How do I tell if this is the real thing? It’s scented.
The only thing I’ve noticed is that my female cat growls and hisses at me when I wear it on my wrists, but I thought human pheromones had no affect on other species.
Oh, the cat reacted like the Primal Instinct is real - but you still don’t know if what you bought is full strenght, nor what your own sweet-spot for PI is. Good luck!
IF you buy more PI from Bruce at Love-Scent, AND you and people and the cat all react the same, then you probably bought the real thing in the first place. A good chemistry lab could tell, but do you really care that much?
Is the Primal Instinct in the original bottle? The ones sold at LS–a very honest dealer–are in little blue 10ml bottles. He’s claiming 34 ml for less than the 10 ml bottle and endless scent additions. The only Primal I’ve seen is unscented but there’s a ylang ylang version too. Sounds like he’s mixing with additional scents. Appears a bit fishy to me.
I could be wrong, but isn’t the original manufacturer Stone Labs?
I looked at the eBay page in your link and noticed a number of things I didn’t feel comfortable with. Yes the seller has a 4000+ rep, which is good, but I’m not so sure about the product itself.
For one thing there is no photo of the product, just a nice set of boobs and body.
Second, there is mention in the description text “APC+Primal” which suggests it’s a combination of two different products, APC (Androsenone Pheromone Concentrate) and Primal.
Then there are all the added scents. Like Gegogi says, I only know of Primal Instinct being available in it’s “unscented” and ylang-ylang versions.
Then of course there are all the hype type “testimonials” and such. Always a red flag with me.
I will admit that my cat gave me an odd look too when I first opened my L-S purchased bottle of Primal, so that could be an indicator of some sort.
What to do: try it. Maybe it’s fine, but diluted or mixed from the off the shelf version. Never know.
Other suggestions: buy it from Love-Scent. I have no doubt about their integrity. You get the real product. Better yet, buy Andotics products. They too are the real deal, and top US made quality. And come in easy to dose/apply bottles.
Personal opinion: Heavy Androstenone products are over rated and over used. You may be far better off geting a good mixed product like Ammunition, or a more “balanced” and tweaked version of androstenone as you find in Turn Up The Heat.