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 Anaya Rao · 3 min read
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The Love Co. — A House of Body, Scent & Ritual
The Journal · Issue №1
Thursday, 23 Jul 2026
Issue 1
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.
20 essays · July 2026
active range— 3 min read
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 Sweety Jarota · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Anaya Rao · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Anaya Rao · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Sweety Jarota · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Meher Kapoor · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Sweety Jarota · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min read
— Long read · active range
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 Anaya Rao · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Meher Kapoor · 06 Jun 2026
active range— 3 min
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 Sweety Jarota · 06 Jun 2026
active rangeAn 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 Anaya Rao · 3 min
active rangeHow to Use an Exfoliating Body Wash Without Drying Out
Acids and dryness are not a package deal. How to get smooth, clear body...
By Sweety Jarota · 3 min
active rangeGlycolic & Lactic Acid for the Body: The Smoothing Duo
Glycolic and lactic acid are the two AHAs that smooth body skin best. Here...
By Anaya Rao · 3 min
active rangeHow to Keep Up Your Body-Acid Routine While Travelling
A practical guide to holding your AHA BHA body routine together on trips —...
By Anaya Rao · 3 min
active rangeDark 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 Meher Kapoor · 3 min
active rangeRough, Dry, Bumpy Skin: Exfoliating Vs Moisturising, The Real Difference
If your skin is rough and bumpy, you have probably been told to exfoliate...
By Anaya Rao · 3 min
active rangeAHA, BHA, Body Wash: Glycolic, Lactic and Salicylic
What glycolic, lactic and salicylic acid each do in one body wash, and why...
By Meher Kapoor · 3 min
active rangeStrawberry Legs & Rough Texture: Time for a Stronger Acid
If gentle exfoliation has not touched your strawberry legs or stubborn rough texture, here...
By Meher Kapoor · 3 min
active rangeAHA vs BHA: Which Body Exfoliating Acid You Need
AHA works on the surface, BHA works inside the pore. Here is how to...
By Sweety Jarota · 3 min
active rangeStrawberry 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 Sweety Jarota · 3 min
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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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