BAC water frozen

[Chrissven]

Hello, can someone help me? If I order my peptide from China and order BAC water, is it bad for the water if it freezes at -17 degrees?

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

Maybe but I haven’t seen any testing on that

 

[SuperRetardutite]

From gemini but you should verify with other sources too:
Yes. Freezing precipitates the benzyl alcohol preservative, which reduces its antimicrobial effectiveness and can lead to bacterial growth upon thawing. Additionally, ice expansion often creates microscopic cracks in the glass vial or dislodges the rubber stopper, compromising the sterile seal. Discard the vial.

@byefatlicia maybe you can give some input here?

 

[Chrissven]

Thanks for the detailed description. I wanted to place an order for NAD+ etc. and also order BAC water. But I'll wait until the temperatures are warmer. Thanks for your help.

 

[IshimaruKenta]

For Hospira BAC "Store at 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.]" So yeah, I wouldn't use it if it's below or higher than that.

 

[foxgirl]

I didn’t even think of this!! Good call

 

[bbrewer]

I have researched this quite a lot, opinions vary as does risk tolerance. Only creditable problem I ever saw was if there is mechanical damage to the vial from freezing. If frozen on its side, the stopper could get breached, I don't think that is very likely, but nobody's tested that. For the last year or so I have kept a couple cases in my dedicated peptide freezer, primary because i like all my stuff in one place. Part of my stash is in glass, those look fine too. This stuff is far more resilient than manufactures temperature and expiration dates suggest.

 

[byefatlicia]

From gemini but you should verify with other sources too:
Yes. Freezing precipitates the benzyl alcohol preservative, which reduces its antimicrobial effectiveness and can lead to bacterial growth upon thawing. Additionally, ice expansion often creates microscopic cracks in the glass vial or dislodges the rubber stopper, compromising the sterile seal. Discard the vial.

@byefatlicia maybe you can give some input here?

I accidentally froze a few bottles of Hospira a while back. After checking AI and a few folks here weighing in, I decided to chuck em...
That being said, there are different views and takes on the subject. Many will argue that it is fine.
For me, I lost 20 bucks but gained some assurance🙂