stickiness on application.  

Titanium Dioxide - creates a lovely white color in some of our soaps and loofah soaps. 

Shipping is FREE for retail orders over $75.00! Products typically ship out within 2-4 business days of purchase. We ship orders out Monday-Friday. 

Local pickup is FREE. When you get an email notification saying that your order is ready for pick up you can stop in anytime during our open hours (12-4 M-TU, 10-6 W-F).

Replacements or exchanges will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Due to the personal nature of our products we cannot accept returned items if they are not in the original unopened packaging. If there is a problem with your order, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can resolve the issue.  We aim to provide you with an experience you will love. 

Providing an accurate shipping address is the responsibility of the purchaser, we are not responsible for the accuracy of the address inserted in the ship to address.  If the package returns to us we will be in contact with you to reship the package to an accurate address, reshipment fees may apply.  We will not refund based on shipping address errors, we will reship to the correct address.

In the event that the US Postal service or other shipping agency fails to deliver your package, the first remediation is for the customer to reach out to the USPS and ask about your package with your tracking number, if the package is truly lost we will be able to open a claim and work towards recouping the package insurance.  Our policy is if the package is truly lost we will reship the package, any refunds minus shipping fee will be considered on a case by case basis. 

We are committed to remaining eco-friendly, so we package our products using recycled materials, and we only use biodegradable packing peanuts, boxes, & Biolefin shrink film.