Handling & storage
Water, mixing, and injecting — the practical questions.
Before a dose ever gets decided, there are three purely mechanical questions: what liquid to mix a vial with, how to actually mix it, and how to inject the result. None of these three pages tells you what compound to use or what dose to take — that's a question for your prescriber and, once you have a number, for our reconstitution calculator. These cover what happens around that number.
Sourced, not restated
Every claim across these three pages traces to an FDA-approved product label pulled directly from DailyMed, CDC's own injection-safety guidance, or a peer-reviewed study re-verified live against PubMed — not community convention repeated from page to page. Each page prints its own sources at the point the claim is made.
Bacteriostatic water
What it actually is, why its benzyl-alcohol preservative matters, when sterile water is the correct choice instead, and why the 28-day vial rule is not the peptide's own shelf life.
Read the guideHow to reconstitute peptides
The general mixing method — aseptic technique, gentle mixing, what to check before drawing a dose — with the exact volume math handed off to the calculator.
Read the guideHow to inject peptides
Subcutaneous injection technique, where to inject, and why rotating sites prevents lipohypertrophy and keeps absorption consistent.
Read the guide
Medical disclaimer: This content is for general educational purposes only and is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before starting, stopping, or changing any treatment.