The Love Co. — A House of Body, Scent & Ritual The Journal · Issue №1 Friday, 03 Jul 2026

Issue 1 Vol. III · MMXXVI

The Journal 20 essays

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 week's long read

How to Protect Freshly Exfoliated Body Skin From the Sun

Exfoliated body skin is brighter, smoother and far more vulnerable to the sun. Here's how to protect the fresh skin you just worked for.

— By The Love Co. · 3 min read

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This month's reading.

20 essays · July 2026

Smooth, Even Underarms for Sleeveless and Saree-Blouse Season

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Smooth, Even Underarms for Sleeveless and Saree-Blouse Season

Sleeveless and saree-blouse season puts your underarms on show. Here is a gentle, realistic plan to get smooth, even skin in time, starting weeks ahead.

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

The Everyday Wash for Rough, Bumpy, Congested Skin

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The Everyday Wash for Rough, Bumpy, Congested Skin

Rough arms, a congested back, bumps that lotion never fixes. Why the answer is not another treatment but...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

AHA BHA Roll-On for Underarms: How and When to Use It

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AHA BHA Roll-On for Underarms: How and When to Use It

A simple, honest guide to using an AHA BHA underarm roll-on: when to apply, how often, what to...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

Building Up to Strong Actives Without Over-Exfoliating

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Building Up to Strong Actives Without Over-Exfoliating

A patient, step-by-step way to work up to strong body actives like a 5% AHA + 1% BHA...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

Ceramides in an Exfoliating Wash: Why They Matter

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Ceramides in an Exfoliating Wash: Why They Matter

Acids clear away, ceramides give back. Why a ceramide in your exfoliating wash is the difference between smooth...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

Why Your Deodorant Isn't the Same as Underarm Skincare

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Why Your Deodorant Isn't the Same as Underarm Skincare

Deodorant manages smell and sweat. It does not treat dark, rough or ingrown-prone underarm skin. Here is the...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

Strawberry Skin and KP: Smoothing With a Daily Acid Wash

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Strawberry Skin and KP: Smoothing With a Daily Acid Wash

Those tiny dark dots and rough bumps on arms and thighs have names: strawberry skin and KP. Here is how a daily acid wash actually softens them.

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

How Often to Use an Exfoliating Acid Body Cleanser

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How Often to Use an Exfoliating Acid Body Cleanser

Daily? Twice a week? Here is how often you should really use an exfoliating acid body cleanser, how to read your skin,...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

Why Exfoliating Your Body Means You Must Protect It From the Sun

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Why Exfoliating Your Body Means You Must Protect It From the Sun

Fresh, smooth, glowing skin after a good scrub or acid wash — and also more vulnerable to the sun than it was...

By The Love Co. · 06 Jun 2026

An Exfoliating Body Butter? How Acids and Shea Work Together

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An Exfoliating Body Butter? How Acids and Shea Work Together

A body butter that exfoliates sounds like a contradiction. Here's the simple chemistry of...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

How to Use an Exfoliating Body Wash Without Drying Out

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How to Use an Exfoliating Body Wash Without Drying Out

Acids and dryness are not a package deal. How to get smooth, clear body...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

Glycolic & Lactic Acid for the Body: The Smoothing Duo

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Glycolic & Lactic Acid for the Body: The Smoothing Duo

Glycolic and lactic acid are the two AHAs that smooth body skin best. Here...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

How to Keep Up Your Body-Acid Routine While Travelling

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How to Keep Up Your Body-Acid Routine While Travelling

A practical guide to holding your AHA BHA body routine together on trips —...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

Dark Underarms: What Causes Them and How to Brighten Gently

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Dark Underarms: What Causes Them and How to Brighten Gently

Dark underarms are usually friction, sweat and stubble shadow on melanin-rich skin, not poor...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

Rough, Dry, Bumpy Skin: Exfoliating Vs Moisturising, The Real Difference

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Rough, Dry, Bumpy Skin: Exfoliating Vs Moisturising, The Real Difference

If your skin is rough and bumpy, you have probably been told to exfoliate...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

AHA, BHA, Body Wash: Glycolic, Lactic and Salicylic

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AHA, BHA, Body Wash: Glycolic, Lactic and Salicylic

What glycolic, lactic and salicylic acid each do in one body wash, and why...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

Strawberry Legs & Rough Texture: Time for a Stronger Acid

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Strawberry Legs & Rough Texture: Time for a Stronger Acid

If gentle exfoliation has not touched your strawberry legs or stubborn rough texture, here...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

AHA vs BHA: Which Body Exfoliating Acid You Need

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AHA vs BHA: Which Body Exfoliating Acid You Need

AHA works on the surface, BHA works inside the pore. Here is how to...

By The Love Co. · 3 min

Strawberry Skin on Your Legs? What It Actually Is — and How to Smooth It

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Strawberry Skin on Your Legs? What It Actually Is — and How to Smooth It

Those tiny dark dots after you shave aren't dirt and they aren't your fault....

By The Love Co. · 3 min

— 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.

— New six-part series

Notes from the Cleanse Lab.

The Love Co opens her formulation notebook. Surfactants. Sebum. Scent. Written for people who want to know what is in the bottle.

— Curated by The Love Co

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What a bottle owes you.

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— From the House

Rituals, ingredients, obsessions.

How to Protect Freshly Exfoliated Body Skin From the Sun

This month's reading.

Smooth, Even Underarms for Sleeveless and Saree-Blouse Season

The Everyday Wash for Rough, Bumpy, Congested Skin

AHA BHA Roll-On for Underarms: How and When to Use It

Building Up to Strong Actives Without Over-Exfoliating

Ceramides in an Exfoliating Wash: Why They Matter

Why Your Deodorant Isn't the Same as Underarm Skincare

Strawberry Skin and KP: Smoothing With a Daily Acid Wash

How Often to Use an Exfoliating Acid Body Cleanser

Why Exfoliating Your Body Means You Must Protect It From the Sun

An Exfoliating Body Butter? How Acids and Shea Work Together

How to Use an Exfoliating Body Wash Without Drying Out

Glycolic & Lactic Acid for the Body: The Smoothing Duo

How to Keep Up Your Body-Acid Routine While Travelling

Dark Underarms: What Causes Them and How to Brighten Gently

Rough, Dry, Bumpy Skin: Exfoliating Vs Moisturising, The Real Difference

AHA, BHA, Body Wash: Glycolic, Lactic and Salicylic

Strawberry Legs & Rough Texture: Time for a Stronger Acid

AHA vs BHA: Which Body Exfoliating Acid You Need

Strawberry Skin on Your Legs? What It Actually Is — and How to Smooth It

The Perfumer's Diary

House Letters

Notes from the Cleanse Lab.

What we mean by gentle.

The surfactant problem, in plain language.

Acids, after dark.

Sebum is not the enemy.

The seven-minute window.

What a bottle owes you.

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