It has been known empirically that the odor evolved from human hair and scalp is different from the odor from body or foot.
We tried to identified the volatile compounds evolved from human hair and scalp using headspace sampling method and extraction by acetone.
By the headspace method, over eighty of compounds were detected and almost thirty subsequently identified. The latter belong to various chemical classes such as alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, aldehydes, and acids. we tried to reconstitute of the odor according to the result of analysis and using the sense of perfumers.
Moreover, the changing of volatile compounds and increasing of scalp resident bacteriars during three days were investigated.
