Shelf-life, heat, and UV abuse.

[Surreal]

Hello

For over a year and half, between several house moves, I abused my bottles of AE, WAGG, and SOE. At one

point they were in my car's center console for many months. For the most part they have been on workshop's

shelf.

I've read, a very much long time ago, that WAGG, when exposed to heat and UV, it will break down and

become mostly -none.

I've used the AE once with my GF... she loved it... but I had the same effect w/Axe, just

not as pronounced.

The point is.... are my -mones !@#$ed?

The AE and SOE still smell great as the day I first

got them... the WAGG has the WAGG smell but there is a strong heavy sharp smell in there... possibly -none. I bought

the -none free bottle. (so I thinks)

I know the obvious is that I must experiment with this... but I was hoping

there is a link to a scientific study or personal experience to the decay of strength in -mones over time and/or

improper storage.

Thanks

BTW, my APC has been sitting on a shelf for almost 3 years. I will never use it, but

I would like to give it to a friend.

[belgareth]

Unless they reached temperatres

close to boiling they are fine. Conversions are the result of bacteria wich cannot survive in the carrier and high

temperatures are used to produce the pheromones.

[CptKipling]

Sunlight can damage compounds

via ionisation (hence why you shouldn't leave colognes in direct sunlight). But the only real way to find out if

your products are damaged is to test them.

[Surreal]

Today I used 3 drops AE and

about 1 drop of the WAGG, a bit much I know.

I had a normal day, hangin' with friends and droping by an old

place of work. The -mones worked for sure.

At my old place of work I was welcomed with much more enthusiasm than

normal. While hangin' with friends they where a bit more aggressive than normal and talking about sex came up much

during the day of conversation.

I am happy to see I have success with abused products. But, the scent of the AE

seems not to last as long as I remember it did. About an hour after application I have difficulty smelling the musk

of the AE.

[gaf]

If it's any consolation I notice

that AE tends to smell strong for about an hour or two then fades away quickly.
I'm very sensitive to colognes

and other EO's and if it's there I can usually smell it...