They’re newer than new and more beta than beta. In the world of pheromones, they’re suspects.
When looking for new pheromones, we look for clues like:
- Structure
- Human like odor
- Position in the metabolic chain (end chain is more likely to be a pheromone; many pheromones are akin to hormonal waste to go on to serve a new life as a pheromone once excreted)
- Prescence in axillary hair (underarm and pubic), skin, urine and/or saliva (all likely areas to emit pheromones)
All putatives have indicated one or more of the above, but are otherwise unproven and unverified from the position of a) whether or not they truly act as a pheromone, and b) what they do pyschologically.
Put another way:
“Welcome to the world of Phase 1 pheromone research!”