Deodorants are basically those fragrance products which are applied on the body to alter the body odor due to bacterial growth. Body also develops certain smells through sweat due to the excessive consumption of spices. Deodorants play a major role in removing the smell linked to the bacterial breakdown of perspiration in feets, armpits and other parts of the body.

The smell generated by human body is as ancient as the body itself. The ancient mankind had their own ways to control these smells. Like human beings, animals also hate the bad smells generated from their bodies. A bad body odor is considered bad manners even though you are highly civilized and wear costly outfit. In order to overcome these bad, people use many costly and branded perfumes and deodorants. However, deodorants cannot alone provide relief to this problem. There are numerous other reasons for the bad body odor like eating habits, blood problem and body structure.

People make use of both perfumes and deodorants. There is no straightforward answer to the question which is better Perfume or deodorant. As both these products have different applications. However, there is one similarity between both that they contain alcohols and are also used for the same purpose on the body and cloths. The name DEODARENT signifies that it is a special spray which aromatizes a place or person where it is sprayed. The intensity of the fragrant oils used in deodorants is very less; however it works excellently against the perspiration. A deodorant is just like antiperspirant. The deodorants are mainly developed aiming the armpit region as it is the worst smelling part of the body however, it can be used on other parts of the body also.

PERFUMES are also fragrances which contain high quantity of essential oils, water and alcohols. One major difference between Perfume and deodorant are that the deodorants are used on the body directly where as majority of the perfumes are sprayed on the clothes.

A deodorant usually contains 10 to 15% solution of fragrance oil and mild alcohol where as perfumes contain 15-25% fragrance oil in concentrated alcohol. Deodorant helps to stop underarm smelling and perfume provides complete aroma to your body.

Even though perfume and deodorant have separate usage, they go hand in hand. People often use them simultaneously. However, the usage of one cannot be substituted by the other. The mild deodorant goes well with an intense perfume. But one point to be borne in mind is that while using both, see to it that combination of both odors does not smell foul.

People who do not sweat a lot can go for deodorants without aluminum content. These types of deodorants are mild and help in providing light fragrance.