# Definitely Take a Shower Before You Apply **URL:** \ **Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\ **Created:** [October 17, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/definitely-take-a-shower-before-you-apply/6061 "2007-10-17T07:25:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smoothplayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@smoothplayer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/smoothplayer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/definitely-take-a-shower-before-you-apply/6061/1 "2007-10-17T07:25:46Z")
I’ve just noticed this for some reason… I had a hunch about this for a long time, and now I can confirm and share. When I don’t shower and apply [pheromones](https://a314.com/), specifically androstenone, it seems like they are not nearly as effective. That leads me to conclude that skin bacteria actually destroys pheromones, not increases it. So rather than showering and scrubbing down to get rid of “build-up” you have to shower less. I’ve actually noticed this works. When I started using Primal Instinct a while back, I got really into showering a lot, scrubbing down with all sorts of sanitizers, alcohol, iodine, shampoos, etc. But what I realized was that it seemed to make things worse. Instead, when I just didn’t shower for a day after pheromone use, it seems there was barely any build-up, and I was good to go in a day or two. I think your own skin bacteria is the ultimate phero-remover. When I haven’t used pheromones for a few days (usually don’t on weekends)…for example, when I shower Monday and apply fresh, I get much better results than if I apply when I haven’t showered. I just thought I would share that because since figuring this out I’ve been using pheromones a lot more lately with great (and consistent) results. ---
**Author:** ![MadisonTate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MadisonTate](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/MadisonTate)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/definitely-take-a-shower-before-you-apply/6061/2 "2007-10-17T07:32:30Z")
> [@smoothplayer](#): > > I’ve just noticed this for some reason… > > I had a hunch about this for a long time, and now I can confirm and share. > > When I don’t shower and apply pheromones, specifically androstenone, it seems like they are not nearly as effective. That leads me to conclude that skin bacteria actually destroys pheromones, not increases it. So rather than showering and scrubbing down to get rid of “build-up” you have to shower less. > > I’ve actually noticed this works. When I started using Primal Instinct a while back, I got really into showering a lot, scrubbing down with all sorts of sanitizers, alcohol, iodine, shampoos, etc. > > But what I realized was that it seemed to make things worse. Instead, when I just didn’t shower for a day after pheromone use, it seems there was barely any build-up, and I was good to go in a day or two. > > I think your own skin bacteria is the ultimate phero-remover. When I haven’t used pheromones for a few days (usually don’t on weekends)…for example, when I shower Monday and apply fresh, I get much better results than if I apply when I haven’t showered. > > I just thought I would share that because since figuring this out I’ve been using pheromones a lot more lately with great (and consistent) results. No. I think thats called an OD from androstenone buildup. If you have enough bacteria to eat androstenone from your skin within 24 hours, you belong in an isolation ward. Are you very hairy? Except for certain places, like armpits, wounds, and unmentionable places, phero breakdown is generally a non-issue. ---
**Author:** ![smoothplayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@smoothplayer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/smoothplayer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/definitely-take-a-shower-before-you-apply/6061/3 "2007-10-17T07:50:19Z")
> [@MadisonTate](#): > > No. I think thats called an OD from androstenone buildup. If you have enough bacteria to eat androstenone from your skin within 24 hours, you belong in an isolation ward. Are you very hairy? I am a little hairy, but not that hairy. Hmm, I do apply androstenone on my chest, which is hairy. Well, not exactly within 24hrs…I do notice some day-after effects that are much more subtle, but it’s definitely gone within 48hrs. Yeah, I hate to admit but I’ve gone a couple days (1 week max) at a time without showering…college and work are my excuse…:o ---
**Author:** ![MadisonTate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MadisonTate](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/MadisonTate)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 8:14am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/definitely-take-a-shower-before-you-apply/6061/4 "2007-10-17T08:14:59Z")
> [@smoothplayer](#): > > Yeah, I hate to admit but I’ve gone a couple days (1 week max) at a time without showering…college and work are my excuse…:o Tater will be careful about standing upwind of you.