Odor Control

Body odor is not a single problem but a family of biochemical pathways: thiol-bearing volatiles from underarm bacteria (Staphylococcus hominis, Corynebacterium), short-chain fatty acid oxidation (foot odor), steroid hormone byproducts, sebum lipase activity, urease-driven ammonia. Each pathway needs a different intervention — antimicrobial action, pH buffering, enzyme inhibition, or volatile neutralization.

The Odor Control module scores your formula against each pathway independently and returns a 0-100 score per mechanism plus a combined API (Antimicrobial Protection Index). It also runs the ISO 11930 pre-screen against the eight reference pathogens so you can see how your odor-control formula doubles as a preservative system.

Output includes per-organism log-reduction estimates with 'top contributors' — the exact ingredients from your formula driving the score, with their MIC values. This is especially valuable when developing natural / aluminum-free / alcohol-free deodorants where the antimicrobial margin is thinner and you need to know exactly which botanical or peptide is carrying the load.