0 a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide unpleasant smells --
1 a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, esp. those of the body: --
It is therefore concluded that being able to use 'deodorant' during radiotherapy does not make any significant difference to psychological well-being.
The great advantage for law enforcement is that, however hard we scrub or cover ourselves in deodorant, we cannot entirely obscure our 'sniff signature'.
Patients were also asked to complete a questionnaire relating to feelings and activities and to comment on the deodorant if they had used it.
When analysing, the patients were divided into two groups: those who used deodorant and those who did not.
No other skin products were permitted such as deodorants or emollients; however, washing with gentle soap and water was permitted.
Table 6 also illustrates the reaction of the patients to the non-metallic deodorant.
The most common usage pattern was once daily and the preferred type of deodorant was a spray.
The second group received the leaflet and verbal instructions but no deodorant.