Love At First Smell: Can Pheromones Really Help Us Find A Date? (VIDEO)

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. And if you're without a date, don't give up hope just yet. Have you tried a pheromone product?

Pheromones might be more commonly referred to as the "scent of love." This potent mixture of chemicals that's  secreted in our sweat glands and other bodily fluids is believed to actually influence the attraction of the opposite sex.

There are quite a few spray-on pheromone products that could help you attract a future mate if you're unlucky in the relationship department. However, findings from the American Chemical Society show that we may be a bit unlikely to actually entice someone with a store bought "love-enhancing" chemical spray.

Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher first came up with the word "pheromone" in 1959, referring to odors emitted by animals and detected by other creatures in the same species. Researchers also identified the first pheromone known as bombykol in silk moths that same year, according to Live Science.

It's the releasers in the pheromones that increase the chances of attraction in animals. However, we haven't quite gotten the same science down in humans.

Humans have much more complex pheromones based on the variety of smells they're familiar with, like and dislike. Determining an isolate attraction in humans is a bit more difficult than, let's say, disecting the same information in insects.

Furthermore, many of the available spray-on love potions have three main isolated pig pheromones brewing in them. Humans are unlikely to notice a special scent from that concoction.

If you're still looking for a date, pheromones might not be the best approach, afterall. But at least you learned a bit more about the body to share with a future partner. 

Want to learn more about this information? Check out this video, courtesy of American Chemical Society.