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BOTANIST Botanical Hair Balm, 32g (Sakura & Cherry)
BOTANIST Botanical Hair Balm, 32g (Sakura & Cherry)
@cosme rating: 4.4/7.0
2025 fragrance: Sakura and cherry scent
✓ 100% authentic
✓ Ships from Japan in 3-5 days
✓ Duties prepaid for US orders
✓ Tracked delivery via Japan Post
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What it is
The first release of the 2025 Fragrance Collection leaves a sweet aftertaste of gorgeous cherry blossoms and juicy cherries. [1] A luxurious, perfume-like, gorgeous, deeply sweet "cherry blossom and cherry" scent. [2] Formulated with Somei-Yoshino fermented extract*1 and upcycled domestic cherry extract*2, which promotes lustrous hair. [3] Formulated with Spring Barrier Complex*4, which cares for hair damaged by external factors such as pollen*3. [4] This botanical hair balm, which can be used for styling hair and as a hand cream, is available in a cherry blossom color only this spring. *1 Aspergillus/Somei-Yoshino fermented leaf extract (moisturizing ingredient) *2 Sweet cherry fruit extract (moisturizing ingredient) *3 Protects against external factors such as dryness. *4 Wasabi seed extract (hair repair ingredient), Mulberry root bark extract (moisturizing ingredient), Paeonia suffruticosa root extract (moisturizing ingredient).
Ingredients
Shea Butter, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Bis(Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl) Dimer Dilinoleate, Beeswax, Meadowfoam Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Aspergillus/Yodoshino Fermented Leaf Extract, Sweet Cherry Fruit Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract, Morus Alba (Morus Alba) Root Bark Extract, Moringa Prunus (Wasabi) Seed Extract, Rice Bran Wax, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Theobroma Cacao (Coconut) Butter, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Coconut Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Macadamia Mia Seed Oil, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Aspartic Acid, Arginine, Glycine, Serine, Alanine, Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, PCA-Na, PCA, Camellia Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica (Salvia) Seed Oil, Tea Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Water, Tocopherol, Sodium Lactate, Lithospermum Parkii (Lithospermum Parkii) Root Extract, Octyldodecanol, Maltodextrin, Jojoba Esters, Trihydroxystearin, Fragrance, Iron Oxides
How to use
Squeeze an appropriate amount into your palms and spread it evenly until it becomes an oily consistency before styling. The remaining balm can also be used as a moisturizing cream.
We ship internationally from Japan!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this authentic?
Yes. We only buy from official retailers and directly from the brands here in Japan. Never resellers, never grey market stock.
We are beauty lovers too, so we know the worry, especially with something you are putting on your face. Authenticity is 100% guaranteed by us.
What are your shipping rates?
On orders under US$75, shipping is a flat US$20 to the United States and US$10 to all other countries.
Orders of US$75 or more ship free, applied automatically at checkout. Your exact shipping cost is shown before you pay.
How long does delivery take?
These estimates are for International Airmail (Tracked) and include 3 to 5 business days of processing in Japan.
- United States: 12 to 15 business days
- Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany: 9 to 12 business days
- Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland: 10 to 13 business days
- China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam: 8 to 10 business days
- Rest of the world: 11 to 18 business days
Actual delivery can be affected by customs clearance, seasonal congestion, or carrier delays in the destination country, all of which are outside our control.
Do you offer express shipping?
Yes. As of 22 July 2026, we offer International Express Mail through Japan Post. The cost is based on order weight and is calculated automatically at checkout.
Will I pay customs or import fees?
US orders: No. As of July 1, 2026, all US orders ship DDP (duties delivered prepaid), meaning we prepay all import duties on our end. Nothing is due at your door.
Orders outside the US: Possibly. Duties and import taxes are set by your local customs authority and are not collected at checkout, so any charges on delivery are your responsibility.
We're working on rolling out prepaid duties for more countries soon.