Terry,
One of the dynamics of
Alpha-7 of which I'm relatively certain
is that the oil base is not in fact a TRUE oil at all, but rather a Glycol.
Here's why I reckon that:
I took a
large lid from a pill vial and put a drop of A-7 in the middle of it. I dribbled about a milliliter of water on one
side, and then just tilted it so the water would run over the A-7. The stuff dissolved quite readily after two or
three tilts and left no sign of separating or layering in the resultant mixture.
So unlike PI, which is the only
true oil based phero product that I know of (last time I checked anyway), A-7 (like SOE, AE and numerous other
viscous pheros) is more than likely di-Propylene Glycol, or perhaps even a nice vegetable glycerine based recipe.
Whatever it is, it would be nice for the constituents to be listed on the label.
I reversed the math on your
"phero content per drop" calculations and concluded that you were basing them on a 25 drops/mL estimate. I think
that might be a little low. The dPG based stuff tends to run to a higher number of drops/mL. So I punched in a 30
drop to the milliliter estimate, and came up with a number more like .02mg/drop of A-None for A-7 which even my nose
tells me is probably a bit closer to the reality.
So with this 30 drop/mL estimate the A-Rone content of a drop
would probably be more like .0033mg/drop. (You can move those decimal points around if you like if you prefer
thinking in mcg's, but I've always been more comfortable using mg's here.)
BUT.....the bottom line is that
however deeply into the mathematical minutia we delve, with the multiple variables involved in these numerous
delivery systems we employ (eyedroppers, reducer caps, roll-ons, etc.), myriad OTHER variables come into play in
just the simple formation of the otherwise humble "DROP". There's the temperature of the solution, the amount of
product vs. air that's in the bottle, the altitude, distance from the equator, barometric pressure, phase of the
moon, cosmic/kharmic/physical vibrations, etc., ALL of which may effect the size of a drop, volume of a dab, or the
mL per inch of roll-on at any given time.
But a good cook knows that there are situations where a precisely
packed cup of brown sugar, or a surgically levelled teaspoon of baking soda are called for, while also being able to
be perfectly confident adding "a dash of this" or "a pinch of that", relying on his training and INSTINCTS to make
the recipe a success.
So with SOE for instance, the best dosing guidelines that an individual user MAY need
could be: "Ten inches is good; twelve inches is better; sixteen is too much."...
....and you just let the moon go
about its business.
I see you use 1 drop of A-7. Me too. I think it's a good dose for us old geezers.
Younger guys may want to go with a trimmed dab, i. e. something a bit LESS than a drop.
Oscar
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