subject: Is There A Use For Pheromones? [print this page] Now Im not sure if you have ever heard of pheromones but there is such a thing. Pheromones as they exist in nature are chemical triggers which are secreted by animals which may cause a change in the behavior of another animal. These chemicals are secreted by various glands at various times of the life of the animal. They can be triggered to modulate sexual behavior. Have you ever heard of the statement of a dog in heat? When a female is ovulating and at the time of reproduction male dogs will follow her in order to mate with her. This only happens at certain times. The key is the secretion of chemical compounds by the female which alerts the males of her condition.
Pheromones can also affect aggression levels in animals. An aggressive animal may emit chemicals which alerts other animals of its aggressive intent. They are also used to mark the territory of a dominant male. This alerts the other males that they have entered his territory along with the females of that species.
In human beings the skin is the organ which releases the pheromones. Their release begins during puberty when the human body begins to produce many of the hormones that are associated with growth and sexuality and are released by glands in the skin.
We as humans cannot perceive an odor. Some may confuse the body odor which is produced by the breaking down of glandular secretions by bacteria with the production of pheromones but they are two different things.
Studies have been done in humans pertaining to the production of pheromones in women and men which seem to indicate heightened production of these chemicals in women and men at the time of ovulation. Studies have also shown that the production of pheromones will also change in women when they are placed in the company of all women or all men.
The perfume industry has capitalized on the production and function of pheromones for quite a few years. I am not sure if pheromones can be added to fragrance as some claim for several reasons. The first of which is that they are produced naturally by the human body. Any attempt to duplicate them in a laboratory is questionable. It might be possible but as far as Im concerned it is highly questionable. Is it possible to reproduce the exact chemical combinations found in nature? Maybe it is but it is highly doubtful.
When the knowledge of pheromones was relatively new there would be commercials on television advertising their use and effects when used in perfumes and colognes but have you noticed that these advertisements have all but disappeared. I just dont believe that these effects can be replicated and placed in a perfume or cologne.
Many years ago I owned a retail establishment on an Army installation in Georgia. One year many of the troops there had been deployed to Egypt for an extended training exercise. When they returned many of them were asking me for a fragrance called Secret of the Desert. Their claim was that when they used this fragrance it actually caused women to become receptive to sexual intercourse. There were so many who claimed that they had used this fragrance and that it had actually worked for them that I determined that it was worth investigating. When I did some research I found this fragrance listed as one of the scented oil fragrances sold by Egyptian vendors. The fragrance which was called Secret of the Desert was none other than their version of Channel #5. The hype was created by the vendors in order to make more sales to the gullible soldiers and the Egyptians used sex as a selling tool. In light of this I would advise you to be wary of any scented product which promises that it will cause the opposite sex to be attracted to you. Fragrance Oil Express
