Actually most of it is i believe. Baking soda and water mixed together.
It explains the white residue it used to leave on my boits when i used all the scent stuff back when i was brainwashed by all the carbon activated nonsense.
My buddy was a k9 and a deer hunter at the jail for over 20 years and they would test fully activated scent lok suits with thier dogs.
They tested some military grade carbon suits also.
The friend was on escape/ search detail so the dog specialized in finding humans.
long story short. Dude would cover himself in scent lok or the military scent lok then also wear rubber boots.
then he would give them a 30 minute head start.
the escapee would go at least a mile through the woods.
the dog would find him or catch up every time.
He also tested certain times of the year
Basically the more humid it was the faster the dog caught or catch up with them.
Use what works for you if it works and brings you confidence so be it use it.
Scent lok i believe early on put on such a marketing push with certain tv/ or hunting program celebs that it really convinced people it was 100% dependable.
Does it work? Probably but im 100% convinced its not a sure thing.
I will say I am 100% convinced that you will never beat a deers nose totally.
unless you are upwind of it.
Even then you need to cosider thermals, swirling , or even puddling.
The idea behind scent control isn't so you can't be tracked by a dog trained to track you, it's to minimize your scent to a level that a deer is less likely to alarm from catching a little human odor. If someone can reduce their odor just a little, maybe when a deer catches the scent, the deer thinks the human is further away than it really is. If someone doesn't want to reduce their odor, so be it.