Bacteriostatic Water
Supplies Supplement / supply
Not a peptide. Sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol, a preservative that stops bacteria from growing. Labs use it to dissolve freeze-dried peptides. The preservative is what allows several withdrawals from one vial, typically for up to 28 days after first use.
Why people take it
Dissolving freeze-dried peptidesMultiple draws from one vial
What studies report
- Allows a freeze-dried vial to be dissolved and drawn from more than once, typically within 28 days
Worth knowing: The benzyl alcohol preservative is not suitable for newborns and some people react to it.
- Route
- Not administered — the diluent used to reconstitute the others
- Available as
- 10 ml
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