Shampoo Ginger Lily or Awapuhi

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.