Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION: No Lather on First Shampoo
ANSWER:
The product is designed to lift oil and dirt from the hair in the first wash. It will not lather on the first wash like traditional commercially available shampoos.

On the second wash, you will notice a flatter creamy lather. This lather is designed to cleanse deeply and give sheen and remove build-up. It is known to remove green/matt overtone from swimming in chlorine pools and yellowing colour in grey/white hair.

First time use you must do 3 shampoos in the first wash to get an appropriate lather, it will remove build-up. should you have a break from Gypsy Rose  2-in-1 shampoo you must still do 3 shampoos in the first wash. No need to shampoo as often as you do, so try leaving it an extra day. Should you swim in the sea or pools a lot, you may need 3 shampoos plus,  to get a lather up and feel clean.  Rosemary Essential oil has a camphor constituent, therefore to avoid the effect of steam strengthening the camphor smell, do not wash hair in a small closed-in environment ie. over a basin or sink &/or with a towel over the head.

QUESTION: What is a “Double Action Salt Shake”
ANSWER:
The double-action salt shake is the way to apply our shampoos to your hair. It’s a double-action movement, quickly up and down, that resembles the action of shaking salt onto a meal.

For short hair: always do 4 double action salt shakes over four sections of your head with each shampoo.  For medium/shoulder length: do 6, 4 on the head, and 2 on the shoulders. For midback and long: do up to 8 depending on length, applying midback and on very ends.  No need for a creamier lather on longer mid-lengths and ends as the lather from the scalp will wash down.

QUESTION: My hair feels crisp when wet – do I need more conditioner?
ANSWER:
By its very nature, Gypsy Rose Shampoos are different from commercially available shampoos & conditioners so this is a normal feeling.

Don’t judge the softness of your hair until it is fully dry, the cleansing action of the unique shampoo will make the hair feel crispy when wet and it pH balances as it drys, leaving it soft. If you have long, chemically treated, and/or damaged from colours and perms you will need our appropriate type of Leave-In Conditioner. No matter what type of shampoo you are using you can mix and match- Rosemary for slightly dry, Lavender for extremely dry and tangled.

We suggest that you always use a wide tooth comb, to remove the tangled ends first working up from bottom to crown. This will avoid creating split ends.

The Gypsy Rose Leave-In Conditioner/styling aid is for use on wet or dry hair but is also a hair treatment in which you can saturate the whole head/scalp for deep conditioning. Ideal to do a hair treatment once a month whether you need it as a Leave-In Conditioner with shampoo or not.

QUESTION: Why is it 100% bio-degradable but not certified organic
ANSWER:

The Gypsy Rose range is proven 100% bio-degradable (A/S 4351.5) meaning it breaks down in the earth 100%. This is what certified A organic usually means, but unfortunately certified organic hair and skin products have a loophole of 5-15% whereby they are allowed to use this amount of uncertified organic ingredients in their formulas ie. emulsifiers etc. We choose to not be associated with this type of certification and pride ourselves in our clean 100% bio-degradable ingredients list to market our fermented products.

**Perfect for added volume & root lift**

• 200ml, 500ml or 1L bottles
• Sulfate-free hair shampoo
• Gives volume & root lift
• For normal, oily and dry hair.
• Suitable for colour treated hair & Palm Oil FREE
• A 2-in-1 shampoo that is suitable for shaving

Instructions on how to use Gypsy Rose Rosemary 2-in-1 Shampoo

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Kombucha Culture once fermented is amazing, in addition did you know that...

Kombucha culture is a non dairy probiotic, microbiological food. Especially relevant is its a popular health promoting beverage and natural folk remedy made by fermenting tea. Kombucha is a colony or culture of yeast and other microorganisms embedded in a pure cellulose "pancake."

Kombucha culture apparently evolved from plant organisms over 2.5 billion years ago.  Consequently people have been preparing and making a fermented tea drink for centuries over the past 2ooo years. The fact that it is still here today is a testimonial in itself. This is due to a multitude amount of people throughout the world still fermenting Kombucha culture claiming it is of great value for hair and skin.

The components and ingredients of Kombucha culture - First of all the principal yeast is Schizosaccharomyces Pombe. As a result the principal bacteria are Acetobacteria xylinum, Gluconobacter bluconicum and Acetobacter xylinioides. In conclusion also  various Enzymes, Acetic acid, Carbonic acid, Folic Acid, Gluconic acid, Glucuronic acid, L(+) Lactic, Usnic acid, Amino acids (various), Hydroxy acids (various). Plus Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Niacin, niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin, cyanocobalamin), Vitamin C (from Lactic acid)

Instructions for Use

PLEASE NOTE: The first time you use the Rosemary 2-in-1 Shampoo you MUST do 3 shampoos to get a lather and remove build-up, thereafter just 2 shampoos per wash. Allow 2 week trial.  Rosemary Essential oil has a camphor constituent, therefore to avoid the effect of  steam strengthening the camphor smell , do not wash hair in a small closed- in enviroment ie. over a basin or sink &/or with towel over head.

Please also see our Infographic on tab ‘Product Description’ 

1. Gently shake the bottle from side to side to release the sediment that settles on the bottom – be aware that if shaken for a long time, the product may burst out when you push the disc top open. 
2. Press the disc top to open and apply product directly to the hair using a “double-action salt shake movement” (quickly up and down like when you shake salt onto your meal)
3. Massage into scalp and hair then rinse.
4. Repeat.
5. Usually there is no need for conditioner, as this product is pH balanced both cleanses and conditions your hair as it drys.
6. After 2 week trial if you still feel crisp when hair is dry, you can use our appropriate Leave-In Conditioner to suit you – Rosemary for slightly dry , Lavender for extremely dry and tangled.

To prevent build-up and avoid scalp problems  (ie. including  combination of sweat, oil and dirt), please wash your hair at least twice per week.  

How Much Product Should I use?

SHORT HAIR: 1 double action salt shake directly onto 4 cross sections of your head.
MEDIUM: as above, but do more shakes onto the lengths of your hair. eg: Shoulder length: 6
LONG HAIR: as above, but do more shakes onto the lengths of your hair. eg: Midback: 7, Waist: 8

PLEASE NOTE:  Do not worry about waste of product when you do a salt shake – it is a controlled lid dispenser that limits the amount of product expelled. 

NO WASTE HINT:

Consider decanting the 500ml bottle into the 200ml bottle as it has smaller lid holes and decants a smaller amount of product per “salt shake.” A 200ml bottle will last approximately 8 weeks on short hair. 

PRIOR TO COLOURING HAIR

Do not use any conditioning shampoos on day of colouring your hair including our Gypsy Rose. The conditioning affect will stop the colour from penetrating hair shaft. If you are using Gypsy Rose  2-in-1 shampoo then on the day or day before you are due for a colour, use a normal non-conditioning shampoo. Gypsy Rose  2-in-1 shampoo is ok to shampoo out the colour after processing time, in turn pH balancing your scalp and hair.

For more information, see also the Frequently Asked Questions tab. 

Ingredients

All Gypsy Rose products are handmade in Australia using cold pressed oils and 100% essential oils, fruits, vinegars, teas and filtered rainwater from Australian ingredients. Please note: We always source Australian ingredients wherever possible, but sometimes this is not possible. 

The Rosemary 2-in-1 Shampoo contains:

• Filtered rainwater
• Kombucha culture
• Green tea
• Pawpaw leaf
• Decyl glucoside or Decyl-D-glucopyranoside (sugar & coconut oil)
• Rosemary  essential oil
• Apple cider vinegar contains the mother culture
• Jojoba oil
• Olive oil
• Apple pectin