The Indian Exfoliation Playbook

India might be the only skincare market where grandmothers and Gen Z agree on one step: exfoliation. The ubtan tradition — chickpea flour, turmeric, sandalwood — has been India's pre-wedding skin ritual for centuries. Modern Indian brands didn't abandon that tradition; they built a bridge from it to clinical-grade AHA and BHA formulations. This edit is the complete Indian exfoliation ladder: from Khadi Natural's traditional ubtan scrub and Biotique's papaya enzyme to Minimalist's 25% AHA + 2% BHA peeling solution and The Derma Co's 15% AHA peel. Eight products, three exfoliation philosophies (physical, enzymatic, chemical), one origin's obsession with fresh skin.