Feb 10
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Urine as a Pheromone Cologne? What?
I flip radio stations in the morning constantly. I’m between WNPR listening to the news, and when I get bored with that, I flip to other radio morning shows or a few other stations that actually play – omg, music(!) in the morning. I was flipping stations when I landed on one radio morning program that I try not to listen to because quite frankly it gets on my nerves sometimes, but occasionally they bring up an interesting topic and I find myself listening to them opine about it.
This topic was so odd that I had to keep listening. They were talking about how they heard that if you put a little bit of your own urine – yes, your own pee, on your neck or other pulse points where you would normally apply cologne to, it actually acts as a pheromone “cologne” to attract women.
Why would your own body waste act as a pheromone? Well, supposedly, and this is a very dubious claim if you ask me, pheromones are secreted in your urine, and by applying it to yourself topically, you can benefit from the additional mojo that you’re putting off by emitting more of these attraction hormones to the world. Sounds kinda like hooey to me, so I went out and tried to do a little research, or what little research there might be, so that just in case any of you might be willing to dab a little bit of your own excrement on, you could know if there was anything to this theory.
While it is true that SOME pheromones may be excreted via the urine in humans, it is mostly secreted in the urine of other mammals, think dogs, primates, etc. Humans differ a little, in that their pheromones which help to express the desire to copulate to the opposite of sex, and serve as a means to further the human race from a biological evolutionary standpoint, are mostly expressed from their skin.
Mainly, you express a lot of pheromones from your underarms, through your sweat, so if you want to benefit from the natural pheromones you produce, maybe switch to a natural deodorant so it doesn’t mask your natural scent as much, instead of smearing your own pee on yourself!
