Tell me why this is a bad idea.

[christa_channing]

My first gray purchase (besides Tirz) was Snap-8 and Ghk-cu Cosmetic to mix in my face cream. One vial of Snap-8 was $42 and 1gram of Ghk-cu was $22. I balked at adding $60 worth of peptides to my moisturizer, but anything for beauty, right?

My next purchase was these two item in kits.

Now I see that you can get the powders in bulk for a lot, lot cheaper than I paid for any of it. Does something special happen to these powders before they are put into vials and sold to us? Why would I not get them in bulk? Genuinely curious.

 

[pavlovs]

I didn't know this answer either, so I googled! https://www.omegapeps.com/raw-peptides-vs-lyophilized-peptides/

I do get the raw powder to mix in cosmetics, and the lyophilized for injection, but I never really knew the difference between the tow, thanks for asking, I feel educated🙂

 

[christa_channing]

I didn't know this answer either, so I googled! https://www.omegapeps.com/raw-peptides-vs-lyophilized-peptides/

I do get the raw powder to mix in cosmetics, and the lyophilized for injection, but I never really knew the difference between the tow, thanks for asking, I feel educated🙂

Thanks for that link! I wouldn't consider using raw for injections, but didn't know why it couldn't be used for cosmetic purposes.

 

[pavlovs]

Yeah, I think most people use raw GHK-Cu for cosmetic purposes, it's dead cheap.

 

[kimmykat415]

Oh so helpful! Just curious when you are using GHK-Cu cosmetically are you reconstituting (with BAC water) and then adding to serums or creams or adding the lyophilized powder directly to the cosmetic vehicle? I've prowled around some cosmetic protocols on Reddit but haven't been able to figure out this particular piece of the puzzle.

 

[hexagonal]

I'm not an expert here but I don't see why you would need to use BAC water to reconstitute - you use non-sterile water on your skin all the time.

If reconstitution is necessary probably depends on the media you're mixing it into and quantity involved - if it's already saturated you'll need to add some more of some form of liquid, but what the best liquid is likely depends on what the base is. Water would be no good if it's some sort of oil based compound, for example.

 

[christa_channing]

Oh so helpful! Just curious when you are using GHK-Cu cosmetically are you reconstituting (with BAC water) and then adding to serums or creams or adding the lyophilized powder directly to the cosmetic vehicle? I've prowled around some cosmetic protocols on Reddit but haven't been able to figure out this particular piece of the puzzle.

There's a whole thing about this. I'll try to find the writeup and post it. Basically you reconstitute the Snap 8 with 1ml of bac water. You open a new face cream (I've used the attached), and add the snap to the top of the jar. If there isn't enough room, you need to move the cream to a bowl first. The Snap 8 will sort of sit on top. You sprinkle the blue GHK-Cu onto the snap to let it get wet. Then you stir well.

I saved directions that someone else shared. I will post them.

 

[pavlovs]

Oh so helpful! Just curious when you are using GHK-Cu cosmetically are you reconstituting (with BAC water) and then adding to serums or creams or adding the lyophilized powder directly to the cosmetic vehicle? I've prowled around some cosmetic protocols on Reddit but haven't been able to figure out this particular piece of the puzzle.

With the raw powder I don't reconstitute, I add it straight to a little hyalauronic acid and then into whatever serum I am going to add it to🙂 There is a person named "Anela" who has a pretty good protocol for both injections and topical use, if you google "Anela Prototol" you will find some good information🙂

 

[christa_channing]

With the raw powder I don't reconstitute, I add it straight to a little hyalauronic acid and then into whatever serum I am going to add it to🙂 There is a person named "Anela" who has a pretty good protocol for both injections and topical use, if you google "Anela Prototol" you will find some good information🙂

Thanks! I only had the vial of Snap-8, so I reconstituted it. But, if I buy the raw powder, I'll do as you suggest.