(06-17-2012 6:14 AM)Six Wrote: Great summary, thanks thundr. Do you know if androtics products generally have a bad rep on these forums, or is it just that members find them ineffective?
A lot of the older members on this forum started out as Androtics customers who saw benefits from their products, but have wandered away for one reason or another. Androtics products do have some effects, certainly. Some of the strikes against that company are;
1. Androtics had a tendency to change the contents of their mixes or simply stop selling effective mixes. This upset a lot of people, both because it ruined the 'feel' that people had for particular products and also because women especially were suddenly unable to purchase products that they liked.
2. Androtics had a somewhat recent price hike, such that their products are now significantly more expensive than comparable or superior products from other reputable companies.
3. Androtics is fairly secretive and drama prone. Alpha-Dream has a dramatically stronger history of releasing information into the pheromone community, while Androtics seems to have fallen down on their promises in that regard. Alpha Dream gives a listing of many of the molecules in their mixes, offers single molecules, and supports research into new molecules while giving people the NAME of those actual molecules. Androtics just labeled everything as numbers. (Admittedly, my experience only extends to Alpha dream and Androtics. There are a few good pheromone companies out there based on reviews I've read, as Thundr mentions, but I don't have the experience to testify to their effectiveness. ) I understand the effects I'm going to get far better if I know what's in a mix. Many people get better results by learning to buffer their own mixes to their custom standards.
4. Androtics charges something like $40 extra if you want scent-free mixes so you can use your own cologne. (Something in a lot of androtics products makes me sick. I'm sensitive to long-term exposure to a lot of perfumes as well, so It's probably the scent, but I've never been able to test this.)
5. I've personally tried a number of Androtics products. Instant Shine has some positive effects. There's an ingredient in that which I don't think has been replicated in other products. Some have suggested recently that androsterone sulfate is the missing relevant ingredient there. Androtics' A314 just didn't suit me... It caused more problems than it was worth and I got bad feedback on the Akuto scent. Ammo just wasn't what i was looking for (I don't do well with high Androstenone mixes. I prefer socials... some of my friends are really sensitive to Androstenone. They reacted, certainly, but the net effect was alienation and discomfort rather than sociability. I think I need to stay below .5mcg or so, max and buffer heavily. )