Doing it naturally, with pheromones

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Scent of Eros products

Scent of Eros products are formulated by James V. Kohl, a clinical laboratory scientist. The products work as pheromones do in other species. All mammals perceive pheromones in a manner analogous to their perception of food odors. No species consciously perceives the hormone-mediated changes that allow pheromones and food odors to affect behavior. Thus, the behavioral affects of food odors and pheromones are typically unconscious affects.

We may sometimes think about food odors and associate them with behavioral affects during the development of our food preferences, and few people would deny the role of food odors in food selection. In contrast, pheromones are typically subliminal scents that function at levels below those that can be consciously detected. We do not think about them and therefore most people do not associate pheromones either with changes in their behavior, or with changes in the behavior of others.

But you don’t need to understand the science of human pheromones to use them to influence the behavior of others. You probably already know that not all spices enhance the appeal of food for all people. Enhancing your natural scent with pheromones may not affect everyone you meet in the same way. But pheromone-enhancement will make you less of a plain Jane, or typical Joe. If you don’t want to seem special to others you meet, don’t use pheromone-enhanced fragrances.

Conditioning of the response to pheromones begins at birth

Mice are mammals, which indicates that the same process is involved in humans.

Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother

For rodent pups, bonding with mom isn’t hard-wired in the womb. It develops over the first few weeks of life, which is achieved by their maturing sense of smell, possibly allowing these mammals a survival advantage by learning to identify mother, siblings, and home.

New book about sex pheromones

Intraspecific chemical communication in vertebrates with special attention to sex pheromones. NUR-code: 922. ISBN: 978-90-77713-78-5. © 2011 by R. van den Hurk.

Available for $ 45 (or € 35), inclusive transfer costs. Paypal accepted through this account: r.vandenhurk@planet.nl

This 2011 edition (191 pages) is an update from the book entitled ‘Intraspecific chemical communication in vertebrates with special attention to its role in reproduction’ (R. van den Hurk, 2007). With the appearance of the new edition, it now becomes the most recent and most comprehensive pheromone review available.

In this book you will find a survey of intraspecific pheromonal and odorous processes in Vertebrates, the source where such semiochemicals are formed, their chemical nature, the sites where they are perceived, and the way in which they can exert their effects. Knowledge of these nature and role of these chemicals is important for their application in fish breeding, husbandry and production of farm animals, housing of companion animals, integrated management of harmful animals (like beavers which, in dense populations, may cause enormous damage to nature), reproduction of endangered animal species, and behaviour of humans.

After the publishing of the first edition in February 2007, world-wide attention of pheromone research was particularly directed to odorant/pheromone receptors and signal transduction within odorant/pheromone sensing cells. Therefore, in the new edition of the book, the chapter ‘Olfactory receptor sites, odorant and pheromonal perception, signal transduction, and conduction of evoked action potentials to and within the brain’ has substantially been changed, while in every chapter new information (published until January 2011) has been incorporated. Most tables are extended with new data on sex pheromones in vertebrate species. To focus more on the term (sex) pheromone and to facilitate tracing of the current book, the original book title has slightly been changed.

Dr. R. van den Hurk

Pheromone Information Centre, Brugakker 5895, 3704 MX Zeist, Netherlands.

E-mail address: r.vandenhurk@planet.nl

Love at first sight: Divine intervention, selective breeding, and pheromones

Do reports that love is a universal feeling have anything to do with the ubiquitous nature of pheromones, which exist in species from yeasts to humans?  Here’s an indication of how pheromones might be involved in love at first sight. The full text of this article is available from Pheromones.com

Love at first sight: a fundamental attribution error

The fundamental attribution error is a common type of mental bias in social psychology. To those who better understand the biological basis of behavior, it is a blatantly ridiculous error that suggests an inability to reason effectively. The error involves placing a heavy emphasis on internal personality characteristics that are used to explain someone’s behavior in a given situation, rather than thinking about external situational factors. The biological basis for the development of internal personality is not detailed. With love at first sight, the beloved’s personality simply exists at the time any associated brain-directed behavior is manifest. The behavior is manifest as a response to the external situation that involves the beloved. (more…)

Full text publications by James V. Kohl about human pheromones

With the recent addition of an author’s copy of our 1996 Hormones and Behavior article,  the full test of all three of my peer-reviewed articles is available.

Kohl, J.V. (2007). “The Mind’s Eyes: Human pheromones, neuroscience, and male sexual preferences.” author’s copy Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 18(4): 313-369.

Kohl, J.V., et al. (2001). “Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology.” full text of Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 22(5): 309-21.

Diamond, M., Binstock , T. &  Kohl , JV. (1996).  “From fertilization to adult sexual behavior.” author’s copy Horm Behav. 30(4): 333-53.

Testimonials

The following pages  of unsolicited testimonials (too many to read in their entirety) are some of those we received during the first few years that the Scent of Eros for men was available. There are now literally thousands of unsolicited testimonials that can be found simply by searching on the product name (or in some cases, its initials).  This product line continues to advertise itself by virtue of its overwhelming success.

Scent of Eros (SOE)

. . . it has so many positives and I feel is really underestimated by those in pursuit of “sexual hits”. The effects you noticed on yourself are similar to what I experience with SOE – just much more confidence, feeling at ease in all situations and this translates to being able to meet and interact with everyone very easily. And folks around just seem to like you instantly, talk about anything and everything with you and I’ve become so used to the attention I get from waitresses, waiters, bartenders, my co-workers etc. – but my friends (who I’ve never told I wear pheros) all say they can’t figure out how I seem to “mesmerize” folks and I’ve gained this rep. of being “the man” (PT 5/18/2003)

SOE even in its praise is still underrated, I am not sure how I ignored it for so long. (TM 5/20/2003)

SOE when you are wearing it has that effect on people were it makes them take every word you say as more important, you may notice people lean into you more, or seem to be anticipating something “great” that you will say next. Along with this people take what you say more to heart and it seems like they enjoy your words more then you. (more…)

Examples

Pictures of food are visually appealing due to associations we make with the chemical appeal of the food. It wouldn’t look good if it didn’t smell good.

Pictures of people are visually appealing due to unconscious associations we make with their chemical appeal.

Pheromones are chemical signals from other people that condition you to respond to what you see.

For example: which of these pictures do you find most attractive

These pictures are of a face that has been altered in appearance to show the difference between how high levels of testosterone change facial features (left) compared to how high levels of estrogen change facial features (right). The three faces between the most masculine face (on the right) and the most feminine face (on the left) represent variations in levels of hormones, like testosterone and estrogen, that are associated with attractive male and/or female facial features. (courtesy of Dr. Victor Johnston)

The nature of physical attraction

The nature of physical attraction is biological. If you don’t understand the nature of human sexuality, you can’t explain or predict sexual behavior. You do not need to understand biology to understand physical attraction, but you should think about how human pheromones might be influencing the biological basis of your behavior.