I have a question. Are copulins and pheromones sourced from animals?
If they’re created in a lab, do the researchers or lab techs start with materials harvested from animals? What animals are they taken from? I have read that copulins are “odiferous fatty acids that occur in the vaginal secretions of female adult mammals. These copulin secretions change dramatically during the various stages of the female menstrual cycle and are particularly profuse and pungent during that part of the cycle known as ovulation and during which pregnancy is most likely to occur. This portion of the female cycle is also known to coincide with the familiar “in heat” phenomenon in the animal kingdom, which is so crucial to the propagation of mammalian species.”
I was just curious as to where they come from. Do they take them from sheep or cattle or something? I’ve always been surprised at the huge divide in knowlege about where consumer products come from – of course, there are proprietary differences, but I would like to know what I’m purchasing and where it came from.
For example, I remember being shocked at age 6 when I read a book that told me how gelatin is made. The neon-colored Jell-o desserts at church potlucks were made from the skin and bones of animals! Craaazy!