On 14 September 2026, エステー announced that it had identified fragrance-free and lightly fragranced deodorising ingredients that suppress responses from receptors that detect unpleasant odours, in a joint study with researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
A research group from エステー and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology jointly identified ingredients that suppress responses from receptors that detect unpleasant odours. The ingredients are fragrance-free or lightly fragranced deodorising agents, and the findings were announced on 14 September 2026.
As the full article is behind a paywall, details in the main text could not be confirmed, but the announcement suggests new insights into deodorising technology.