Preventing Sweating with Deodorant
Deodorant is a substance that is used for preventing sweating (gegen Schweiß) and affecting body odour, normally in the form of a commercial product that is applied to various parts of the human body. While often used interchangeable, antiperspirants are a sub group of deodorant products that are also designed to affect odour directly by affecting the sweat glands.
Deodorant products are the main way that people try to prevent excessive sweating, both after physical activity and in everyday life. The first ever commercial deodorant product was released in the late nineteenth century by an inventor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, although his name is no longer known. Since this time, there have been literally thousands of different deodorant products released around the world, with variations in their application, their smell, and the active and inactive materials used in their design.
While human perspiration is mostly odourless, it is often fermented by certain bacteria that thrive in some parts of the human body. Most people apply deodorant products directly under their arms, on their feet, and around their groin area, as these are the main areas where bacteria and therefore body odour occurs. The sweat glands have a natural cooling affect on the human body, with sweating used as a way to regulate temperature during physical activity. However, sweating can also lead to excessive body odour and is an uncomfortable sensation for many people. Because of this, a large industry has developed around the creation of deodorant products, which are sold by department stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, and online retailers all around the world.
While deodorant products are designed primarily to prevent body odour, antiperspirants have the additional affect of stopping sweating before it actually occurs. They do this through the use of particular compounds that reduce the moist climate where bacteria live, with some example being aluminium chloride, aluminium chlorohydrate, aluminium-zirconium compounds, aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, aluminium zirconium trichlorohydrex gly, aluminium chlorohydrate, and aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrate gly. There are a wide range of different deodorant and antiperspirant products on the marketplace, with consumers often having a preference for particular fragrances, brands, and active ingredients. Deodorants are a great way to prevent sweating, and are easily obtainable from a range of online and local retailers.