Mini rant time. It is a fact of living in Japan that as soon as you find something you like, it will disappear from the market. Turnover is insane. As a result of this, my husband and I will baku-gai (爆買い buy large amounts) the item as soon as we find it.
But now for some reason, my regular keratin treatments can no longer be purchased in Japan. This happens with international products every so often, since regulations change. As soon as something is found to be effective, some donut will find a way to use it the WRONG way and get sales banned for everyone. I cannot purchase DayQuil, proper Tylenol, and now KERATIN because of it.
Whoever is abroad, please ship me keratin. I will trade matcha for it.

(I know, negativity gets more engagement, so perhaps I should do this more often. Or no.) December 12, 2025