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A deodorant is an agent which removes, corrects or prevents undesirable odors. Deodorants prevent, neutralize or mask the objectionable odors resulting from the degradation of the components of perspiration due to chemical and microbial attack into, e.g., foul-smelling fatty acids. Antiperspirants, on the other hand, combat axillary odors by inhibiting perspiration through the action of astringent salts such as aluminum and zirconium salts. While an antiperspirant may be considered to be a type of deodorant since it prevents odor by eliminating perspiration, the term "deodorant" as used in the subject application is not intended to encompass agents such as antiperspirants which inhibit perspiration by use of astringent salts (that is, the present invention does not encompass antiperspirant compositions including astringent salts). Thus, the present invention is concerned with compositions that have only a deodorant effect, that is, they do not check the flow of perspiration to any appreciable extent.