Pheromones To Attract The Opposite Sex - Fact Or Fantasy?

The issue of pheromones to attract the opposite sex is a very real one. The study of human pheromones over the past couple of decades have produced some interesting results.

Pheromones are picked up by an organ known as a VNO(Vomeronasal Organ). The fascinating part about pheromones is that they cannot be picked up as a scent. In fact, they are picked up subconsciously almost like a type of sixth sense and this is said to explain why we are attracted to some people and not others.

If it all sounds like stuff that science fiction is made of then be aware the pheromones industry is a burgeoning one. In other words, marketing of pheromones-based products have escalated in recent years as savvy marketers realize the potential to make a profit.

Products in a cologne, perfume, spray or concentrate can now be found regularly, especially over the internet and while many of them have been termed as a complete waste of time, there is some great feedback on those products which are being researched vigorously and produced in house.

Pheromones To Attract The Opposite Sex

Countless studies have been conducted on determining the effect of pheromones in our day-to-day interaction with each other. For example, studies which involve members of one sex sniffing clothing worn by the opposite sex and reporting back positive results. We're those clothes covered with pheromones?

The argument against this is the clothes may well have contained remnants of a person's cologne or perfume which is what was attracting the opposite sex. Other studies involve women menstruating. It is said that their body gives off stronger pheromones that attract men more than any other time of the month.

For men, the same type of rule applies, only it is considered that when they are sweating – such as after a long workout for instance, that this is when they are rife with pheromones and consequently, attractive to women.

Next time your boyfriend or husband works out test it out for yourself. See if you are attracted by this. Strange thing is, you most likely will be. It's just another chapter in the long saga of whether pheromones to attract the opposite sex are real.