What is the difference between a deodorant and an antiperspirant?
They work on the basis of different principles. Deodorants either combat the bacteria that decompose the perspiration and/or its enzymes, or they bind the perspiration components that have an unpleasant odor. The substances with an antibacterial effect that are used in deodorants should impact the bacteria that decompose perspiration as selectively as possible and not destroy the skin flora as a whole. This is why they are only bacteriostatic, and not bactericidal. Antiperspirants, on the other hand, intervene at an earlier stage in the formation of unpleasant body odor. They reduce the secretion of perspiration by constricting the perspiratory gland.
