The body odour map
Identify your smell
Tap the one that fits. It points you to the routine that works.
Two smells at once? Pick the strongest first, then come back.
The everyday smell
Surface smells at the underarm, groin and the other apocrine sites: sharp, sour, cheesy, vinegary, yeasty or musky. Bacteria feeding on sweat. The most common kind, and the most manageable.
Your routine
Bio-Clear: Poly Acid Daily Wash Coming soon
Use it in place of your usual soap. It cleans the surface, clears the pores and follicles, and breaks up the build-up and biofilm where bacteria shelter. It keeps the skin at a slightly acidic pH.
BVIC or BVIC Endurance
For intense odours, including onion and garlic, choose BVIC Endurance. For everyday microbial odours, choose BVIC.
The stubborn smell
When a smell keeps returning, or a deodorant that used to work has stopped, it could be a biofilm shielding the bacteria from the antimicrobial you put on top. Microbes also shelter deep in the follicles, or dead skin and residue block the product. Whichever it is, the answer is the same: reset the skin first, then protect.
Your routine
Bio-Clear: Poly Acid Daily Wash Coming soon
Use it daily in place of your usual soap. It clears the surface, the pores and the follicles, and holds the skin at a slightly acidic pH, so the shield is slower to build back.
Bio-Reset: Poly Acid Resurfacing Wash Coming soon
Used once or twice a week in place of the daily wash. A deeper resurfacing that clears the biofilm, the follicular build-up and the dead skin, so everything you apply reaches the skin again.
It works on several odour pathways at once: it reduces the microbes, blocks the enzyme behind the sharp smell, and traps the odour before it reaches the air. Use it daily on any apocrine site.
The waxy, "older skin" smell
The waxy, greasy, faintly grassy note people call "older people smell" forms when the skin's own oils oxidise. Bacteria do not produce this smell, so it is beyond a deodorant's reach.
Your routine
Bio-Clear: Poly Acid Daily Wash Coming soon
It dissolves the oxidised oil film that a soapy wash leaves behind, and deactivates the smell compound at the same time.
BVI Barrier Cream Coming soon
Use it all over the body after a shower, like a moisturiser. It slows the oxidation of the skin's oils, the change that creates the smell. The mechanism is sound, though a deodorising effect on skin has not been proven.
Both slow the oxidation at the underarm, groin or folds. BVIC Endurance also captures the smell compound.
The persistent "from the inside" smell
Any odour that is metabolic in nature has to be managed through a two-pronged approach: diagnosis and internal care led by a doctor, and surface control through the Volatile Control System. Both are essential for successful odour control.
Your routine
See a doctor
They diagnose and manage the source inside. Whatever escapes through the skin can be managed by the Volatile Control System.
Bio-Clear: Poly Acid Daily Wash Coming soon
Used daily in place of soap, it keeps the skin acidic so the smell stays non-volatile as it surfaces.
Bio-Reset: Poly Acid Resurfacing Wash Coming soon
A stronger acidic wash once or twice a week, for a deeper reset of the skin's surface.
BVI Barrier Cream Coming soon
Acidifies the whole body and turns the smell into an odourless salt as it reaches the skin.
At the underarm, groin or folds, it traps the smell as it surfaces and holds it in a non-volatile form.