BAC Water shelf life

[Skidude]

I've been having fun testing pH levels since I was 13... I even asked my mom to buy a red cabbage back then so I could test the pH.

My Latest toy for my pool, wonder if it would work 🙂

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5IASHD?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

 

[eidos]

My Latest toy for my pool, wonder if it would work 🙂

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5IASHD?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

These test strips are more useful. They're accurate to a quarter of a unit around 7, which is exactly what we're looking for.

Amazon.com: pH Test Strips 200 Count (100×2 Bottles) – Upgraded Dual-Track 14-Color pH Strips for Urine and Saliva（4.5-9.0） Quick & Accurate Test Alkaline & Acid Levels in The Body with Color Chart on Bottle : Industrial & Scientific

Buy pH Test Strips 200 Count (100×2 Bottles) – Upgraded Dual-Track 14-Color pH Strips for Urine and Saliva（4.5-9.0） Quick & Accurate Test Alkaline & Acid Levels in The Body with Color Chart on Bottle on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

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And you can also test your urine to see if you're eating enough vegetables 😉

The device will work very well, but you need to clean it after each use with distilled water and recalibrate it at least once a year using reference solutions (you can find them cheaply on AliX).

 

[Mimsy]

Any recommendations on which types of pH strips should be used from fellow Canadians? Looks like @eidos posted a link above but can't see those on Amazon Canada. Assuming something like https://www.amazon.ca/SEOH-0-14-indicator-strips-100/dp/B00S1ULSY8 would work? Is there a guide somewhere which mentions what the pH level of BAC water should be when testing it with strips? Assuming Gemini is correct with the following? Asking because sometimes it doesn't reflect what the communities says. For example, how long BAC water is good for etc..

When testing the pH of Bacteriostatic (BAC) water, accuracy is highly critical. Standard commercial BAC water typically has an intentional, slightly acidic benchmark pH of roughly 5.7 (with an acceptable range of 4.5 to 7.0) due to the presence of 0.9% benzyl alcohol.

 

[eidos]

Any recommendations on which types of pH strips should be used from fellow Canadians? Looks like @eidos posted a link above but can't see those on Amazon Canada. Assuming something like https://www.amazon.ca/SEOH-0-14-indicator-strips-100/dp/B00S1ULSY8 would work? Is there a guide somewhere which mentions what the BAC water should be around when testing it with strips? Assuming Gemini is correct?

Saliva and Urine pH Test Strips,100 Paper pH Strips for Tracking Alkaline & Acid Levels in Body, Fast, Accurate pH Testing from 4.5-9.0 : Amazon.ca: Industrial & Scientific

Saliva and Urine pH Test Strips,100 Paper pH Strips for Tracking Alkaline & Acid Levels in Body, Fast, Accurate pH Testing from 4.5-9.0 : Amazon.ca: Industrial & Scientific

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https://a.co/d/0atrBJR4

 

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

I use my hospira for 90 days then toss it. Its usually almost gone by then anyways.

 

[Flash-BCR]

I recently saw a video on ph testing strips and in fact the forum recommended a brand and I bought them. I tested my BAC water and the strips indicated perfect PH levels. Is that good enough? Why send it in to get tested at a lab. I’m satisfied with what the strips showed me. Also, if I have a three month old BAC water can the PH levels change as the water gets older? Or is it good just testing the bottle once?

Bill

PH is the easy one...The testing will tell you the benzyl alcohol concentration...But I don't think a casual user is ever going to send sketchy BAC out for a lab test....Hospira (at least in the states) is available and not too overly expensive....yet...

 

[HouseCat]

Protect them from light to prevent oxidation into benzaldehyde or free radicals.
If it's unopened, it can last a very, very long time.
There is always some evaporation, which will balance with the concentration in the solution. The space above the water is too small for this to be a problem, even when the container is open.
There are two simple tests you can do: check the pH with a test strip, and smell the water (use a syringe: never open the bottle, never dip a strip in it). If it smells a little like almonds, it’s okay; if it smells very strong, that’s bad, because it’s gone bad, but is still usable (unless it stings...).

Yes @eidos always coming in with the deepness—I love it! Also digging the new avatar!

 

[keangkong]

Hello all,

I was browsing reddit today and saw an interesting post. Someone asked how long people use their BAC water for. I've always thought it was no more than 28 days but some users were saying they've been using the same bottle for months. Thought I'd bring it over here and see what y'all think.

I follow these rules for my Hospira BAC water: 1. Ignore the stated expiration date on the bottle. 2. Once I pierce the stopper, I use the BAC water within 90 days. I label the vial with the opening date using my Niimbot. I store the BAC water unrefrigerated by the manufacturer recommendation. The reason for doing so is that bacteriostatic water is actually better at killing bacteria when the bacteria is attempting to grow. Bacteria attempts to grow when it's warmer. 3. When I place the Hospira BAC water in a vial of lyophilized peptide, I then start a new 90 day period. Of course I refrigerate the vial in order to preserve the peptide. I label the start date date on the lyophilized vial using my Niimbot. Yes, I realize, that what I'm doing could result in me using BAC water that was opened 180 days previously. Because my house is likely to have less disease-causing germs than a hospital, I'm in reasonably good health, and the injections are subcutaneous even though the directions for Hospira BAC water permit the more risky intravenous form of administration, I justify my deviations from the Hospira official instructions. I follow the rules that I do not because I believe that any deviation would automatically result in an infection, but that by deviating from them I'd increase the risk of infection sufficiently high that it's best to just follow the rules.

 

[keangkong]

Protect them from light to prevent oxidation into benzaldehyde or free radicals.
If it's unopened, it can last a very, very long time.
There is always some evaporation, which will balance with the concentration in the solution. The space above the water is too small for this to be a problem, even when the container is open.
There are two simple tests you can do: check the pH with a test strip, and smell the water (use a syringe: never open the bottle, never dip a strip in it). If it smells a little like almonds, it’s okay; if it smells very strong, that’s bad, because it’s gone bad, but is still usable (unless it stings...).

Don't worry: I enslave any radicals I see. I definitely don't want them free.

 

[LosBenetos]

Been using the same BAC water for 3 months with no issues

 

[rkbleddyn]

This is a good question and one that I find easy to get many different answers to if you look hard enough.

The way I understand it, is that if you have not opened it, it is good for a really long time and does not need to be kept in the fridge. But after it is opened, you are supposed to keep in the fridge and toss it after 30 days.

This means that I toss a lot of mine before using it, at least 20-30%.

 

[BNLFL]

This is a good question and one that I find easy to get many different answers to if you look hard enough.

The way I understand it, is that if you have not opened it, it is good for a really long time and does not need to be kept in the fridge. But after it is opened, you are supposed to keep in the fridge and toss it after 30 days.

This means that I toss a lot of mine before using it, at least 20-30%.

Nope, Hospira says right on the vial not to put it in the fridge, Just a dark cool area like a closet.

 

[rkbleddyn]

I checked the cemetery...nope I'm not there...yet. 🤡

I hate to have to tell you this, but that is only because the FDA have not yet had their July meeting on whether or not to move the classification of several peptides.

That is when we find out the answer is 'no' to all of them, because: Causes Cancer - because we say so, no data needed

After that, we are all doomed.

 

[Flash-BCR]

I follow these rules for my Hospira BAC water: 1. Ignore the stated expiration date on the bottle. 2. Once I pierce the stopper, I use the BAC water within 90 days. I label the vial with the opening date using my Niimbot. I store the BAC water unrefrigerated by the manufacturer recommendation. The reason for doing so is that bacteriostatic water is actually better at killing bacteria when the bacteria is attempting to grow. Bacteria attempts to grow when it's warmer. 3. When I place the Hospira BAC water in a vial of lyophilized peptide, I then start a new 90 day period. Of course I refrigerate the vial in order to preserve the peptide. I label the start date date on the lyophilized vial using my Niimbot. Yes, I realize, that what I'm doing could result in me using BAC water that was opened 180 days previously. Because my house is likely to have less disease-causing germs than a hospital, I'm in reasonably good health, and the injections are subcutaneous even though the directions for Hospira BAC water permit the more risky intravenous form of administration, I justify my deviations from the Hospira official instructions. I follow the rules that I do not because I believe that any deviation would automatically result in an infection, but that by deviating from them I'd increase the risk of infection sufficiently high that it's best to just follow the rules.

Nice!...For dating the vials and water, I have little multi color numbered small (.4") dots...June is blue dots, July orange dots, August something, something (I forget)...but I peel off the number of the date of first puncture/recon and stick that on the vial...super cheap offa Amazon, and quick and easy...

 

[Whiynot20026]

Nope, Hospira says right on the vial not to put it in the fridge, Just a dark cool area like a closet.

Is that the same place we will find all the bodies?