I am new to peptides although I've been lurking for a few weeks! Just joined. My first order arrived safely from China two days ago, including bac water which I popped in the fridge. Just read that it is supposed to be kept at room temp. Should I throw it out and restock or take it out of the fridge? Not due to use it for 10 days. I'm in the uk.
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Mysoph
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In my opinion, the less variables you have, the more inferred safety. It has nothing to do with whether you refrigerated it or not (you do not need to, but it isn't going to matter). The issue is the source. We are already taking risks with getting the peptides themselves from the grey market. Tried and true bac water (like Hospira) is cheap and available locally from many easily accessible places including some medical supply companies. Why not get it locally?
For what it is worth, I did the same thing you did with my first order. I got a good amount of water in vials with my first order. I ended up just tossing all of it and getting Hospira bac water in bulk from AMSCO Medical. It is also very available at many domestic research peptide websites for relatively reasonable prices.
Just my two cents. Regarding your current batch, if it was fine before it went in the fridge, it is fine now. The general rule of thumb with bac water is once you have pierced the seal, to use if for 30 days, and use anything you reconstitute with it another 30-60. Personally, I follow a 90-day rule. Whatever I make with the bac water, I only use 90 days from the day I first used that vial of bac water. There are many people that use it much longer than that. At the end of the day, it comes down to what you consider an acceptable level of risk.
Best of luck on your journey!
For what it is worth, I did the same thing you did with my first order. I got a good amount of water in vials with my first order. I ended up just tossing all of it and getting Hospira bac water in bulk from AMSCO Medical. It is also very available at many domestic research peptide websites for relatively reasonable prices.
Just my two cents. Regarding your current batch, if it was fine before it went in the fridge, it is fine now. The general rule of thumb with bac water is once you have pierced the seal, to use if for 30 days, and use anything you reconstitute with it another 30-60. Personally, I follow a 90-day rule. Whatever I make with the bac water, I only use 90 days from the day I first used that vial of bac water. There are many people that use it much longer than that. At the end of the day, it comes down to what you consider an acceptable level of risk.
Best of luck on your journey!
nonyabizznez
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It's not a stretch if you're gonna trust their peps to trust their Bac water. Doesn't matter that you stuck it in the fridge. You can take it out and still store it at room temp. Think of the temps your order was exposed to in shipping. Most vendors who offer bac water do so as a courtesy. You did mention you're in the UK so domestic US means is not useful. I'd use it.
Superfluous
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I have used this and I've had no issues at all https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reconstitution-Solution-20ml-Pack-Glass/dp/B0BCHJTQH3
There is medical advice (and depending on who you ask, this is strong advice) to not keep bac water for more than a month after first piercing but I've also been using these over 2-3 months with no issues. I do make sure that anything that goes in and out of the vial is cleaned with alcohol wipes before hand.
Mysoph
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Per the email they sent, it appears due to manufacturer price increase:
Seems the cheapest I can find, so far, for Hospira anyway.
penewbie
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medexsupply
Like many "reconstitution" solutions that come up in an Amazon search for bacteriostatic water, this appears to have no preservative [benzyl alcohol in a specific concentration] ... making it a potential breeding ground for riskier for multi-use applications.
Definitely it helps to alcohol swab everything before each use of any kind, though, regardless. I think an issue is just how self-sealing the self-sealing peptide vial caps are.
Jtjones416
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Just received mine from peptidetest.com
Superfluous
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For some reason they leave it off the description but it does have 0.9% benzyl alcohol
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When you buy from PGB, they include the BAC water. Although it's not Hospira, I have not heard anyone complain about the PGB BAC water. They contain far less BAC water than each vial of Hospira, but the Hospira gets thrown away with most of the water still in it.
Super Trips
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I have been throwing my PGB vials away maybe i should keep them
keangkong
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Let's see if anyone has anything bad to say about PGB BAC water.
chmuse
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I'm sure someone would buy them if you put them up in a b/s/t group
ESPECIALLY NOWADAYS! I see more and more posts on various forums asking about bac water. It's crazy how many people are diving into "the scary gray world" from compound and prescription worlds now that so much has/is changing with those options.
chmuse
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Heck I'd buy them for backup. I want to order the 25 pack of hospira but I'm afraid they'll ask for an rx and I'll feel like a liar.
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When I ordered, it was from Medex Supply. They said one would have to upload their medical license. I ignored that. I ordered. My order arrived. I didn't make any false statements. I have heard others report similar things, that the medical supply places say they require a medical license but don't actually do so.
keangkong
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Here is the hyperlink to the BAC water page: Medex Supply
chmuse
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You're such a REBEL!!! You ferocious gorilla, you!!!
I actually looked at that page before and when it asked for a medical/clinic/hospital business name, I just sighed dramatically, closed the tab, and ventured on elsewhere. Lol!!!
Super Trips
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I just threw away 3 boxes 🙁
Just be careful... there are some CN vendors that say it is bac water and we found out it is just sterile water. Jenny He did not know the difference previously 🙄
From what I understand PGB tested it and they truly are bac waters. I have not thrown mine out but I have not used them yet, either.
keangkong
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I had read from someone else that they had ordered without having to send a medical license. I had already decided that I was not willing to lie to buy BAC water.
glass-animals
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Did you order recently? Do you mind sharing the expiration date on the batch you bought?
keangkong
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I can't give you the exact date because I'm currently away from the vials. I've been staying at my mom's house because she's been having health problems. I believe the expiration date was in 2026. I received the vials in November of 2024. I have every intention of continuing to use vials after the 2026 expiration date. While a hospital has higher quality standards, these are packed and sealed in a sterile environment. They would have stayed in unopened vials. I am not particularly incapable of fighting off an infection. Unless I learn something new, I'll continue using these vials until they run out. I do immediately label any vials I open and will discard any vial that was pierced more than 90 days ago.
