PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deodorant composition containing a Mate extract which sustains a high deodorant effect even under weakly acidic conditions to overcome the problem that deodorant compositions using the Mate extract have an advantage of having high safety with no side effect since the Mate extract is obtained from natural materials, whereas the deodorant effect thereof is seriously deteriorated under weakly acidic conditions.SOLUTION: By using a Mate extract together with laccase, a high deodorant effect can be achieved even under weakly acidic conditions where the deodorant effect of the existing deodorant compositions comprising a Mate extract is deteriorated. The strong bitterness and astringency of Mate can be reduced by preparing the Mate extract with a two-stage extraction method.
