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.