# Toning down the scent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\ **Created:** [October 26, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/toning-down-the-scent/57140 "2012-10-26T08:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meowington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Meowington](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Meowington)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/toning-down-the-scent/57140/1 "2012-10-26T08:46:06Z")
Hey guys, Been using mones since the start of August. My entire social life kinda did a weird 180, but I’m not complaining 😛 Anywho, I regularly use MX413, IO/IH, and [P83](https://pheromonelabs.com/product/p83/). I personally use : 1 spray of MX413 (neroli) (one spray to the wrist, dabbed on other wrist then sides of neck) 2 sprays of P83 (neroli) to the collarbone/neck/chest area. then if I feel like throwing on IO/IH, that stays strictly on the wrists. My male friends and some female have all complained about the smell of the “cologne.” It’s just way too strong, they can’t even smell the human-ness of the pheros though. What are some ways to tone down the scent of the cologne without affecting the mone dispersion/efficacy? ---
**Author:** ![mobocaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mobocaster](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mobocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/toning-down-the-scent/57140/2 "2012-10-26T09:06:16Z")
How soon after applying do you meet them. Standard 6% [Neroli](https://a314.com/product-category/scented/androtics-neroli/) takes around 30 minutes to settle to its working level and it can be a bit strong during that time. More humid environments also take the longest to settle down IME. After that, your dose sounds not unreasonable at all - unless you got your P83 in cologne strength or did a custom on the others? Apart from that, you can try to find a more acceptable scent to cover it, or a scent that complements it in a different/moderating way but you are going to have a problem here as apart from A314 oil, which dries very light indeed, 6% Neroli is about the lightest settling scent in the AD range. And going unscented is not a very good option as pheros still need a scent to diffuse well, so you need a cover and it costs you a fair whack more. ---
**Author:** ![tisha23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/toning-down-the-scent/57140/3 "2012-10-27T01:51:27Z")
They are not supposed to smell the human-ness of the phero’s Smell has nothing to do with how they work it just carries. Try using a sweeping method when applying. For instance instead of spraying one spray of MX413 on the wrist and dabbing on the other start your spray at the wrist and as you spray move so your making a line up your forearm. Do the same with [P83](https://pheromonelabs.com/product/p83/) start at night and sweep as you spray down across your chest. This will make it less concentrated in scent. Tisha ---
**Author:** ![Unique](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/unique/32/935_2.png) [@Unique](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Unique)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/toning-down-the-scent/57140/4 "2012-10-31T04:03:13Z")
Your friends are weird, the 6% neroli is underwhelming at best Maybe one of the mones made the smell register as offensive Even some piss weak store cologne would smell stronger