I say this lightly, but you’re continuing to show me that you have misconceptions about pheromones.
And that’s all right, if you do. That’s something that you can fix with a little more education, if you so desire. There are quite a few pheromone discussion boards on the Internet where you could get that education.
So, let’s look at this a bit.
Yes, Androstenol can make men seem more manly. I’d prefer to say that it sends out a signal of your manliness. In its physical form (either natural or as a topical spray), it’s like a piece of clothing. It’s a messenger but it’s NOT you.
Just like if I throw on a leather jacket, unless I embrace the attitudes, attributes and qualities of a rock star, very few people are going to treat me like the rock star, just because I’m wearing my leather jacket. It’s the same thing with pheromones. When you educate yourself on some of those message boards, you’ll hear them talk a lot about “congruence.” To paraphrase a common saying in my country, “you gotta walk your smell, brother.”
You split hairs saying that you don’t play these exactly at work but you really are. You’re dosing yourself with this pheromone whilst you’re at work or going into work or about to go back into work. (All the same thing.) You’re doing the morphic field equivalent of spritzing yourself with an A-nol spray. Context is king. Is it helpful (or appropriate) for you to be spritzing yourself with a sexual attractant going into the workplace? What do you hope to gain by that? (Particularly when you already have a girlfriend and you seem to work with women who might not be in your dating pool.)
First off, the self-effects from physical pheromones are often short-lived, usually not long enough for any therapeutic effects. (You’re much better off using the confidence fields we have here.)
In your OP, you’re not even paying attention to your self-effects. You’re more interested in how others are responding to you. (BTW, that attention to how others are responding to you will erode your self-confidence really quickly. Have you ever noticed that truly confident people have a IDGAF attitude?)
[Edited because I see that @JAAJ has different information.]
Don’t you think it would be wise for you to ask her what she means?