# Do pheremone perfumes/colognes work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pheremone-perfumes-colognes-work/53769>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 9, 2001, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pheremone-perfumes-colognes-work/53769 "2001-02-09T08:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pheremone-perfumes-colognes-work/53769/1 "2001-02-09T08:59:18Z")

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or is it snake oil? Any experiences?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pheremone-perfumes-colognes-work/53769/2 "2001-02-09T20:28:57Z")

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I don’t think snake oil would turn anyone on.

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**Author:** ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pheremone-perfumes-colognes-work/53769/3 "2001-02-10T00:00:37Z")

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I can’t say anything about pheremones, but I know I always get a little more attention from boys if I wear essential oils, a lot of which are natural & earthy smelling. My favourites are Lavender and Ylang Ylang.