The plant can be grown from tubers, just like turmeric or ginger. It loves moist and wet environments as well as shaded areas to grow. It grows in zones 8-11 and can also be grown indoors. When the flowers turn red they are ready to harvest. Normally the shampoo refills within 4-7 days from harvesting.
Ginger (Shampoo plant) is Green when young turning to red as they mature.
The videos show the extraction of shampoo from the plants’ flowers and collection in a measuring cup. The amount of shampoo collected in the video will last about 3 head washes. The extracted shampoo can also be used as a hand wash or moisturizer.
The collected shampoo feels soapy, but doesn’t lather you, it is unique in a way that you can apply it and leave it without rinsing. It has a light fresh scent. The extracted shampoo keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.