Most NeuroForge compounds ship lyophilized — a dry powder in a sealed vial.
To use them, you dissolve the powder in bacteriostatic water (BAC water) so
you can draw a measured dose with an insulin syringe. The whole process is
sterile, takes under two minutes, and gets easier with repetition.
What you need
The vial of lyophilized peptide
A vial of bacteriostatic water (0.9% benzyl alcohol)
Alcohol swabs
An insulin syringe with a drawing needle (typically 25g, 1 inch) and an
injection needle (typically 29–31g, 0.5 inch)
The technique
Swab both vial tops with a fresh alcohol pad. Let them air dry for a
few seconds.
Draw your BAC water. Pull back the plunger to the target volume, then
invert the BAC vial and extract the water.
Inject the BAC water slowly against the inside wall of the peptide
vial — not directly onto the powder. A hard stream onto lyophilized
peptide can denature the compound.
Swirl gently, do not shake. Shaking creates foam, which damages the
peptide structure and makes dosing inconsistent. A slow, circular motion
for 15–30 seconds until the powder is fully dissolved.
Label the vial with the reconstitution date and the final
concentration (mg per mL).
The math
Concentration is what matters for dosing. The formula:
concentration (mg/mL) = peptide mass (mg) ÷ BAC water volume (mL)
If you reconstitute a 5 mg vial with 2 mL of BAC water, your concentration
is 2.5 mg/mL. At that concentration, 0.1 mL = 250 mcg.
An insulin syringe is typically marked in "units" — 100 units = 1 mL. So
0.1 mL is 10 units on the syringe.
Storage after reconstitution
Refrigerate between 2–8°C. Most reconstituted peptides remain stable for
28–30 days once in solution with BAC water. Do not freeze a reconstituted
vial — ice crystal formation destroys peptide structure.