The invention provides a rattan softening process method, which comprises the following steps of spraying deionized water on rattans to be harvested, wherein the water temperature ranges from 25 to 30 DEG C; after two hours, cutting and harvesting the rattans sprayed with the deionized water, removing leaves and thorns, and scraping rattan peels of the part from a cutting edge to the place 5cm over the cutting edge; placing the rattans in a wooden bucket with softening fluid, enabling the cutting edge to face down, softening the rattans for 1 to 2 hours, taking the rattans out, and drying the rattans until the moisture content is not more than 5 percent; then placing the rattans into the softening fluid again, performing softening for 2 to 4 hours, taking the rattans out, thoroughly rinsing the rattans with distilled water, and then drying the rattans until the moisture content is not more than 10 percent; and soaking the rattans with toughening fluid for 30 minutes, then thoroughly rinsing with clean water, and drying in the burning sun. The process method provided by the invention is safe and non-toxic, and cannot cause skin irritation, the rattans can be softened so that knitting is facilitated, the toughness of the rattans can be well maintained, and meanwhile, the mould-prevention and moth-prevention capabilities of the rattans can be remarkably improved.