Hydagen® grades have products for applications that include active substances for non-microbicidal deodorant and thickeners for surfactant-based rinse-off formulations. As a deodorant active in antiperspirants and deodorants, the action principle is based on pH value-dependent reversible inhibition of the enzymatical degradation of sweet ingredients, epidermal residues, and skin surface fat so that bad-smelling degradation products cannot develop.