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What is the major difference between deordant and anti-perspirant?

I thought using a product that contained both was the best. However I have tried every product known to man and nothing can control my underarm odor. Finally my microbiology teacher & my dermatogist told me to ONLY use anti-perspirant. If you want to control the odor why would you only use anti-perspirant?

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1. because your body sweat is what smells so to stop you from sweating use ANTI-perspierant so do you want to smell good or stop sweating hmmmm..... what fixes both problems??
2. A deodorant just controlls odor, while the antiperspirant blocks sweating. My husband thinks it is not good to use antiperspirant, so he uses only deodorant, I choose to use the antiperspirant. Don't like sweat marks!
3. deordant more or less just covers the smell while anti-perspirant prevents sweating.
4. Deodorant doesn't work well enough for me! I would say use Sport anti perspirant.
5. I live in florida, so its hot and i sweat. so i use anti-perspirant at night and deodorant in the morning. that way the anti-perspirant works it's job and the deodorant masks any smell that i would have.
6. Anti-perspirant will keep you from perspiring (sorry to state the obvious). It's the bacteria from the perspiration that smells. so one could conclude that if you aren't sweating, you aren't smelling. There are lots of underlying reasons for excessive sweating, you should try to find out what the root cause is. Oversensitivity of sweat glands, hormonal imbalances, high blood pressure, infection, overactive thyroids and low blood sugar are just a few things that can cause this. In the meantime, see your doctor for prescription anti-perspirant. it's very strong, and works really well.
7. If you don't have perspiration for the underarm bacteria to feed on, then you won't stink. The smell comes from the by-products of the bacteria feeding on your perspiration (which is water, minerals, a little sebum--body oil, a little bit of hormones). According to my Reader's Digest book Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things, you can take several steps to counteract the bacteria. Try sugar-free alcohol-based mouthwash (like Listerine or generic forms of Listerine) or baking soda. You can use anti-bacterial soap...but I wouldn't recommend it because you have to leave it on a loooong time for it to work, and who has that much time to stand around in the shower? Technically, any anti-microbial stuff would work, so hydrogen peroxide would be another option. Swab some on with a cotton ball, let it dry. You're looking for antiseptic properties here. Most anti-perspirants contain scents to either perfume your pits or at least camoflauge the smell of the anti-perspirant (which smells kinda medicinal on its own.) They might have meant to use something that has an anti-perspirant and never use plain deodorant, which, let's face it, is pretty much worthless. Plain deodorant doesn't stop the wetness which feeds the bacteria that makes the stink. So an anti-perspirant, which is generally a deodorant by default, is better than a deodorant by itself. I've never seen an anti-perspirant for sale that didn't have some kind of perfume in it, even the "unscented" varieties. I think they meant that you should use anti-perspirant for its enhanced deodorant power than plain deodorant that merely slaps a little perfume over the wetness and bad odor.