Bath medicine composition and its use in inhibiting the generation of body odor

A method for the application of a bath medicine composition, which comprises dissolving or dispersing a bath medicine composition comprising at least one germicide (A) selected from the group consisting of phenolic germicides, cationic germicides and trichlorocarbanilide and a carbon dioxide generating component (B) in cool or warm water all at once or in portions, sufficient to give a final concentration of the germicide (A) within the range of from 0.1 to 100 ppm by weight, wherein component B comprises a carbonate and an acid.

A method of inhibiting the generation of body odor which comprises adding at least one germicide (A) selected from the group consisting of phenolic germicides, cationic germicides and trichlorocarbanilide and a carbon dioxide generating component (B) either simultaneously or successively to cool or warm water to give a final concentration of the germicide (A) within the range of from 0.1 to 100 ppm by weight, dissolving or dispersing the germicide (A) and the carbon dioxide generating component (B) in the cool or warm water to give an aqueous solution or dispersion of the germicide (A) and the carbon dioxide generating component (B), and immersing all or part of a subject in need thereof in the aqueous solution or dispersion for 3 to 30 minutes, wherein component B comprises a carbonate and an acid.