Zinc ricinoleate

Zinc ricinoleate is the zinc salt of ricinoleic acid, a major fatty acid found in castor oil. It is used in many deodorants as an odor-adsorbing agent. The mechanism of this activity is unclear.[1]

  1. ^ Kuhn, H.; F. Müller, J. Peggau, R. Zekorn (April 18, 2000). "Mechanism of the odor-adsorption effect of zinc ricinoleate. A molecular dynamics computer simulation". Journal of Surfactants and Detergents (Springer Berlin/Heidelberg) 3: 335–343. doi:10.1007/s11743-000-0137-9. ISSN 1097-3958. http://www.springerlink.com/content/q17655204020tw43/.