I’ve been using BPAL since 2004 or so. I love those oils and can’t stand the chemical smell of most perfumes and colognes now because of it. They give me kind of a headache now that I’m not used to the additives.
There are a lot of different ones to try. I have around ten that I bought, but seem to only use about 6 the most. Some I liked but then didn’t end up using them as much. I think they would probably go well with the pheromones if you can wear regular perfumes (that have chemicals and additives). I think the essential oils would probably be just as good, if not better.
The original discussion was about civet, which is one of the ancient pheromones. It was used in the very earliest perfumes. Mary Stewart, Old Fashioned Perfumes, is a good example.
It turned out BPAL uses not true organic civet but, “Our ‘civet’ and ‘ambergris’ are bouquets, and thus, are composite scents created from plant-derived perfume oils combined to best aproximate the scent.”, according to the BPAL FAQ’s.
Your aversion to chemicals and additives in perfumes put you with the perfumers who are a part of the organic natural perfume movement that seems to be the leading edge of modern perfumery. These perfumers are adamant about useing true civet, ambergris, and other orginal animal pheromones. http://www.profumo.it/perfume/prodotto.asp?pid=2948
It somehow seems that the natural pheromones are the oils first and farthest lost to synthesis and imitation. Some may lament the loss of musk deer, but for me it is the lack of true truffle oil that is the loss.
