Handcrafted natural bar soap made in Burbank, South Dakota since 2005
✅ Made in USA
Where Amish Farms products are made
Handcrafted in the USA
Amish Farms is based in Burbank, South Dakota, and states that its bars are handcrafted in the USA in small batches — “Each 5 oz bar is meticulously handcrafted in the USA,” and “all packaged and distributed in the USA.” The Signature Collection is described the same way, made with organic ingredients in small batches.
The claim here is one of US manufacture rather than US raw materials, and it is worth stating plainly. Amish Farms handcrafts, packages and distributes its soap in the United States, and says so on the bar soap, Signature Collection and clay mask lines alike. But soap is made from what soap has always been made from: the ingredient deck leads with sodium palmate, a palm-derived base that is not domestically grown. Online sales are handled by Willow Mountain Distributors, the brand’s national distributor — a distribution arrangement, not a change of ownership.
The story
Amish Farms soap has been, in the company’s own words, “a family favorite since 2005.” It began the way most honest soap brands begin — with a short ingredient list and a bar that does what it says.
The premise borrows from Amish country plainness rather than claiming Amish manufacture: no fillers, no additives, no synthetic fragrance, and a bar heavy enough to last. The Original bar remains the anchor of the line.
From that single bar the range grew into the NatureClean and Signature collections, then outward into tallow face cream, bentonite clay masks and makeup-removing wipes — adjacent products built on the same idea of a short, readable label.
In November 2020 the company took the Made in America Best Product Award at the Smoky Mountain Gift Show, the oldest gift trade show in the country — recognition from a room that pays attention to where things are made.
Why they matter
Personal care is one of the hardest categories in which to buy American. Formulation is routinely contracted offshore, and most brands simply say nothing about origin at all. Amish Farms states it on the product pages, on the FAQ and on the homepage.
Bar soap also happens to be a quietly consequential purchase. It replaces a plastic bottle of body wash, ships without water weight, and lasts longer per dollar — small-batch domestic manufacturing is genuinely viable here in a way it is not for every category.
And the company polices its own distribution, working through a single national distributor rather than letting unauthorised resellers run the brand. For a small maker, that control is what keeps a US-made claim meaningful.
Featured products
Browse Amish Farms bar soaps, gift boxes and skin care available now in the Buy American store.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Amish Farms soap made?
Amish Farms is based in Burbank, South Dakota, and states that its soap is handcrafted, packaged and distributed in the USA.
How long has Amish Farms been around?
The company says its Original soap has been “a family favorite since 2005.”
Is Amish Farms soap actually made by the Amish?
The brand is named for Amish country plainness — short ingredient lists, no fillers, no synthetic fragrance — rather than claiming Amish manufacture. It handcrafts its bars in the United States.
What is in the Signature Collection?
Amish Farms describes the Signature Collection as handcrafted in the USA using organic ingredients in small batches, alongside its Original vegan and NatureClean lines.