deodorant

i went in a bathroom yesterday that reeked of perfumey deodorizer - and i had an epiphany.

what exactly is a "deodorant"?
looking at the word, shouldn't a de-odor-ant be something that DE-odorizes something?

well, the smell of the stuff in the bathroom definitely wasn't de-odorizing.  it was re-odorizing.

so, maybe the "deodorant" (like what we use on our armpits) should REALLY be called "reodorant."
this is why:
it takes our natural sweat,
stops it from coming out (the aluminum oxide antiperspirant technically makes it an un-odorant),
and then provides our armpits with a new smell that activates with our body heat (the re-odorant).

just saying.