The journal

Notes from behind the chair

Science you can read, rituals you can keep.

8 July 2026 · 2 min read

The salon ritual, at home: a stylist's weekly prescription

Aarav Mehta, Creative Director at Lumière Studio, on the twenty-minute weekly routine he sends home with every client.

4 July 2026 · 2 min read

Sulfate-free, actually: how to read a shampoo label

"Sulfate free" appears on bottles that still strip hair bare. A working guide to surfactants, for people who'd rather not memorize chemistry.

28 June 2026 · 2 min read

Nanoplastia, explained: smoothing without the trade-offs

Formaldehyde-free smoothing is not a marketing line — it's a different chemistry. Here's what actually happens inside the fibre during a Silk Nanoplastia service.