KAKIORA Journal

KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap, the traditional answer to nonenal

How to get rid of "old person smell" on your bo...

Most guides on "old person smell" tell you to open windows and wash curtains. This one is about the skin itself: where the smell comes from, and a routine that...

How to get rid of "old person smell" on your bo...

Most guides on "old person smell" tell you to open windows and wash curtains. This one is about the skin itself: where the smell comes from, and a routine that...

Two-bar pack of KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap

Menopause and body odour: why your smell change...

Changes in body odour are one of the least discussed parts of perimenopause and menopause. There are two different causes, and they need two different answers.

Menopause and body odour: why your smell change...

Changes in body odour are one of the least discussed parts of perimenopause and menopause. There are two different causes, and they need two different answers.

KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap bar and box with fresh persimmon

Body odour after 40 and 50: why it changes with...

Many people notice their body odour changing somewhere after 40. It is not poor hygiene and it is not imagination. Here is what changes, why, and what genuinely helps.

Body odour after 40 and 50: why it changes with...

Many people notice their body odour changing somewhere after 40. It is not poor hygiene and it is not imagination. Here is what changes, why, and what genuinely helps.

KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap bar and box with fresh persimmon

Does persimmon soap really work? What the tanni...

Persimmon soap has gone from a Japanese bathroom staple to a global search trend. Here is what the tannin actually does, what it does not, and how to judge whether...

Does persimmon soap really work? What the tanni...

Persimmon soap has gone from a Japanese bathroom staple to a global search trend. Here is what the tannin actually does, what it does not, and how to judge whether...

Three-bar pack of KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap

Persimmon soap: what it is, how kaki tannin wor...

A plain guide to persimmon (kaki) soap: how the tannin deodorises, what to look for on the label, and how to use it well.

Persimmon soap: what it is, how kaki tannin wor...

A plain guide to persimmon (kaki) soap: how the tannin deodorises, what to look for on the label, and how to use it well.

KAKIORA Japanese persimmon soap bars with a fresh persimmon

Nonenal: the "older person smell" explained, an...

What nonenal is, why ordinary soap leaves it behind, and the simple daily routine that helps wash it away.

Nonenal: the "older person smell" explained, an...

What nonenal is, why ordinary soap leaves it behind, and the simple daily routine that helps wash it away.