Deodorants:

Just as the name suggests, deodorants are applied basically to mask the body odour. The body odour provides from the bacterial action subsequent perspiration. Hence a deodorant has to, possess anti-bacterial properties. Aluminum salts, have been make to possess excellent antibacterial properties. Additionally to aluminum salts, ZnO, ZnO₂ and (C₁₇H₃₅COO)₂ Zn as well find use in deodorant preparations as they are astringents also antiseptics. Phenolic antibacterials that have shown as effectual body deodorant, are parachlorometaxylenol and dichlorometaxylenol comprising subsequent structures.