ALERT Aqua Science bac water from amazon failed testing

[clayd]

I saw this post on reddit, sorry for crossposting, but I thought this one was important. Probably because I bought some of it! I scoured amazon to find a bac water brand I thought would reputable, it's made in the US by a real lab, but apparently still failed. It had 0.1% benzyl alcohol instead of 0.9%. It has a lot number so you can check yours if you bought it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Retatrutide/comments/1n9nts4/amazon_solvent_alert_read_fyi

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shoulda just listened to the hospira zealots i guess

 

[slowsixstang]

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I think that CofA is from this link, where multiple waters were tested and 70% failed USP standards for BA content, pH, or both.

 

[Peotidethrowaway]

To the surprise of no one

 

[ZippityDooDah]

 

[clayd]

To the surprise of no one

really seems like making sterile water with a couple drops of alcohol in it should be easy, but apparently it's way harder than making a pure peptide

 

[dogmom]

From the Amazon reviews, someone posted they took a microscope to the water last year and found algae spores. That alone would make me not buy it.

 

[Airborne Daddy]

From the Amazon reviews, someone posted they took a microscope to the water last year and found algae spores. That alone would make me not buy it.

How could anyone screw this up? To save 3 cents a vial in benzoyl alcohol?

 

[clayd]

How could anyone screw this up? To save 3 cents a vial in benzoyl alcohol?

Apparently by not putting in the alcohol.

 

[holiday]

Someone posted a summary on peppy's, I thought it was useful:

 

[Airborne Daddy]

Someone posted a summary on peppy's, I thought it was useful:
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I have harmonify in my skechers shoe box.... unbelievable. U think the US made shit you could trust for ghetto ass 4th grade chemist bac water. THANKS for the heads up I canceled today's order with harmonify went with Chem water in 10ml glass who I've used the last year without issue.

 

[Morbius]

⬅️This is my shocked face.

 

[Airborne Daddy]

really seems like making sterile water with a couple drops of alcohol in it should be easy, but apparently it's way harder than making a pure peptide

That's what I just told the wife.... you'd think aspiring chemist's would have bacteriostatic water down by the 6th grade

 

[vewdew34]

Maybe tap water will be safer to use since most of this vendors all they care is about profit and selling you garbage.

 

[3Ljeffy]

Well... I saw the original post and decided to pull out the trusty old test strips for some of my less-proud Amazon purchases. Read 'em and weep:

PureLabs bunk water = somewhere around pH8
AaBaCa bunk water = apparently pH between 8-9

In less-sad news, Quality Research Chemicals acetic water appears just as it claims:

Quality Research Chemicals 0.6% acetic acid solution = pH a little north of 4, as expected.

Super pleased that the QRC product worked well with Tesa from the start, no gelling no damage, works well. Super annoyed that I've been using Reta reconstituted with PureLabs and wondering why it seems weak or degraded...for a month. And I've got several kits of that same 3ml and 10ml dish water. Dammit.

 

[ZippityDooDah]

This was from a recent test of the Aqua Sciences "water" by one of the original testing groups that I am part of:


(Shared with permission.)

You can assume the other tests performed on this (and many other Amazon wonder waters) performed poorly as well.

 

[vewdew34]

This was from a recent test of the Aqua Sciences "water" by one of the original testing groups that I am part of:

View attachment 8639
(Shared with permission.)

You can assume the other tests performed on this (and many other Amazon wonder waters) performed poorly as well.

That looks like mold to me, unless its something else.

 

[NoMoreFatPants]

Well... I saw the original post and decided to pull out the trusty old test strips for some of my less-proud Amazon purchases. Read 'em and weep:
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PureLabs bunk water = somewhere around pH8
AaBaCa bunk water = apparently pH between 8-9

In less-sad news, Quality Research Chemicals acetic water appears just as it claims:
View attachment 8619
Quality Research Chemicals 0.6% acetic acid solution = pH a little north of 4, as expected.

Super pleased that the QRC product worked well with Tesa from the start, no gelling no damage, works well. Super annoyed that I've been using Reta reconstituted with PureLabs and wondering why it seems weak or degraded...for a month. And I've got several kits of that same 3ml and 10ml dish water. Dammit.

Hi...here's a dumb question - you mentioned acetic solution and tesa. Is there a specific reason you would use acetic water vs bac water? I've only just started researching tesa and have not yet seen anything about this. When I just googled it, I found that acetic water is not suitable for injection? It's so hard to figure out which is good or bad info.

 

[clayd]

This was from a recent test of the Aqua Sciences "water" by one of the original testing groups that I am part of:

View attachment 8639
(Shared with permission.)

You can assume the other tests performed on this (and many other Amazon wonder waters) performed poorly as well.

What am I looking at here? Looks like poop water, one with a brain in there and the other with mold. But it could also be a batch of cookies

 

[byefatlicia]

How much to do a test on Bac.? Probably much cheaper to just buy Hospira🤔

 

[clayd]

How much to do a test on Bac.? Probably much cheaper to just buy Hospira🤔

Definitely, just buy hospira. My issue so far is I can't find a source for 1 or 2 vials of hospira for a decent price

 

[3Ljeffy]

Hi...here's a dumb question - you mentioned acetic solution and tesa. Is there a specific reason you would use acetic water vs bac water? I've only just started researching tesa and have not yet seen anything about this. When I just googled it, I found that acetic water is not suitable for injection? It's so hard to figure out which is good or bad info.

Not that google summaries are authoritative, but this gave a pretty good summary and I checked the references. Tesa along with other growth hormone related peptides really wants a lower pH to stay stable and not to gel. I'm going to try sodium chloride bacteriostatic water next (pH 5.0), but can confirm that acetic acid is an acceptable component of specialty bacteriostatic water for even lower pH (4.0ish). YMMV.

 

[clayd]

From the Amazon reviews, someone posted they took a microscope to the water last year and found algae spores. That alone would make me not buy it.

Maybe algae is the next peptide cure all

 

[byefatlicia]

Definitely, just buy hospira. My issue so far is I can't find a source for 1 or 2 vials of hospira for a decent price

Yeah, but after reading this and seeing that petri dish... It should make us want to re-evaluate our Bac budget don't ya think?

 

[ZippityDooDah]

What am I looking at here? Looks like poop water, one with a brain in there and the other with mold. But it could also be a batch of cookies

Petri dishes. Which are used to grow microorganisms. And a product demonstrating growth that should absolutely not be possible.

Might help to ask the Google machine to explain TAMC and TYMC tests.

 

[Morbius]

Grody to the max!

 

[ZippityDooDah]

Grody to the max!

Gag me with a spoon! I so miss the 80's, especially my 80's rockstar hair...

 

[geoguy78]

Definitely, just buy hospira. My issue so far is I can't find a source for 1 or 2 vials of hospira for a decent price

I bought a case and plan on using it for way past the expiration date. I'd pin Hospira three or four years past expiration any day of the week over one of these fake Bac waters....... Meds in general (with some exceptions, of course) are good for years past their expiration date.