The Janma Journal

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Gentle, evidence-led notes on baby skin, Ayurvedic ingredients and the science behind our formulas — written by the people who make them.

5 guides51 topicsWritten by our cosmetologist & founders

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melanin

Most newborns look different at three weeks than they did on day one — and almost none of it is about creams,...

baby skin care

Nearly every newborn peels in the first two weeks as skin adapts from amniotic fluid to open air. Here's the science in...

baby skin myths

A newborn's colour at birth is not their settled tone — melanin catches up over the first months, and circulation makes the...

baby white spots

Those pinhead-white bumps on your newborn's nose and cheeks are almost always milia — harmless, and they clear on their own. Here's...

baby acne

Those little bumps on a newborn's cheeks aren't always "garmi." Here's how to tell baby acne from heat rash, what each one...