What secretion do we intend to inhibit with the application of antiperspirants to the axillae (armpits)? Why apply a deodorant to the axillae?
What will be an ideal response?
Although sweat released from apocrine sweat glands is odorless, after being secreted it is metabolized by bacteria in the skin, which produces a characteristic odor. Antiperspirants suppress these secretions while deodorants block the odor-causing bacteria.
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