# My instant shine seems less effective..

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209>\
**Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\
**Created:** [October 12, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209 "2013-10-12T16:58:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex398](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@alex398](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/alex398)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209/1 "2013-10-12T16:58:11Z")

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Hey all i was wondering, i have some pretty old [pheromone](https://a314.com/) bottles that i havent used in many months. So today i decided to try some IS and see if i get a self effect, however i didnt really have a chance to go out to test it on other people. I shaked the bottle before i sprayed it quite a few times, anyway i didnt get any self effect really, except a slight change in how i was feeling.  
I have had the IS for a few years (2 and 3/4 at least) is it possible the mones are no longer working? Also can it be bad to put on pheros that are “expired”?

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**Author:** ![XyzN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/xyzn/32/2416_2.png) [@XyzN](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/XyzN)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209/2 "2013-10-12T17:39:43Z")

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From what I’ve heard pheros can be stored for a few years successfully…maybe you damaged the mones inside the bottle somehow? Through direct sunlight for example. Or maybe you’ve just really grown tolerant to [Instant Shine](https://a314.com/product/shine/) use?

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**Author:** ![ryanmercer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/ryanmercer/32/1569_2.png) [@ryanmercer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ryanmercer)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209/3 "2013-10-12T17:40:49Z")

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Sunlight and heat can do it given time, the blue glass will only help protect from light so much.

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**Author:** ![alex398](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@alex398](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/alex398)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209/4 "2013-10-14T10:33:39Z")

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It definitly isnt sunlight or anything that damaged the mones, since i keep them in cool dark place at all times. The difference is that the scent of the IS is much less strong than it use to be. I personally like the smell of it, does a lighter smell mean its less effective is what im wondering.

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**Author:** ![ryanmercer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/ryanmercer/32/1569_2.png) [@ryanmercer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ryanmercer)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/my-instant-shine-seems-less-effective/60209/5 "2013-10-14T10:36:50Z")

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> [@alex398](#):
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> It definitly isnt sunlight or anything that damaged the mones, since i keep them in cool dark place at all times. The difference is that the scent of the IS is much less strong than it use to be. I personally like the smell of it, does a lighter smell mean its less effective is what im wondering.

Could be settling/separation, I’d just give it a gentle shake or two.