I had expected to be looking through information on pheromones in regards to humans. Other then products for sale, most of the information I found on pheromones from a scientific perspective was about insects. The proven indisputable information regarding pheromones and the different messages they send is predominantly about bugs. I did find some reliable information regarding other species as well.

Pheromones are chemicals used to communicate information. They are definitely real. They can be sending out information on territory, mating, food sources, and they can even signal aggression.

When it comes to the debate on human pheromones, the armpit seems to always come up. I even found some interesting information about our outer ears. But that’s what it is, a debate. Tons of data about glands and secretions that are still explained with disclaimers. Words like “may” and “thought to”are used when it comes to human pheromones and their possible abilities and functions.

Let the scientists debate it out. I have my own opinions, which have been fueled and expanded on from their theories. First of all: the ear. I hadn’t considered this before. Think about the urge to nuzzle and nibble your partner’s ears. Turns out it could be pheromone related. The armpit information did not come as a surprise. The ear really made me think. I just don’t like to think of the words glands and secretions.

Everybody has their own “smell”. That’s why we wear our lover’s shirts. If a family member gives me clothes or a blanket I have to wash it. It doesn’t smell bad at all. It’s clean. It just smells like them, not us.

I use everything unscented. I don’t wear perfume. My partner prefers I don’t wear perfume, he likes how “I smell”. The companies out there sell us one thing to remove all of our scent so that they can sell us a shelf full of things to replace it with. Perfume companies even try to duplicate pheromones. It’s a cycle of wash them off, and then see if the pheromones we just bought actually work or not.
So I have to wonder…what messages am I sending? Is anyone getting my messages? I hope I’m not ever sending the wrong message.

For further information on Pheromones check out the SexIs article: Scent of Arousal: The Science Behind the Sexy of the Great Pheromone Debate by Liz NuMe