Ammonia-free hair colour & care · Bulimba
Colour that tells you what is in it.
Botanic Balm is an ammonia-free colour salon with a published ingredient list. Every product we use is on the wall by the door, not just after you ask. A patch test comes first, every time.
Root colour $125 Balayage from $240
Tue–Fri 9am–6pm · Sat 9am–5pm
Balayage
from $240
free two-week check
Find us
9 Baynes Street, Bulimba
Ground floor, level entrance
Open
Tue–Fri 9–6 · Sat 9–5
Closed Sunday & Monday
Patch test
Free · 5 min · walk-in
Required before every first colour
Ammonia-free
0 of 41 products contain ammonia or PPD
The list is on the wall
The price, plainly
Four prices most people ask about first.
Every price includes GST. The ingredient sheet and patch test are never billed extra.
Root colour
$125
Ammonia-free, PPD-free, mixed to your exact formula.
With Beatrix
Full head colour
from
$175
Two to three hours, with a free two-week tone check.
With Beatrix
Balayage
from
$240
The slower ammonia-free lift. Free two-week check.
With Juno or Marcus
Toner & gloss
$55
A finishing step between full colours.
With The team
“From” depends on your hair’s length and condition. The desk confirms before you book.
What we do
Six things on the shelf and in the chair
Colour is the work. The rest keeps it honest.
- $125
Most requested
Root colour
Ammonia-free, PPD-free, mixed to your exact formula.
- from $175
Full service
Full head colour
Two to three hours, with a free two-week tone check.
- from $240
Slower lift
Balayage
The technique ammonia-free does best.
- Free
Before any colour
Consultation & strand test
We show you the real result on your hair, not a swatch book.
- 41 products
The shelf
Colour & care range
Forty-one products, all listed and all in use.
- 30% off
For life
Refills
Bring any bottle back and we refill it from the drum.
Why it takes a little longer
Four steps to a first colour
Held for every colour, every time.
1
Patch test
Forty-eight hours ahead, five minutes, free. Walk-ins welcome.
2
Consultation & strand test
We test a strand and show you the real result on your hair.
3
Colour
Two to three hours depending on lift. Tea, a book, and no rush.
4
Two-week check
Free, if the tone has shifted since you left the chair.
The team
Colourists who read labels
Everyone trained on the ammonia-free system before touching a client’s hair.
Juno Marsh
Founder & colour director
Mixes most of the balayage work herself.
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat
Beatrix Coyle
Senior colourist
Runs most of the root colour and full-head bookings.
Tue–Fri
Marcus Feld
Colourist
Works primarily with balayage and colour correction.
Wed–Sat
Aya Tanaka
Colourist
Usually the one running your patch test, even on a walk-in.
Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
Nothing goes on your head that is not on the wall by the door.
Botanic Balm, on the published ingredient list
The ingredient list
Every product is on the wall by the door.
On the wall, on this site, and printed for you at consultation. Read it before you book.
products on the published list, all in use
41
of them contain ammonia or PPD
0
for a free patch test, every time
5 min
PPD-free colour can still cause a reaction, so the patch test is never waived.
Questions
Asked at nearly every consultation
Honest answers, including the ones that do not work in our favour.
Can you take me blonde?
Sometimes. Ammonia-free colour lifts two to three levels a session, so dark to platinum can take several visits, or it might not be possible. We will say so honestly at the consultation.
Does it last as long as a conventional colour?
Roughly the same, four to six weeks. It fades more gently, which most people prefer.
Can I colour while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Yes, once you have checked with your midwife or GP and had a patch test. We do not claim any colour is safer in pregnancy than another; the decision is yours and your midwife’s.
What about grey coverage?
Yes. Very resistant greys can need a second visit, and we will tell you at the consultation if yours might.
Do you do balayage?
Yes. It suits the slower lift, so it is the technique we recommend most.
Is it more expensive?
A little more than a conventional salon. The refill scheme on your care products brings some of that back over time.
Book
Book a patch test, then your colour.
Patch tests are free and walk-in. Colour appointments are booked ahead.
Hours
Tuesday – Friday
9am – 6pm
Saturday
9am – 5pm
Sunday & Monday
Closed
Find us
9 Baynes Street
Bulimba QLD 4171
Ground floor, level entrance, near Oxford Street. On-street parking.
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