Sulfated steroids and RNA-mediated identity codes Summary: In two studies of human pheromones we linked a mixture of androsterone and androstenol to increased flirtatious behavior and reports of increased attraction to the male wearing the mixture. This blog posts explains the reason for the use of those two chemicals in the context of what is … Sulfated steroids and RNA-mediated identity codes
Our [androstenol/androsterone] mixture characterizes species-specific human pheromones, their epigenetic effects on physiology, and their affect on behavior.
Unlike androstadienone or any other androstene, the mixture of androstenol and androsterone has been shown to cause changes in women’s flirtatious behavior and in their self-reported level of attraction to the man wearing the mixture
I was still somewhat surprised that the women reported they were more attracted to the man when he was wearing the androsterone/androstenol mix.
a mixture of androsterone and androstenol influences women’s flirtatious behaviors and increases their level of attraction
Erox: Not to be confused with Eros, as in The Scent of Eros.
Preferences for the pheromones of others do not suddenly appear with pubertal changes in hormones. They develop from birth, and some interesting changes in our preferences occur at the time we begin to produce pheromones.
This review lets you see what other researchers think about the androstenes: androstadienone, androstenone, androstenol.
