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{{Short description|Substance applied to the body to prevent or mask body odour}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
A '''deodorant''' is a substance applied to the body to prevent or mask [[body odor]]
In the [[United States]], the [[Food and Drug Administration]] classifies and regulates most deodorants as [[cosmetics]], but classifies antiperspirants as [[over-the-counter drug]]s.<ref name="fda-cosmetics"/>
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The first commercial deodorant, [[Mum (deodorant)|Mum]], was introduced and patented in the late nineteenth century by an [[inventor]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Edna Murphey]].<ref name="Joey Green"/> The product was briefly withdrawn from the market in the US.<ref name="Joey Green"/> The modern formulation of the antiperspirant was [[patent]]ed by [[Jules Montenier]] on January 28, 1941.<ref name="Jules Montenier"/> This formulation was first found in "Stopette" deodorant spray, which ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine called "the best-selling deodorant of the early 1950s".<ref name="Time"/>
Use of deodorant with aluminium compounds has been suspected of being linked to breast cancer, but research has not proven any such link.<ref name=sbm/><ref name=namer/>
== Overview ==
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