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Update: I was able to get a pH of about 5 using 2mL of BAC and 0.7mL of 8.6% sodium bicarbonate solution. I tested it and it doesn't sting, so I'm happy with the results. For my next vial I'd like to make a more concentrated solution. My memory of high school chemistry leads me to believe I...

I finally received my sterile 8.4% sodium bicarbonate solution and am ready to reconstitute/buffer my unbuffered 500mg NAD+ from QSC. I've got pH strips and will use a venting needle. Before I dive in, can anyone who has done this before share what quantities of bacteriostatic water and sodium...

I just did a bunch of reading on this and think I can answer my own question. The tariff is paid by at customs by whoever imports the product. Given my understanding of how peptides are shipped it's likely the freight forwarder/special line that handles this. So all we will see is slightly...

So apparently as of today there is a new 10% tariff on all goods from China. Anyone know how this is going to work for peptide purchases? I expect it will increase costs but how does the tariff actually get paid? At what part of the purchase/shipping/import/customs/delivery process does this...

BTW, Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! The year of the Snake starts today. May it involve many vials of peptides slithering into our hands. My vote for when Tracy reappears is Feb17, although it could be the the week before if he really misses us. CNY officially ends Feb12.

I didn't realize that Tirzepatide was patented. But it does appear to be. How do US peptide vendors get away with selling it? Are they simply too small for the pharmaceutical companies to bother going after? (I understand how compounding pharmacies can sell it if the FDA allows it ...)

I lift regularly, but I would not call what I do 'heavy' (as I've gotten older I've had to change my focus to injury prevention.) When I started Tirz, I was initially surprised how much weaker I felt in the gym. I suspect it was due to lower glycogen stores. I subsequently made an effort to...

You should lift weights ~3x/week to maintain/build muscle. Your caloric deficit on Reta will take care of the fat loss. Make sure you are eating enough protein too. For cardio, I'd stick to walking and 1 short (20mins max) HIIT workout per week where you hit your max HR.

I bought some, amongst other things, and have a question about it. Everything was fine with my order except for one small detail: the NAD+ COA described the vials as having Red caps (no photo), but the NAD+ vials I received have Orange caps. I figured they were simply from a later batch (which...

Just curious, what does a "TRT+" type regimen typically consist of? I know what TRT is, and I've learned a ton about peptides, and I know what AAS is (but have never done them.) What's the "+" that folks who do TRT typically do?

Likely for CNY gifts. Employers are expected to pay a bonus to employees for CNY. (Supports my 'red envelope' theory too...)

I don't have any inside knowledge about what's happening at QSC and I'm new to the world of peptides, but I do have experience living and working in China. The system works differently over there. Based on what Tracy wrote, my gut feeling is that he needs to spread around some 'red envelopes'...

I tried emailing him earlier today and it bounced ...

Reporting back ... blending is the way! I figured out that all the peptides I'm currently taking can be safely blended together, and it's fine (if not better) to split doses into AM/PM shots, so after doing a bunch of math I now have one single blend that I take twice a day. And it's now easy...

Good point about sterility. And thx for the mixing link. I'll give pre-mixing a try!