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This section aims to make the first few steps to understanding pheromone use that bit easier. Below are some of the questions that you might want answered, some of them are actually taken directly from the forum. If there is anything that you feel has been misses out please let me know, I’ll gladly include any other questions as well.

Do pheromones have a range?

How long does it take pheromones to affect an individual in my presence?

Will wearing mones cause the mones you produce to decrease?

Build-up. What is it, is it my problem, how can I cure/prevent it?

I’ve just bought my product, what now?

Have you guys tried/what’s your opinion of [insert product name here]?

What is the “phero buzz” when you smell your pheros that I hear about?

I’m a gay male, what should I use?

I’m a gay female, what should I use?

As a man, is there anything I can do to attract lesbians?

Will pheromones work for Asians?

What do the different pheromones do?

SOE contains no androstenone, so why would it work out to attract females anyway?

Do pheromones really work a long time after I initiate the touch and conversation?

How much should I use? Should I just dump lots on me?

Does it work on the people that we meet for the first time without knowing each other before?

What about people I know already, will pheromones work on them as well?

Should I apply to my skin or my clothes?

Can I use pheromone products with my own Essential Oils?

What about pheromone releasing pills, are they worth a shot?

Is there any difference between scented and unscented versions apart from the scent?

Where can I find more information on my product?

What is the best pheromone or pheromone product for my situation?

Do unscented pheromone products actually have no scent?

How long will the pheromones last on my skin?

Does anything happen to pheromones when they are on my skin? Do bacteria change them into anything else?

Transdermal issues? Absorption? Effects? Mood? Steroid similarity?

Can copulins be worn by men to attract women?

What are the best application points?

OD – what is it?

How do these pheromones work with my naturally produced pheromones?

Should I be mixing my products to get better effects?

How do I use the Newbie Kit (TE, SPMO)?

How does a person know that you are the one wearing the pheromones?

Why can’t I smell the typical pheromone smell in one product when I can in another?

Q: Do pheromones have a range?
A: Yes, but only in the same way a cologne has a range. It depends greatly on whether you are indoors, in a hot place, etc., but generally 5′-10′ is a good outer limit estimate. However, the closer you are to your target, the better.
Q: How long does it take pheromones to affect an individual in my presence?
A: The scientific evidence in this area can be misleading. For the record, this states that the actual pheromone-hormone-mood axis takes about 10-15 minutes to work, but a conditioned response can be instantaneous. All you need to know is that the longer you stay around a person, the more likely it is that your pheromones will affect them, but strong reactions can happen very fast.

Q: Will wearing mones cause the mones you produce to decrease?
A: There is no feedback process that controls the amount of pheromones present on your skin (i.e. when there is lots on your skin, your body doesn’t stop producing). However, it has been suggested that detection of sex pheromones causes an individual to react by secreting more of their own sex pheros as a response, for example, to an individual you want to attract. There is also a possibility that the increase in sex hormones in the blood (induced by pheromone exposure) will result in a spike in pheromone production (these two may be one and the same).

Q: Build-up. What is it, is it my problem, how can I cure/prevent it?
A: Build-up is when your skin absorbs so much pheromone content from your applications over a period of time that it starts to adversely affect your reactions.
Buildup could be happening if:

• You initially had good, consistent reactions but after a period of use you noticed a significant drop off in reactions.
• After a couple of days of heavy application with minimal results, you see better reactions in the next couple of days when you don’t apply.
• You primarily use -none products and find day to day reactions to be very inconsistent.
• You don’t wash application points well at the end of the day.

To combat possible buildup:

• Scrub application points after a days application (don’t go crazy, perhaps use one of those exfoliating scrubber/sponge things).
• Take breaks from applying high doses of pheros, so you are making sure you don’ apply heavily everyday.
• Stop using high doses everyday, and possibly limit “proper” doses to special occasions.
• Use Perception, although this limits you to a single product.

Q: I’ve just bought my product, what now?
A: First of all, read up. Do a search on the forum and look at the Product Guide here on the PheroLibrary, you can find lot’s of very useful information just doing that (dosage, combo suggestions, etc.). Next, if it’s a scented product, you should consider testing out the scent by applying a small amount to your wrist and smell it every 10 minutes or so. If it’s unscented, doing the same thing can be useful for two reasons:a) You will know if you can smell pheromones (very important if you don’t want to be a walking stink bomb without knowing it)b) You will be able to test if your cologne can cover the pheromone smell well.
After that, you should start thinking about testing. If you have done your research, you should have some idea about doses. The key with experimenting with a product is to be thorough and persistent, and to test in a variety of situations. Certainly don’t just apply some and sit back and wait for a bite. 9/10 hits don’t happen this way, so as a newbie just trying out his product your chances will be very slim. Try walking around, make eye contact, smile, and talk to people to see if you notice anything different. Don’t become disheartened if you don’t see anything, the explanation could be as simple as you missing a signal of interest.
Q: Have you guys tried/what’s your opinion of [insert product name here]?
A: You are not likely to get many responses for this question (unless it’s a product not from Love Scent Pheromone Store, in which case you can give the name but not the web address). You are better off doing a search, the forum is a huge database of information and ALL of the products will have been discussed in the past. Q: What is the “phero buzz” when you smell your pheros that I hear about?
A: It is most likely the result of your body reacting to the abnormally large amounts of pheromones it is being exposed to when you sniff your pheromone product bottle. It doesn’t happen to everyone, or even all the time, but when it does happen it’s almost like a spaced out feeling or an elevation of mood.
Q: I’m a gay male, what should I use?
A: You should wear products that accentuate your manliness, friendliness and approachability. So in other words, you should use the same products that guys use to attract women.
Q: I’m a gay female, what should I use?
A: The same products women use to enhance their attractiveness to men.
Q: As a man, is there anything I can do to attract lesbians?
A: By definition, lesbians like other women. You might have more luck attracting bisexual women by wearing copulins, but that is uncharted territory.
Q: Will pheromones work for Asians?
A: There is no difference between the pheromones of an Asian person from anyone else, except perhaps in the natural levels of some of them (i.e. -none). There may also be a difference between the amount of pheromones produced with Asian people. There are many threads packed with information regarding this issue back on the forum, do a search to find out more.
Q: What do the different pheromones do?
A: We know of only a few pheromones, some of which we know are used in products and over the years we come to understand some of their effects from a combination of anecdotal evidence and research papers. Here is a brief outline of the most common ones:

• Androstenone (aka -none, Anone): Signals dominance and aggression, quite competitive. -none is often associated with a sexual response, but by no means exclusively.
• Androstenol (aka -nol, Anol): Signals youth, and sociability, often induces lots of talking, friendliness and comfort. As it often seems to cause conversation, it can be a good ice breaker.
• Androsterone (aka -rone, Arone): Signals masculinity. It also creates an impression of reliability and protection (i.e. “this is the alpha male who can look after me”).

Q: SOE contains no androstenone, so why would it work out to attract females anyway?
A: SOE contains -nol and -rone. -nol is a unisex pheromone that signals youth and induces chattiness. This means SOE can often be useful for breaking the ice and getting conversations going. The addition of -rone establishes you as masculine which is very attractive to women. People have reported that SOE is good for breaking down personal space barriers and encouraging touching.
Q: Do pheromones really work a long time after I initiate the touch and conversation?
A: Yes. If you make an impression on someone, all of your contact/communication will be slightly enhanced (why they call it an ‘edge’) depending on person/situation. It’s like making a really good first impression. She’ll be more likely to remember you and more likely to talk to you if you run into each other again.
Q: How much should I use? Should I just dump lots on me?
A: Absolutely not! Pheromones are not more effective the more you wear, if nothing else you will be wasting money. You may even notice that you get less reactions if you wear more, because you could be intimidating the women you are trying to attract. Try starting out with small amounts and working up. Look at the Product Guide for ideas for individual products.
Q: Does it work on the people that we meet for the first time without knowing each other before?
A: Yes, this is the time to use pheromones to create a very good first impression.
Q: What about people I know already, will pheromones work on them as well?
A: Yes. For example, many people report female friends getting touchy all of a sudden. It should also be noted that people in marriages and long term relationships have reported an increase in intimacy, interest and sexual activity from their partners.
Q: Should I apply to my skin or my clothes?
A: The general consensus is that applying to skin is better, simply because that is the way nature intended it. It increases dispersal because of the body heat, and some feel that the products harmonize with the skin somewhat. Clothing applications can be more convenient, can last longer and can help avoid buildup, but pheromones have a tendency of staying on clothing even after washing. A common answer to this on the forum is that clothing applications are all well and good, but what about when it’s time for the clothes to come off? 😉
Q: Can I use pheromone products with my own Essential Oils?
A: Absolutely, certain EO’s can even enhance the effects of pheromones (e.g. Sandalwood for men). DrSmellThis’ product Pheros is based on this idea, and he would know.
Q: What about pheromone releasing pills, are they worth a shot?
A: In short, no. The effects are not as strong or noticeable as with regular pheromone products, but the basic concept is good, even if the actual pill based products currently available are over priced and rubbish. Check out the “Raise your natural pheromone levels” section for more information.
Q: Is there any difference between scented and unscented versions apart from the scent?
A: No.
Q: Where can I find more information on my product?
A: A good place to start is here at the pherolibrary, especially the Product Guide, or by doing a search on the Love-Scent forum. After that, you could try testing out your product to find how it works for you.
Q: What is the best pheromone or pheromone product for my situation?
A: Everybody has different body chemistry so no one product works the same for any two people. Your best bet is to read the pheromone reference library and do some reading on the forum before trying anything. Armed with this information, you will have general ideas about what does what in what situation.
Q: Do unscented pheromone products actually have no scent?
A: No. Most pheromones have a musky smell which ranges from pleasant to stinky. -none is one of the worse smelling pheros, while -nol is more tolerable. Incidentally, it is reported that 1/4 of men can not smell -none, so if you are one of these men, be careful about how much you are applying, you may stink and not know it!
Q: How long will the pheromones last on my skin?
A: The short answer is about 8 hours. The long answer is, as usual, somewhat more complicated (see “Does anything happen to pheromones when they are on my skin?”). You may find that the optimum wearing time is much less than 8 hours.
In general, most products will be WORKING for a maximum of 6-8 hours, but:

• some pheromones will be absorbed into your skin and stay there for longer (buildup)
• smaller than effective amounts of pheromones will be present on your skin after 8 hours
• bacterial action will cause some of the pheromones to be changed into other compounds

The optimum working time for the products will be around 4 hours.
Q: Does anything happen to pheromones when they are on my skin? Do bacteria change them into anything else?
A: Yes, but you don’t necessarily have to do anything about it. One thing that happens is that some pheromones get absorbed into you skin, which may or may not be a bad thing (see “Build-up. What is it, is it my problem, how can I cure/prevent it” in this FAQ). Another thing that happens is that bacteria begin to metabolize the pheromones. This means that they will change some of the pheromones on your skin into to something else, i.e. performing a bacterial conversion. Conversions are one of the main reasons for pheromones lasting only a limited time on your skin, and they can also lead to certain applications turning quite stinky. -nol is considered to be most at risk from being converted. Bacterial conversions are actually what makes sweat smell, so you can imagine what applying a product with lots of -nol in a bacteria rich environment must smell like.
The answer is quite simple; if you want to prevent conversions (you might not want to all of the time, but that’s a separate issue) don’t apply pheromones to areas rich in bacteria. These areas are usually the hairier areas, which is where your body naturally releases pheromonal compounds. Don’t let this completely put you off putting pheromones in your pits or crotch area, you just have to be a bit more careful.
Q: Transdermal issues? Absorption? Effects? Mood? Steroid similarity?
A: When you apply a product, a certain amount will be absorbed into the skin. This is because of the carriers used in most of the products. This will reduce the amount of pheromones available on your skin to actually produce hits, and may lead to buildup. However, the amount absorbed isn’t huge and so will not have a big impact on your results, and there are ways of combating buildup. Despite the fact that these compounds are similar to some steroids (androsterone is the only one that is a male sex steroid and has any known direct affect on the body, albeit a small one), there is nothing to worry about because the quantities that could conceivably be transdermally absorbed are so low (consider a person wearing 1mg total a week, and perhaps 10% of that being absorbed), this will obviously have little effect on the body when compared to other androgens which are taken at 25mg per day and upwards.
However, pheromones can affect the balance of hormones in our body through pheromonal pathways (i.e. the nose), but this is a natural affect of exposure to pheromones. Cops is reputed to raise T levels by 150%, and -nol caused a LH spike which in turn causes an increase in testosterone, but these are only temporary, lasting perhaps an hour.
Q: Can copulins be worn by men to attract women?
A: To be honest, we don’t know, and don’t believe anyone who claims otherwise. There are several theories and good threads on the forum (don’t forget the older threads), so take a look there (www.love-scent.com/forum/search.php). Maybe you can try it out for yourself and let us know what you find.
Q: What are the best application points?
A: Generally, anywhere that creates a good rate of dispersal is considered good. These also happen to be where you would normally apply cologne. Your neck and wrists are good, and you should also think about places where your target’s nose might end up, if you see what I mean. For ideas for application points for individual products take a look at the Product Guide
Q: OD – what is it?
A: An OD is when you apply to much of a pheromone or pheromone product. If you stay within the limits described in the product guide you should be ok, but remember to start experimenting with low doses first. However, large doses of pheromones can have a good affect, but you have to be aware that negative reactions will increase as you wear more pheromones.
Some negative reactions include:

• People avoiding you
• People being aggressive with you
• People being intimidated by you. This can make women too scared to flirt with you, not a good thing!

Q: How do these pheromones work with my naturally produced pheromones?
A: Your natural pheromones exist at levels many times lower than the quantities you will regularly be applying with yourproducts. However, if your natural pheromone output is very high (like when you are young), you may find it easier to OD. Q: Should I be mixing my products to get better effects?
A: Not initially. Try using every product on it’s own first; it’s much easier to create a mix if you know what you are mixing, and the best way to gain knowledge is to learn what reactions a product gives in particular situations.
Q: How do I use the Newbie Kit (TE, SPMO)?
A: Click here
Q: How does a person know that you are the one wearing the pheromones?
A: This is the same as asking “how does everyone know it’s me wearing the great cologne”. Hopefully this will shed some light (e.g. the concentration will increase as a person gets closer to the source), but there is an extra twist that is an advantage pheromones have over regular smells – as long as you know how to take advantage of it. Because pheromones are associated with various things, alphaness and approachability are two examples, acting the part the pheromones you are wearing portray you as is very important. If you don’t, you might find that the guy near you acting like an alpha male will get all of the hits.
Q: Why can’t I smell the typical pheromone smell in one product when I can in another?A: Not all pheromones smell the same. Androstenone is typically the one associated with the urinous/BO smell. So, because not all products contain androstenone, or even the same concentration of androstenone, different products will have different “pheromone smells”. Also, androstenone does not smell the same from all manufacturers – Stone Labs’ androstenone is the most “clean” smelling, something to do with the amount of impurities. However, this doesn’t mean that certain manufacturers make better androstenone.
The fragrance of a product will also help to cover up the pheromone smell.

If you came to the Pheromone Information Library you are probably trying to find out how applying pheromones can increase you sex appeal or social interactions in Read More

If you haven’t already, please take the time to read the Introduction to Pheromones page.

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In your newbie pack you should have the following:

TE can be used by itself or mixed with other scents. Try 2 dabs of TE covered with whatever cologne or other fragrance (e.g. essential oils) you normally use. If you ordered the sandalwood scented edge, you may still need to apply some fragrance over it because the scent fades, which might cause the stink to come through. If your initial dosage got you no reactions after a few days of testing (make sure you gave it a fare chance though), try increasing your dosage – but don’t go too far above 6 dabs.

The musk oil is really designed to be used on its own or mixed with unscented pheromone products. To try it on its own, apply a drop of the musk oil to usual EO or cologne application points and see how that works for a few days. If you haven’t seen any reactions, again, try applying a little more but be careful of over dosing on the scent.

If you want to apply both of them at the same time, try 2 dabs of TE to your neck and cover that with 1 drop of the musk oil split between both dabs.

If the kit comes with a few gel packs (most likely SOE gels), you can use them on their own or with the other two products. Consider starting your applications at 1/4 of a pack and moving up as you see fit. You can reseal your gel packs by folding over the end a few times, but don’t keep them like this for extended periods of time as they can go rancid.

The original instructions on the newbie kit were to create a mix of 1 part SPMO to 1 part TE in the atomizer provided, and then to try a full spray. Increase this to two sprays if necessary.

Be sure to post any experiences or questions on the Love Scent Forum.

I hope you enjoy your purchase.

June, 2004
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Letter from the Prez:

Dear Readers,

Hope this newsletter finds you well. As most of you know by now, we have an all new high-tech shopping cart and forum to match. If you haven’t been there yet, please proceed to love-scent.com without delay. To order, you will have to register as a customer. After that everything should be much easier than before. You will get an email with login information and a discount coupon good for 10% off your first order, but I’ll give you another one now worth 20% off! The discount coupon code is “pheronews”. Just put that into the right box when prompted to during checkout. The “pheronews” discount is ONLY GOOD THRU MONDAY. The welcome-coupon is good for a year.

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As always, don’t forget to smile!
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IN THIS ISSUE OF Pheromone News:

*pheromone Q and A
*Odor Sensitivity and Romance by Bruce Boyd
*This month’s “Free pheromones” Survey/Contest
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*User Corner – Reader pheromone Stories
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Q and A:

Q: When I first started using pheromones, I got fantastic results, but as time went on, they didn’t seem to work as well. What is up with that?

A: It could be a problem of pheromone build-up. Experience has shown me that when body heat and bacteria have a chance to work on pheros, they seem to morph into other things, which often don’t smell very good. Hygiene is sometimes more important for the phero-cologne user than for others. Just like taking a shower to remove natural pheromones after they become a bit too “ripe”, I generally look forward to washing off the store-bought pheros too. In particular I have noticed that if you put a spray of a concentrated (unscented) pheromone on each armpit first thing in the morning, you will really need a shower by the end of the day; more so than you would otherwise. I feel great all day, but by the time I get home in the evening, I want a hot shower. Others may not have that experience, but I do.

There are probably hundreds of thousands of human pheromones in nature; some smell good and attract others, some smell bad and repel them. Some have no noticeable smell but still seem to work there magic on the human psyche.

In addition to giving your pheros both natural and synthetic a good scrub at the end of the day, I also recommend taking a break from pheromone products for at least a day every week. This should help discourage any distractive pheromone build-up.

Bruce

Q: I ordered the New pheromone Additive on my initial order and didn’t get any response what so ever. Is there another/better pheromone you can suggest I can try? One that you’ve tried that attracted lots on women?

A: The NPA you have is top of the line, but some younger guys say it is too strong, and since there is no added fragrance, you can over do it sometimes. Scent of Eros might be a good alternative, and you wouldn’t be in danger of OD-ing on that stuff since it has a fragrance of its own.

It is important to try the mixtures a good number of times before you give up on them though. Especially with products like NPA, you are working with the receptivity cycles of the women you are trying to attract. Research has shown that some women may even be repulsed depending on the part of their monthly cycle they are in. Also, married and otherwise attached women may find male pheromones an invasion in their space. It is always a crap-shoot with romance and you have to play the odds. pheromones do not make women go insane. That is a bunch of marketing hooey propagated by unscrupulous pheromone companies that probably don’t even bother to put enough pheros in their products to get an effect anyway. Good products like NPA will clearly give you some extra “chemistry” with women who are receptive to pheromones. It can take a good couple of weeks of steady experimentation to get a handle on how it is working for you.

Bruce

Check the pheromone Forum at:
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for lots of good advice from pheromone users in the trenches.

Bruce Boyd
Pheromone News
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Legal Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and therefore none of the information contained in this newsletter should be construed as medical advice. It is only my personal opinion based on research papers and books I have read on pheromones, my own personal experiences and those of others who have written to me.
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Feature Article:
Odor Sensitivity and Romance
By Bruce Boyd
(with special thanks to James Kohl and his invaluable book, The Scent of Eros)

When I started writing this article, I thought I had a pretty clear idea on the subject, but I am still in shock from what I found. Probably anyone reading this article is aware of and concerned about the effects on their love-life of the scent they give off, but what about the effects of your own ability to *perceive* smells? How does this affect romance?

Those of you who have been following the Pheromone News for a while will remember the reader survey we had last October (results posted in the November issue) concerning the importance of scent on sexual arousal and “falling in love.” Readers rated their feelings about the importance of scent on sexual arousal, giving it an 8 out of 10, and the effects of smell on “falling in love” only a 6. Well, after posting those results, I received an e-mail from pheromone researcher, James Kohl who says science begs to differ. If fact, there is scientific evidence that it is virtually *impossible* to fall in love without a sense of smell. Shocking as it may seem, individuals born with the genetic defect known as Kallmann’s Syndrome are unable from birth to smell anything and apparently as a result show no interest in either sex or romantic love. In the animal world, experiments have been done in which the VNO (part of the smelling apparatus that perceives pheromones) is destroyed at birth in subjects who are otherwise completely healthy. When these animals reach adulthood, they quite simply do not mate. If the VNO is destroyed *after* sex has been experienced, the animal may continue to show interest in mating, but without that initial experience, romance, at least for a male pig, does not happen.

At first it is difficult to believe that we are so entirely dependent on our sense of smell for sexual arousal and the experience of romantic love. Imagine that you are completely alone in your home, sit down in a comfortable chair and pop an x-rated film into your video machine. No pheromones, no smells, just naked bodies and well…sounds. For most of us, (and there is even research to back this up too) the reaction is powerful. How can this be, though, if sexual arousal depends on smell. Hold onto your chairs folks, but after reading research on the subject I am convinced that this arousal based on visual and auditory stimuli is 100% caused by conditioning. Just like Pavlov’s famous dogs, that salivate to the sound of a bell, porn movies turn us on because of earlier associations between visuals and the smell of sex pheromones. Individuals who are born blind or deaf can and do lead normal sex lives, but individuals born without a sense of smell (anosmia) do not.

What does this mean to the vast majority of individuals who have a “normal” sense of smell? Quite a bit more than you would think.

#1. More than 1% of those you run into on the street, in clubs or wherever you go, can not smell anything. This means that no matter how low-cut your dress or tight your pants, they don’t get it, or have to depend on their memory to understand the implications.

#2. Our sense of smell is not just strong or weak, each individual has an entirely unique smelling ability grid. According to a survey conducted by National Geographic, individuals vary greatly as to what they can and can not smell. Normal healthy individuals may be able to detect certain smells accurately, and be completely unable to detect other smells. For example, half of all women surveyed were unable to identify the smell of a banana without visual cues. Men, what this means is that half of all the women you run into on the street are completely unable to tell whether you have a banana in your pocket or are just glad to see them! [ Sorry. I just had to say that] No, really that doesn’t mean anything, but what does mean something is that only 71% of the women surveyed and 67% of the men could detect the sex pheromone androstenone. So no matter how “ripe” you are scent-wise, 30% of the folks you run into aren’t “getting it”, at least not very loud and clear. Ready for another shocker? The ability to detect androstenone, which is already starting to look like an indicator of how heavily “sexed” we are, varies not only from individual to individual, but from country (culture) to country as well. For example 75% of Latin American men can smell androstenone loud and clear, compared to only 63% of the men living in the US. Surprised? No? OK, and who ranks number one world-wide in the ability to detect androstenone? (envelope please…) Africa, with a 78% detection rate for men and a whopping 85% for women! One more interesting point though. What 3 countries (cultures) do you think have the widest gap between men and women in the ability to detect pheromones? (ie: frustrated women living with guys who don’t “get it”) And the winner is…..Asia, the Caribbean and the UK!!!!! Hey, I’m not making this up, so no angry letters please. I’m just writing down the statistics. You draw your own conclusions.

One thing I have to say in defense of the sexuality of my native USA, in regards to these results, is that as a nation we must be the most paranoid about body smell, (with the probable exception of Japan, the country I live in now), due undoubtably to the marketing efforts of antibacterial soap and deodorant companies. I have on a number of occasions gotten angry letters from the US complaining that pheromone products containing nothing more than synthetic androstenone and androstenol smell like “BO.”

#3. Our sense of smell goes through a strength curve similar to that of our sex hormone levels, which peaks out around the age of 20 and fall very quickly as we hit old age. Science shows us that this loss of smell in and of itself, diminishes our interest in sex and romance! By the way, this gradual loss of smell is not completely unavoidable. A number of environmental factors are likely involved. At the forefront being tobacco smoke and prescription medications, but I would guess a whole host of air pollutants both indoor and outdoor are to blame. Some caution might be advisable.

But just in case, don’t forget to smile!
Bruce
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User Corner

SOE is the best career move I’ve made in a long time. Subordinates are cooperative ( Some have said I’m the best manager they’ve ever worked for. Before SOE there was a constant power struggle.), superiors are supportive (I’ve gotten them to pay for seminars and all kinds of office equipment. And soon I’m going on vacation, even though I haven’t worked long enough to qualify for one. Before I felt as if they were nitpicking every move I made.), and coworkers are friendly (Before, everybody was arms-length.). . . . there’s no question this stuff rocks in the workplace. I’d be hooked even if it repelled women.
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May, 2004

Hello Again Readers,

Our resident pheromone researcher James Kohl is just back from the annual conference of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, which among other types of “chemoreception” has a lot to do with pheromone communication. James was kind enough to give us glimpse into the conference for this month’s PheroNews. Please have a look below.

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This Issue’s pheromone “News”:

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*Feature Article: Report from the Association for Chemoreception Sciences
-James V. Kohl
*New Products
*pheromones in the Cinema
*User Corner; Reader pheromone Story
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pheromone Q and A:

This month, some technical points for experienced users:

Q: What constitutes a ‘drop’ with the Primal Instinct bottle? Should I use the AE (Alter Ego) ‘drop’ as a gauge?

A: Don’t use the AE dropper for PI. PI is very thick. My bottle of PI requires a little shaking to get the stuff to come out, but others have told me they just turn the bottle over and the oil will drip out on its own. In any case, a “drop” is what comes out of that dripper-top plastic sleave when you turn the bottle over. It is not very much.

Q: I am not getting results as strong as I would like. Should I be using more?

A: I would try more only gradually. And also different combinations of the products you have. Your strongest horse there is the Alter Ego. I would experiment quite a bit with that one on its own too. Personally, I would experiment mostly with different amounts of AE (using your nose as your guide since it is a cologne), adding a drop or 2 of PI sometimes. Then just keep at it. 1 in 4 women are fairly immune to pheromones (even natural ones sadly enough). Women on the pill don’t react very well. Women with colds don’t get it. Women who are very uptight in publlic will be almost impossible to read. Married women with young kids will be immune. And the list goes on. Your available targets are not as many as you might think based on a quick survey. Just keep at it. Try tallking to women working in clothing shops or behind fragrance counters. Young working women are usually single and available.

Q: Is it possible that my product has become inert due to cold? It was shipped FedEx overnight and was pretty cold when I received it (live in the Northeast). What is the temperature range for these products?

A: No, that should not be a problem. You could store them in the fridge and not hurt them.

Q: How long does AE or PI remain effective after application? How often should I re-apply?

A: It will begin fading immediately after application, but the pheromones are very tenacious, more so than cologne. You can reaply whenever you want, but like I said, the fragrance will fade before the pheros. In hot weather the pheros will morph into undesireable smells sometimes, and you need to wash them off.

All the Best,
Bruce

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Feature Article:
Report from the Association for Chemoreception Sciences
-James V. Kohl

Conference attendance continues to grow every year. I heard that there were 580 people who registered. In the past, conference abstracts have been posted on-line, long before they become available through subscription to “Chemical Senses”, the association newsletter. There’s been a change in organizational structure, so I’m providing a selected overview here. Of course, the focus is on presentations that deal with aspects of pheromonal communication.

Several presentations focused on the role of the main olfactory system in processing pheromones. I expect this will lead to increased public awareness that the vomeronasal organ (or “VNO”; secondary olfactory system also located in the nose and often credited with the ability to sense pheromones) is not essential to the unconscious affect of pheromones. Just because pheromones come through the nose, doesn’t mean we are consciously aware of them. Like other mammals, we don’t need to think about pheromones for them to have their effect on our hormones.

Note the difference here: “unconscious affect” versus a “cause and effect” relationship. An unconscious affect is a hormonal change (e.g., gonadotropin releasing hormone induced change in levels of luteinizing hormone) that we are not consciously aware of. A cause and effect relationship would be something like linking pheromones to a specific behavior (a scenario that is common in the insect world). pheromones from a female moth attract males for mating. Mammalian behavior is more complicated, yet we know it is affected by pheromones, so “unconscious affect” applies better to mammals, including humans. In contrast to insect pheromones, mammalian pheromones are only likely to elicit cause and effect relationships when the pheromones are present in high enough concentrations to be consciously perceived, and they will typically be negatively perceived. For example, excessive consciously perceived natural body odor almost always has a negative effect on someone who smells it. Don�t mean to labor too long on this point, but in a recent journal submission review, the reviewer wrote:
It is stated “Postnatal affective reactions that occur “This is an example of a vague statement that conveys little meaning. What are these postnatal affective reactions? On a related note, the author states that “an arbitrary odor will elicit a male LH response.”

From one small part of one paragraph (quoted above), it becomes obvious that the reviewer does not understand that the luteinizing hormone (LH) response is the postnatal affective reaction. Actually, the reviewer didn’t seem to understand anything about the concept of human pheromones (as presented in an award winning review article). Reviewers are supposed to be knowledgeable about the papers they review. Obviously, this wasn’t the case. This made it difficult for the reviewer to understand how pheromones could be linked to homosexual orientation (the topic of the journal submission).

The reason I mention the reviewer’s lack of understanding is to contrast the review with the level of understanding/intuition of high school students. One AChemS 2004 researcher presented a study, which was designed by a high school class; she simply supervised and offered some suggestions. The students’ intent was to find out whether one’s friends had a more pleasant odor compared to casual acquaintances, or to people that were unknown to the student. Their findings were that, yes, friends smelled best. The astute researcher asked what the students would like to do in a future study of human pheromones. What about the pheromones of homosexuals, they asked?

At last year’s conference, a research report stated that homosexuals can distinguish between the odor of heterosexuals and other homosexuals, and that homosexuals prefer the odor of other homosexuals. On a related note, Dr. Anne Perkins and colleagues published a paper (a decade ago) that succinctly states homosexual rams do not respond with the typical LH response to the pheromones of estrus ewes. To me, the absence of this typical LH response to pheromones of the opposite sex is very revealing. Anne and I discussed this in a 1993 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality symposium. There’s something about this unconscious affect (on LH) that goes along with the rams’ homosexual orientation.

As some of you may have guessed, I’m thinking that the homosexual rams are processing the pheromones of other sheep in an atypical manner, and that the lack of the LH response to estrus ewes is central to the explanation of homosexual orientation. Well, even if you had not guessed, that�s the focus of my journal submission: “Human pheromones, Neuroscience, and Male Homosexual Orientation.” I explain that, just like heterosexual attraction, homosexual attraction is a function of the unconscious affect of pheromones on levels of our hormones. But, unlike high school students, so far the reviewers of my journal submission just don’t get it! Yes, it’s frustrating. It appears that it would be much easier to teach high school students about human pheromones and sexuality than it is to teach people with doctoral degrees in behavioral development.

Information about homosexual pheromones is geared to hit the mainstream media sometime soon, when Yolanda Martins, Charles Wysocki, and George Preti publish their findings (presented last year) in a peer-reviewed journal. While many reviewers may wonder what all the fuss is about, readers of the Pheromone News–whom I’m certain have intuitive understanding greater than high school students–will already know what extending the concept of human pheromones to explain homosexuality means. Simply put, in a 2001 Neuroendocrinology Letters review, colleagues and I explained how pheromones determine heterosexual orientation. And obviously, if this is true, pheromones must also determine homosexual orientation. Granted, the research that supports extension of a mammalian model both to human heterosexual and to human homosexual orientation, will continue to be challenged/misunderstood, politically charged, and be unlikely to appear in any peer-reviewed journal. But the support is very conclusive. Besides, no one has ever presented any information on how homosexuals become visually attracted to other homosexuals. And, if you explain the biology of heterosexual attraction, you had better explain homosexual attraction with the same model.

Change of focus here. There were several presentations on olfactory/pheromonal communication in birds, for example, “Preen Gland Secretions of a Scented and Unscented Seabird;” “Behavioral and Physiological Responses to a Putative Alarm Odor in European Starlings.” Typically, research on avian communication has focussed on song and on visual cues (e.g., the peacock’s tail). Some evolutionary psychologists are in for quite a surprise when they find that even the behavior of birds is likely to depend on olfaction/pheromones.

Back on topic: Colleague Matthias Laska’s slide presentation clearly stated that “between species comparisons of neuroanatomical features or of the number of functional olfactory receptor genes are poor predictors of olfactory performance.” Simply put, “We found that contrary to the traditional view, human subjects do not generally perform poorer than monkeys” And, human and nonhuman primates show an olfactory sensitivity, which for several substances, matches or is markedly better than species like dogs, rats, or mice.

Since we know that the sexual behavior of dogs, rats, mice and other mammals, is dependent on pheromones, it should be no surprise that human sexuality, including human homosexuality, will be found to be equally dependent on pheromones. I wrote a little about this in the 2002 update of my book “The Scent of Eros.” Since 2002, findings have become more conclusive in this regard. I’ll try to keep you posted as more data arrives.

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–From “Don Juan De Marco” starring Johnny Depp–
It’s an old movie, but if you haven’t seen it and are interested in what makes romance happen and what makes it *not* happen as well, drop everything and run out and rent this movie NOW! In fact, you might want to buy it and maybe even memorize a few parts.

Here is Don Juan’s reaction to a question regarding the depth of his love.
“Have you ever met a woman who inspires you to love until your every sense is filled with her? You inhale her, you taste her, you see your unborn children in her eyes and know that your heart has at last found a home. Your life begins with her and without her, it must surely end.”

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User Corner

Hello Bruce and company,

I was having friends over for a BBQ the day I got my Alter Ego in the mail, and this woman that I hooked up w/ the night before crashed the party. We were getting ready to go to a club soon, so I went into the next room to apply my new pheromones. Susie Q. walks in right after I finished, took one whiff of my neck and…so much for getting dressed to go out. She didn’t care if there were a bunch of strangers in the next room. She had to have me right then and there. Was it all mones…no, but I definitely think she was affected, judging from that “hungry” look in her eye. Not the same one she had the night before…something was different about it. I have seen that “look” quite a few times lately, since I’ve been experimenting w/ different combos and mixes. I virtually never got those kinds of looks before. Probably a combination of things, which is what it’s all about. Pheros can’t work miracles for you, but they can add a nice edge to what you’ve already got goin’ on.

Thank you!
–SG

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April, 2004

Hello Again Readers,

Whew! What a week. Thank God it’s Friday.
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This Issue’s pheromone “News”:

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*Feature Article: Not all Roses
-Bruce Boyd
*New Products
*pheromones in the Cinema
*User Corner; Reader pheromone Story
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pheromone Q and A:

Q: I am a 40 year old male interested in attracting women under 30. What product would you recommend? Is androstenol a good pheromone for attracting younger women?

A: It is generally accepted that you need at least a little androsteNONE (or possibly androsteRONE would do) if you want to score. The possible exception being very young guys (early 20s). To give you an idea of what I am getting at: androsteNOL has often been branded the “chattiness” pheromone. Thus the success of Alter Ego, NPA and Edge, all of which have sophisticated forumlas but lean heavily on their adnrosteNONE component for success. At your age, I would try one of these 3 products. Alter Ego is a premixed cologne. NPA is an additive product, which you add to your own cologne and Edge comes in several different formats.

Q: I can’t seem to get the products to work. I’ve tried everything. I’ve tried (pheromone Additive, APC, Passion pheromone Attractant). I’ve tried them by themselves, I’ve tried mixing. I go to clubs, and nothing happens. Any ideas?????

A: If that is the pheromone additive they call NPA you have there, that should do the trick. It is very good with APC too by the way. Try taking a hot soapy shower before you go out. Then put the NPA and APC together on your wrists. Rub your wrists together to work it in a little. Try that for a while and see what happens. Maybe vary the amount you use a little. Start small and work up to more and more.

If you are in your 20s or younger and/or big and/or muscular, probably NPA is too macho for you and you are making yourself scary. You need to back off into something like SOE. That you can get in packets cheaply.

If all the pheros seem to make no difference at all rather than making things worse, especially if you are young, then I would take a look at other issues:
Social skills
Hair style
Clothes
Image you project (biker?, stock broker?, CPA?, jock?)

Also, botttom line is that the products are guaranteed to work. Don’t ever worry that you have been had. That will just make it harder to get results. You can easily get all your money back, no problem. So, just relax and have some fun. If it works, great, you got it made. If not, you get all your money back and maybe you learned something.

All the Best,
Bruce

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Feature Article: (reprinted from previous issue)
Not All Roses
-Bruce Boyd

I came across a fascinating article on the internet some time ago entitled “Can Animals Really Smell Fear?” by Sharon Lynn. On rereading it again this morning however, it finally dawned on me how crucial this information is to a useful understanding of the role that pheromones play in our daily lives.

To review for a moment, if you’ve been reading the Pheromone News, you may remember that pheromone production is closely tied to hormone production in the body. In fact, hormones are the building blocks from which pheromones are made as they (hormones) are secreted out of the body in our sweat and acted upon by the bacteria on our skin. Since most folks reading this e-zine are interested primarily in pheromones in their role as sexual attractant, we have focused mainly on the known sex-attractors, namely: copulins and the two andro pheromones (androstenone and androstenol). Quite naturally enough, these pheromones are strongly linked with the production of their corresponding sex hormones, but is that really all the information that is of interest to us as social creatures?

Here is an illustration. In the world of commercial pheromones for men, we are looking at only two available active ingredients, androstenone and androstenol. As the “andro” would seem to imply, in nature the production of both of these pheromones is directly related to the well-known male sex hormone, testosterone. And from what I’ve read, it seems reasonable to assume for the time being, that if a certain male is high in testosterone, he will be high in the popular male andro pheromones as well. Now, as you may or may not know, when professional athletes take “steroid” drugs, what they are actually shooting for (literally) is a dramatic increase in testosterone levels, which in turn is well-known for dramatically increasing muscle mass, strength, and endurance, AND apparently pheromone levels. So, does taking steroids automatically turn one into the hotest stud-muffins in town? Well, as we say here in Japan, “so nani amakunai” (it ain’t that sweet). After reading the article about animals and fear I realized the innate weakness of testosterone boosting programs as a means of achieving pheromone dominance. High testosterone may well lead to high sex pheromones (of which we know of only two so far), but can just as easily break down into any of thousands of other pheromones that may have positive, neutral or even very negative effects on our social situation. Towering youthful or drug-induced sex hormone levels are also linked to higher levels of the cortico-steroid or “stress hormones” in the body, which I am now convinced break-down into their own particular stress pheromones on our skin and breath. The message “I am seriously stressed out here” may be of use if you are waving a gun around and trying to get a bank guard to open a safe for you, but is not likely to get you where you want to go if you’re looking for the love of your life at your local church social.

“Stress pheromones?!?!” Smelling like fear? Don’t believe it? A writer and dog trainer for the “K-9 Academy, Law Enforcement Trainer’s Resource Center” says you can easily train a dog to “pick out people who are afraid” and continues: “a guilty person’s odor is coming out like a smoke bomb and smells of fear.” And another trainer, Morris R. Atwell, who works specifically with dogs that are being trained to find dead bodies, relates that although on occasion they have the opportunity to use “real live” dead bodies for training, when none are available, they must use dummies and a synthetic bottled scent (ie: commercial pheromone-like substance!). I swear I am not making this up…the fragrance goes by the name “Fear and Trauma.”

Woman at the fragrance counter (in a soft breathy voice): “Would you like to try our latest men’s cologne? It’s veeeery sexy! It’s ‘Fear and Trauma’ by Calvin Kline. They say it brings out your ‘inner cadaver’. It drives me wild! Try a little.”
Male Customer: “Umm..you know, I’d really love to, but um, you know..I promised my wife I’d straighten out my sock drawer this afternoon, and I really have to be going now…”

But in any case, don’t forget to smile!
Bruce
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pheromones in the Cinema

–From “Don Juan De Marco” starring Johnny Depp–
It’s an old movie, but if you haven’t seen it and are interested in what makes romance happen and what makes it *not* happen as well, drop everything and run out and rent this movie NOW! In fact, you might want to buy it and maybe even memorize a few parts.

Here is Don Juan’s reaction to a question regarding the depth of his love.
“Have you ever met a woman who inspires you to love until your every sense is filled with her? You inhale her, you taste her, you see your unborn children in her eyes and know that your heart has at last found a home. Your life begins with her and without her, it must surely end.”

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User Corner

Hello Bruce and company,

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how PLEASED I am about my discovering your website and the pheromones! I read information on the forums and decided on SOE, NPA/w and PCC. Well, I AM DEFINITELY a SATISFIED customer! I LOVE what these products do for me alone, but it has boosted my husband’s interest in me as well! He has an acute sense of smell and realized that I was doing something different; I blamed it on a new lotion. Of course I spiked the lotion with NPA/w maybe too much. I have since added more lotion to the container to dilute the NPA!

I have experienced several “hits” outside home. On a recent trip to New York as I took a seat on the subway. The woman across the aisle from me started freshening her makeup after I’d been there for about 5 minutes. Later, on the same subway a young lady sat next to me and within a couple of minutes she too began freshening her makeup. Here at home just yesterday, while in the grocery store. I got a very definite “Hello” from a guy! At first I was shocked then I remembered I had on the pheromones! It was pleasant and returned an enthusiastic “Hello” even though my 10 year old son was right there with me.

I have just ordered EW because of the comments I read on the forum. I plan to continue using these products for a long as I can afford them. So far I’m ordering very secretively because I don’t want the hubby to know I just want the results! With all the raves about Alter Ego/w I will be purchasing this product next month for my birthday!

Thank you all!
–LWW

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Letter from the Prez:

Dear Readers,

Valentine’s Day is very close now. Don’t forget to remember the ones you love!

The pheromone Forum is really banging these days. It is an invaluable resource for information about pheromones.
Check out the forum today!.

Good News: Along with the scented men’s and scented women’s Scent of Eros, we now carry the much demanded unscented unisex Scent of Eros. If you are among the many who have enjoyed the proven potency of the men’s SOE but aren’t too keen on the fragrance check out Love-Scent.com and pick up a bottle.

Bad News: Our highly qualified (apparently overqualified) replacement editor for the Pheromone News got a better job before completing even a single issue, so here I am, back in the saddle again. For better or worse, I remain.

As always, don’t forget to smile!
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IN THIS ISSUE OF Pheromone News:

*pheromone Q and A
*Feature article: Will You be my Motivational State by James V. Kohl
*This month’s “Free pheromones” Survey/Contest
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Q and A:

Q: I have problems with not being in the mood for romance. I am curious about pheromones, but do not understand the way they work. If I want to be more in the mood do I get it for myself ( a women) or do I get it for my husband the scent and his scent will put me in the mood. Thank You, JK

A: Either should help put you in the mood (ie: your husbands male pheromones or your own female pheromones), but I suggest you get something for yourself. My years of marriage have taught me that when in doubt, take responsibility yourself, and by the way, we give away a free women’s herbal supplement with the women’s products. This supplement has been known to increase libido (being “in the mood”). Also, search our forum and check out discussion on the machine known as “the slightest touch”. We don’t sell anything like that, but folks that have them seem to be getting good results. Also, we sell a great video for helping put excitement back in a marriage. If you can talk your husband into watching that together with you, I have a feeling that will help quite a bit. Last but not least, don’t hesitate to see a competent physician if you think there might be some medical problem causing your low sexual energy level.

Q: Do pheromones have a smell. I thought they were scentless?

A: Anyone who owns a bottle of Primal Instinct or NPA (New pheromone Additive) can tell you that if you get a good nose full of androstenone that it has a smell. It is a musky smell that some customers have even described as “BO”. That is what one particular pheromone (androstenone) smells like. The “scentless” claim just means that pheromones are effective at levels undetectable with our normal smelling system. The magic mood-lift and attraction that users report comes as the result of the activation of a special set of organs in the nose, called the VNO (vomeronasal organs) not our normal sense of smell. So, the real pheromone effect happens subconsciously, and doesn’t require that others get that musky smell. It’s like the subliminal message on self-help tapes. The sound is there and you can hear it, but it slips in underneath other sounds on the tape. The pheromone smell is there, but you don’t really notice it, because of other smells. That is why many people use a good cologne (or naturally scented oil) with unscented pheromone products like Primal Instinct or NPA. It blends with the pheromone smell and makes it more pleasant. Also, if you are wearing a sexy cologne or perfume, it will wake up the sense of smell of your target, he/she will intentionally make an effort to get a good whiff of you, and then the pheromones go to work. The fragrance works as a carrier for the pheromones.

Check the pheromone Forum at:
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Bruce Boyd
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Feature Article: Will you be my Motivational State or how about my Valentine?
–James V. Kohl

Do male marmosets think about the scent of an attractive potential mate? Do men? According to a recent report, male marmosets are similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses. Olfactory cues correlate with high levels of neural activity important to decision-making and to sexual arousal, and this neural activity is linked to cognitive control. Evidence from functional magnetic resonance imagery (fMRI) studies shows that “like humans” non-human primates make careful choices when confronted with the scent of an attractive female. (1) Other primate evidence shows that the development of trichromatic color vision led to decreased use of olfactory cues in primate mate choice. (2) Thus, we have disparate findings from recent research. One primate uses olfactory input in cognitive choice. In theory, other primates rely more on visual input, though the neural activity link from visual input to cognitive choice is not clear. In any case, studies 1 and 2 (above) extend a non-human animal model of sexual selection to humans. One links olfaction; one theoretically links color vision.

A casual reading of either study report might cause some people to think that human males rely more on visual input than on olfactory input in mate choice, or vice versa. A casual reading of both study reports might cause some confusion. Fortunately, there are significant differences between the biological evidence that indicates male mate choice is based on olfactory input, and the evolutionary theory that male mate choice is based on visual input. However, the difference between biological evidence and the evolutionary theory may need clarification.

The first report mistakenly noted that “This is the first time anyone has imaged an awake nonhuman primate in response to emotionally arousing stimuli; it is also the first link between external sexual odors and the internal sexual arousal system.” That statement is, at best, misleading.

Positron emission tomography (PET) imagery has been used to link external sexual odors (e.g., putative human pheromones) to the internal sexual arousal system of men and of women. Though this PET imagery was not done on nonhuman primates–it was done on humans; it is misleading to say that this MRI of nonhuman primates provides the first imaging evidence that external sexual odors affect the internal sexual arousal system. Indeed, the PET imagery made clear that sexually relevant odors are processed differently in the human male than in the human female. (3) This sex difference in signal processing is important to the sex difference in the response. The difference in processing occurs via activation of the hypothalamus, which modulates the hormones of the sexual response cycle in all mammals, not just nonhuman primates.

Sex differences in hypothalamic activation by odor offer a physiological substrate for behavioral response that is different in men and women. This response begins with a change in hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) pulsatility. The GnRH pulse alters the entire hormonal “nature” of the sexual response cycle during the development of sexual behavior. This sexual response cycle to sensory input from the social environment does not require cognition. Other animals, including non-human primates, do not need to think about their response. But now we are being led to believe that male marmosets and male humans consider whether the scent of the female is attractive before initiating sexual behavior. Is this belief anthropomorphic, or is it anthropocentric?

We may continue to have difficulty understanding human sexuality if we continue to believe in the evolutionary theory that visual input is more important to male human mate choice, when nearly all, if not all, biological evidence supports the assertion that olfactory input conditions the visual response. (4) Given the different approaches in the two aforementioned studies, it is becoming more important to determine whether non-human animal studies are relevant to the understanding of human sexuality. (5) If they are, then both biologically based evolutionary theory and human imaging of the brain should inidicate the same thing. From a biological perspective, love is more likely to be an animalistic motivational state than an emotion. (6)

This does not mean, however, that it will ever be appropriate for a man to send his Valentine a card that says: “Be My Motivational State.”

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User Corner

(RE: Alter Ego for women)
Exactly! You WILL be noticed. It’s like all of a sudden you become the most sought-after person of the day. You feel like you look great even if you’re wearing sweats and a t-shirt. You’ve got confidence and style. Guys make it a point to stop and talk, and stay longer than they need to. Then they call later on in the day for no reason than just to see what you’re up to or if you wanna go out and do something. Everybody you see is SOOOOO happy to see you–men and women alike. Lots of joking around and laughing and flirting–like a -nol OD but better.

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January, 2004
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Letter from the Prez:

Dear Readers,

Happy new year folks. Hope you had a fun holiday season. I just got back from a couple of conventions in Las Vegas. I started with 50 cents, worked it up to $1.50, and then lost it all. As you can tell, I’m not much of a gambler. I did get to hang out with the legendary pheromone expert Phil Stone and made some other interesting contacts in the industry though. Check our forum for details.

Latest News: We now actually carry the long awaited Scent of Eros for *women*. If you are of the female gender and haven’t done so already, proceed without further delay to Love-Scent.com and pick up a bottle. Drop me an email with your review of the product, and I will send you a free Love Scent pheromone Store pheromone pen.

‘nother News Flash: We’ve finally gotten a real writer to edit the Pheromone News. So, check in next month for what promises to be a great issue.

As always, don’t forget to smile!
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IN THIS ISSUE OF Pheromone News:

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*Feature article: Where do pheromones come from? by Bruce Boyd
*This month’s “Free pheromones” Survey/Contest
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*User Corner – Reader pheromone Stories
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Q and A:

Q: I have ordered your Newbie special in addition to the EW for women. I played around with them and mixed the edge for women with the EW and some aromatherapy perfume i love, called “Pure Joy” by the healing garden waters. The first time i used it I noticed my boyfriend wanted to touch me a lot more then usual. Other times I have used it and gone to a grocery store and normally get a lot of stares from men so i couldn’t tell if it was working but what i normally do not get is a lot of stares from women, and I constantly had women looking me over with the pheromones. One time a coworker, who is a woman, came to help me with something and as soon as she looked at me she just stared at me with her mouth hanging open for like 5 seconds and then turned her head. It was weird. This has happened a lot. Later I went to a restaurant for my son’s birthday and this very attractive woman and her husband who sat a couple tables away kept staring at me. The funny thing about this stare is that they didn’t turn away when i looked back at them. It was very uncomfortable. They each were doing it but were not doing it as a couple the other one did not know that the other one was staring as well. The funny thing is the woman stared at me constantly almost through my entire meal (we were there for about an hour), she would not take her eyes off of me! My boyfriend and I couldn’t figure out why she was acting like a weirdo and then i realised i put the pheromone combo on before i left. (i wear it because for some reason i get a very relaxed peaceful feeling when i wear it in the combo i stated above).

My question is what is going through other people’s minds when they are just staring at you like that due to the pheromones? Is it an attraction type thing or is something else going on? And do these pheromones make people find you more physically attractive or are they already attracted to you and the pheromones enhance it?

A: I am not surprised. I have heard from a lot of customers that they get attention from both sexes, which is usually more troubling to men than women. To answer your question though, “fascination” might be a better word than “attraction” in cases like that. There is really nothing going through the person’s mind, they are sort of hypnotized and obsessed with feasting with their eyes. That is the magic of the pheromones. Not everybody gets it, but when a person is in the right mood, time of the month or whatever, they can get a little crazy from the whif of pheromones. It’s like being famous; it’s not always a picnic. Like Bruce Willis said: “it’s like walking around in your underwear.” People stare.

Q: I was running through your forum and noticed a newbies experiences of using pheromones. He found that a combination worked for him. Now it brings me to this question: do you have to combine to make pheromones work one. Or do pheromones work in combos for some and alone for others??

A: Everybody has his/her own natural pheromone “signature”. In almost all cases some extra pheromones will help, but the right amount of each pheromone chemical is difficult to say. You just have to experiment. and the results will be different for each person. So in many cases, one single scented product like Alter Ego will work very well. for other people Scent of Eros will work better and for other guys, a mix of a couple different products will work. For example, adding 1 drop of NPA to either Scent of Eros or Alter Ego, might be the magic formula for a certain guy.

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Bruce Boyd
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Legal Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and therefore none of the information contained in this newsletter should be construed as medical advice. It is only my personal opinion based on research papers and books I have read on pheromones, my own personal experiences and those of others who have written to me.
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Feature Article: Where do pheromones come from?
–Bruce Boyd

Most of the technical information contained in this brief article either comes directly from James Kohl’s book, “The Scent of Eros”, or can certainly be found there. It is for sale here.

What are pheromones, and where do they come from anyway? Most of us are only vaguely aware that they are some kind of odiferous substance produced by the body that seems to attract and/or sexually arouse others, and that is about it. In an earlier issue of the Pheromone News, I attempted to describe research that has shown that human beings as well as animals possess a special smelling apparatus located in the nose but yet separate from our normal smelling organ, and which is used specifically for detecting pheromones. But how are these pheromones made, and how do they get to the nose of their target?

In both humans and animals hormones regularly break down into various other substances, which are finally acted upon by friendly bacteria in or on the body to produce what we now refer to as pheromones. I would guess there are currently hundreds of known pheromones with countless functions, but in short, any substance which is used by the body to communicate or otherwise stimulate others via the VNO (pheromone detecting organ in the nose) can be called a pheromone by definition. The most well-known spot for the production of pheromones in humans is right on our own skin. Hormones and their metabolites (broken down versions) are excreted out through special sweat glands on the skin, where they meet up with certain sex-specific bacteria that actually make the pheromones and determine how we “smell” to the world. To a large extent though, these pheromones are undectable in the usual sense of the word, even though they have such a dramatic effect on our feelings and behavior. From sweat with the help of our hair these pheromones evaporate and become a gas in which form they can easily travel through the air to the noses of others. But this is only one way that pheromones travel. In a slightly different form, pheromones travel together with the numerous skin cells we lose every day.

According to James Kohl, the average person “sheds nearly forty million (skin) cells a day in an invisible airborne cloud of particles that contains sex pheromones..” Well, you probably won’t find this a very romantic image to dwell on, but if it is true and pheromones are really as powerful as believed, at levels far far below what we can consciously detect, this may give a whole new meaning to the old adage “love is blind”. Is it possible that we are being led around by the nose at least as far as romance goes? I am going to belabor this point for a moment, not because it is so hard to understand, but because it is so hard to believe. If the theory is true, than we don’t actually have to be able to smell someone to be blown away by their pheromones, which means that the whole pheromone effect must be hard-wired into our brain, ie: it can bypass our conscious mind. From a distance further away than we can clearly make out someone’s face we may be getting invisible sexy signals from that person and never realizing how.

But sweat and our skin cell cloud are not the only way we communicate pheromonally. pheromones as well as hormones themselves are present in great amount in human saliva, and therefore a major factor in determining the smell of our breath. And, as is the case at all pheromone launching sites, these pheromones are not limited to sex pheromones. I expect the parents and especially mothers among you will not be surprised when I tell you that I find the smell of my small childrens’ breath literally intoxicating. I still pause occasionally by my four year old son’s bed to catch a whiff before turning in for the night. Not exactly a scientific study, but I don’t think anyone would argue with me for saying that parent-child attraction is also quite probably pheromonally regulated.

But just in case, don’t forget to smile!
Bruce Boyd

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On sale at Love-scent.com, Scent of Eros for women promises to be every bit as big a hit as its male counterpart. Designed by pheromone researcher James V. Kohl, SOE for women is oil based and has a pleasant fragrance. It contains the pheromones androstenol and a proprietary formula of the unique women’s pheromone copulins.

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User Corner

SOE is the best career move I’ve made in a long time. Subordinates are cooperative. One said I’m the best manager he’s ever worked for. Before SOE there was a constant power struggle. Superiors are supportive. I’ve gotten them to pay for seminars and all kinds of office equipment. And soon I’m going on vacation, even though I haven’t worked long enough to qualify for one. Before I felt as if they were nitpicking every move I made. And coworkers are friendly, when they used to be at arm’s-length. There’s no question this stuff rocks in the workplace. I’d be hooked even if it repelled women.

AK

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