Pheromone Ingredient: Androstenone
It's important to understand what you are going to be receiving when you purchase a human pheromones cologne or perfume to know how it will affect a member of the opposite sex. Depending on the day, you may wish to select different scents to get different reactions. Here, I take a look at Androstenone.
What is Androstenone?
Androstenone (Abbreviation "none", prounounced "NOAN") is the traditional and original pheromone. It is generally only useful for men, as the percentage of men that are able to smell it is much lower than that of women. Moreover, some people do not enjoy the smell at all. It may have a reek of urine or remind one of a light forest aftershave, and this is entirely dependent on a person's genetics. While androstenone has not proven itself in any peer-reviewed studies (see Wikipedia), I personally have seen some strange results while using it, skepticism aside.
Many human pheromone colognes make heavy use of androstenone, as it was one of the first shown to enhance attraction. Here are some androstenone pheromone containing products offered at Love-Scent, one of my sponsors:
- Primal Instinct
- Alpha 7
- Alter-Ego (mix)
- Chikara (mix)
Androstenone Responses
A very select and small number of women are highly responsive to androstenone. That is, these women may find themselves completely unable to control their sexual desire to a man if they smell it on him. However, it can very easily be overapplied, and great caution should be taken to avoid such a situation. If too much androstenone is used, women and men alike become extremely annoyed and in my experience, feel very intimidated. In this fashion, the situation becomes similar to cornering an animal. They make verbally or even physically strike back at you if you are not careful. In addition to the social problems that can take place, if you use a lot, you smell like urine, and it isn't fun. I'm naturally a little more of an egomaniac (sadly), so I only rarely use it in special concert situations, etc.
However, if you are a more shy person that seems to blend into the bunch, androstenone cologne can be very effective. Always try a tiny amount first to experiment. I would recommend the use of other pheromones before working your way up to this stuff, especially because many men can't smell androstenone at all and you risk the danger of overdosing.
For those of you seeking an advantage in corporate environments, don't use this pheromone. It has adverse effects on other men and can easily bring up jealousy and rivalry between you and your male (and sometimes female) co-workers. Also, women should definitely avoid androstenone unless you are lesbian and seeking to attract a very "feminine" type of girl.
Look for more ingredient descriptions soon, including some you've never even heard of that are only recently making their way to the market.
05.19.2008. 15:50
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