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[monesrule]

farnesol, squalene, sterols, wax esters, acyl glycerols -- i read in an article on aphrodesiacs that the above components found in human sweat are used by perfumerys.

ANyone know what they are?

[fizzymcgee]

squalene is the direct precursor to cholesterol, farnesol is probably some complex organic alcohol (i\'m not really sure what exactly), the last three are general classes of organic molecules. No one is going to say \"yeah i just tried this new acyl glycerol and got great results!\" so i\'m not sure there is much relevent to say about these things.

[CJ01]

I have some squalane from skinbio it´s great for the skin. The one I have is made from olive oil. Man it does make your skin feel great [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[nonscents]

Remember you asked for it.
source: http://www.naturalinvestor.com/nutritionsciencenews/nsn_backs/Nov_99/skincare_s1.cfm

quote: What is Sebum?

Sebum is a fatty substance secreted from the sebaceous glands. Most of these glands open into hair follicles.

Constituent % by weight
Glycerides* and free fatty acids 57.5
Wax esters 26.0
Squalene** 12.0
Cholesteryl estersÝ 3.0
Cholesterol 1.5

* Include triglycerides—the most common form of fat comprised of three fatty acids linked to a glycerol molecule; as well as mono- and diglycerides with one and two fatty acids linked to the glycerol, respectively.

** An oily biochemical that helps synthesize cholesterol and steroids.



source: http://www.entjournal.com/html/article_11_0208.html
quote: The term cerumen is generally considered to be synonymous with earwax, but technically it is not. Cerumen refers only to the secretory product of the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal, and it is just one component of earwax. Other components include large sheets of desquamated keratin squames (the dead, flattened cells on the outer layer of the skin), sweat, sebum, and various foreign substances.

So, if you are looking for a good aphrodisiac, you need look no further than good old sebum. The best source of sebum is earwax. For information on how to extract sebum\'s attractant properties from earwax please see other threads on earwax, sweat, and smegma.

[monesrule]

well, that is something you could test

[Elana]

squalane is a very pure olive oil.

[monesrule]

is that the stuff you were talking about that you use from skinbio.com?

[Elana]

You can get it anywhere. It is either made from Olive oil or Shark liver

[fizzymcgee]

hmmmm....olive oil, or earwax? Well on the one hand olive oil is tastier (to most), whereas the earwax i can get for free.

I just looked around a bit on the internet and found that olive oil actually contains more squalene than squalane. So perhaps squalane is the one better suited for, umm...external use. On the other hand squalane is the saturated version of squalene, so i would imagine squalene is the more healthy part of olive oil.

I also looked up farnesol and i think, based on the sites i came across, that it\'s main use is its floral scent.

http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/f/farnesol.php