Abstract

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the chemistry of body odor and how we combat it To download a pdf of this article, visit cenm.ag/bodyodor. References used to create this graphic: James, A. Gordon, Corrine J. Austin, Diana S. Cox, David Taylor, and Ralph Calvert. “Microbiological and Biochemical Origins of Human Axillary Odour.” (March 2013). DOI: Rastogi, S. C., J.-P. Lepoittevin, J. D. Johansen, P. J. Frosch, T. Menne, M. Bruze, B. Dreier, K. E. Andersen, and I. R. White. “Fragrances and Other Materials in Deodorants: Search for Potentially Sensitizing Molecules Using Combined GC‐MS and Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) Analysis.” (Dec. 1998). DOI: Troccaz, Myriam, Nadia Gaïa, Sabine Beccucci, Jacques Schrenzel, Isabelle Cayeux, Christian Starkenmann, and Vladimir Lazarevic. “Mapping Axillary Microbiota Responsible for Body Odours Using a Culture-Independent Approach.” (Jan. 24, 2015). DOI: A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound

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