Bacne Scars: How to Fade Them in Indian Skin
— By Hemang Jain · 4 min read
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The Love Co. — A House of Body, Scent & Ritual
The Love Squad Journal · Issue №13
Wednesday, 12 Aug 2026
Issue 13
Vol. III · MMXXVI
Rituals, ingredients, obsessions.
Everything that shapes how we think about the body — and the love we put into it. Long reads, lab notes, and quiet recommendations from our House.
This month's reading.
353 essays · August 2026— 4 min read
— Cover essay · The Love Squad Journal
Best Body Wash for Shoulder & Upper-Back Acne (India)
If your shoulders, upper back, and the strap-line of your bra are the most consistent acne real estate on your body, you don't need ten products....
By Hemang Jain · 02 May 2026
— 4 min
— The Love Squad Journal
Why Am I Suddenly Getting Acne on My Back? (India)
Your back was clear for years. Then suddenly — you catch your reflection one morning and there's a...
By Hemang Jain · 02 May 2026
— 4 min
— The Love Squad Journal
Body Acne After Gym Workouts: 5-Step Routine
You finally hit a rhythm at the gym — strength three times a week, a Saturday spin class,...
By Hemang Jain · 02 May 2026
— 4 min
— The Love Squad Journal
How to Treat Hormonal Body Acne in Indian Women
If you've spent years treating face acne only to see angry breakouts crop up along your jawline, chest,...
By Hemang Jain · 02 May 2026
body acne— 5 min
— body acne
Best Body Spray for Gym Acne in India 2026: The 2% Salicylic Acid Solution
Your gym sessions are killing your skin. Sweat plus friction plus bacteria equals bacne by week three. The...
By Hemang Jain · 02 May 2026
body lotion— 2 min
— body lotion
What Is Skin Lock? The Step That Holds Your Fragrance All Day
The Cleanse Ritual has three steps. Most people know the first (the wash) and the third (the mist)....
By Sweety Jarota · 02 May 2026
body care ritual— 2 min read
— Long read · body care ritual
The Night Ritual: How to Scent Your Skin Before Sleep
Mornings get all the ritual attention. But the way you care for your skin and your scent before sleep — in the quieter, more private hour before bed — is in many ways more important. Your...
By Anaya Rao · 02 May 2026
body mist gift— 2 min
— body mist gift
How to Give Fragrance as a Gift: A Guide to Getting It Right
Fragrance is intimate. It is the thing a person wears closest to their skin, the way they smell to the people who...
By Meher Kapoor · 02 May 2026
body care India— 2 min
— body care India
Body Mist for Indian Skin: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
Most global fragrance brands formulate for European or North American skin and climate. Then they sell those formulas to India, unchanged. The...
By Anaya Rao · 02 May 2026
floral
— floral
Rose and Romance: The Flower That Taught the World to Love
No flower has been as obsessively documented, cultivated, distilled, and worn as the rose....
By Meher Kapoor · 2 min
fragrance tips
— fragrance tips
Hair Mist: The Fourth Step Your Fragrance Ritual Is Missing
Hair is the longest-lasting carrier of fragrance the human body has. The fibres trap...
By Sweety Jarota · 2 min
body lotion
— body lotion
Moisturise Before You Mist: The Step That Makes Fragrance Last
One change. That is all it takes for most people to transform a fragrance...
By Anaya Rao · 1 min
cherry blossom
— cherry blossom
Jasmine and Cherry Blossom: A Love Story Written in Scent
In India, jasmine does not need an introduction. It grows everywhere. It is worn...
By Meher Kapoor · 2 min
fragrance buying guide
— fragrance buying guide
How to Choose a Fragrance That Feels Like You
Fragrance shopping is one of the few places where the thing you are choosing...
By Sweety Jarota · 2 min
fragrance science
— fragrance science
Vanilla: The Science Behind the World's Most Seductive Fragrance
Before anything else: vanilla is not a sweet, simple scent. It is one of...
By Meher Kapoor · 1 min
fragrance tips
— fragrance tips
The Scent Trail: How to Leave a Fragrance Memory in Every Room
There is a particular kind of person you remember even when they are not...
By Sweety Jarota · 2 min
fragrance science
— fragrance science
Skin Chemistry: Why the Same Perfume Smells Different on Everyone
You smell something extraordinary on a friend — warm, intimate, impossible — and you...
By Anaya Rao · 2 min
fragrance guide
— fragrance guide
Fragrance Notes Explained: Top, Heart, and Base Notes
You spray a fragrance on your wrist, smell something bright and immediate, decide you...
By Meher Kapoor · 2 min
body wash
— body wash
Why Your Body Wash Is the First Act of Seduction
Nobody talks about body wash as though it matters. It is the practical step...
By Sweety Jarota · 2 min
fragrance science
— fragrance science
The Science of Scent Memory: Why a Fragrance Can Make You Fall in Love
There is a reason certain smells stop you mid-step. A perfume in a crowd,...
By Sweety Jarota · 2 min
fragrance tips
— fragrance tips
How to Make Your Fragrance Last All Day
There is a particular kind of devastation in reaching for your wrist two hours...
By Anaya Rao · 1 min
body care for men
— body care for men
Best Body Care Gifts for Men India 2026 — Fragrance-Led Sets Across Every Budget
The complete guide to gifting body care to men in India. 5 fragrance worlds,...
By Hemang Jain · 7 min
body care gift
— body care gift
Fragrance Gift Set India (2026): Best Scented Body Care Gifts for Her
Key takeaways TLC body washes are fragrance-led, built around perfumer-grade accords sourced from European...
By Hemang Jain · 9 min
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— A column
The Perfumer's Diary
By The Love Co · The Love Co, TLC
A weekly note from inside the Cleanse Lab. The brief. The failures. The bottle that took fourteen tries. For people who want to know what is in their bath.
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House Letters
By Hemang Jain · Founder, Anadoris
A monthly letter from the founder. On building a body-care house slowly, in public, in India. Sister-brand stories. Supply-chain notes. The small decisions that shape a brand.
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One ritual, one essay, one bottle worth knowing about. No marketing noise — just the issue, and the work behind it.
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