Truth be told the world is full of attractive people; like the person reading this article for instance. The question is, how do you know which of those alluring people in the vast sea of humanity, is the one for you. Someone may appeal to you but the difference between thinking someone is cute and being knocked for a loop, are two different things entirely. Pheromones are thought to be the culprit.
Pheromones are scents released by the bodies of animals, which through the olfactory senses, invoke an attraction action. But only with an animal of its’ own kind. So, no goat and human stuff here. Now there are many distinct kinds of pheromones that we are aware of. A cat marking its’ territory or a signal for help from one ant to another are two of them. But here we are focusing on sex pheromones. Sex Pheromones are scents given off by an individual animal to attract another of their breed, mostly of the opposite sex. A female moth’s pheromones are particularly effective in attracting males, even from a great distance. But there are spiders who can mimic the female moth’s pheromone and lure a male moth for dinner.
So, if pheromones are known to exist in many domains of the animal kingdom from bees to beavers, why aren’t we sure about humans? Most scientists agree human pheromones do exist, but we just haven’t isolated them yet. This may be because instead of the simple call and response sex pheromone of a wild pig in heat, ours are much more complex. Although last call Saturday night in a bar, may well prove this to be wrong.
Testosterone and Estrogen scents are more than likely the dominant fragrance which wafts out and turns the head of another. Other aromas from a person then mingle with these strong smells to form an Oderprint. This allows for a more refined winnowing process, in order to procure a mate.
We know glands produce odors but where is the olfactory receptor. Many animals have a Vomeronasal organ handling the pheromone signal, but this organ does not always appear in people. The Terminal Nerve, which goes straight to the triangular olfactory part of the brain is a possibility. Or it could be that the receptors at the front of the nose, attached to the olfactory nerve, are enough to do the trick. Regardless it seems sight alone is not the thing to pluck the strings and make us go zing.
We also know if men are asked to smell the tears of a female, their testosterone levels take a nose dive. And we know that straight men prefer the aroma of female sweat and Gay men prefer the scent of Gay men. Androstenol is the fragrance of a man’s recent sweat (only fresh scent works) and is highly appealing to females. All this sweat stuff might explain the phenomenal demand for condoms at the Olympic village. And if a human sex pheromone could be isolated, perfume companies (if they tell you it already exists they’re lying) would pay a kings’ ransom for the exclusive rights.
Which brings me to a revelation I had recently; that a universal or super pheromone may exist which would help explain Sex Appeal. A friend of mine, when seen at a party, is always surrounded by men, and with good reason as she is beautiful. The other day I was looking at a business profile she has online and was wondering why she looked pretty but not gorgeous.
At first, I thought, she just didn’t take a good picture but after thinking about it I came up with the idea of a universal pheromone. In person all men, not just a select few, were drawn to her but in the photo, there was no impression because the super pheromone was absent. Just a thought but it could well be a good explanation of the elusive thing called Sex Appeal.