Igf-1- should i keep it in the freezer?

[JBlaze]

It's in the fridge now, but i dont plan to use it for at least 6 weeks. Would it be better kept in the fridge or the freezer until i use it?

I know some people keep their igf-1 in the freezer even when they're currently using it, is there any benifit to this?

 

[dickwootton]

yeah from what i have heard it is cool to keep it in the freezer because it wont freeze and you can just draw it and pin it.
Dick

 

[th0m]

I've heard freezer in unmixed state, fridge when mixed
i dont see why igf mixed with BW wont freeze..?

 

[Yimen E.Cricket]

Its not mixed with BW, it is mixed with BA. Alcohol does not freeze.

 

[th0m]

BA? What's the advantage in mixing it with BA? What does BA stand for?

 

[Yimen E.Cricket]

BA? What's the advantage in mixing it with BA? What does BA stand for?

BA= Benzyl Alcohol is the solvent that comes in your vial of IGF. BA preserves the IGF as long as it is refrigerated.

Bac water is only used during injection as a diluent in the syringe.

 

[Matthew D]

Actually you can freeze just about any matter if you have something to get it to that correct temp but BA in a NORMAL freezer will not freeze

 

[dickwootton]

BA? What's the advantage in mixing it with BA? What does BA stand for?

And becuase bact water kills igf faster than the ebola virus...That is why when i pin it i am going to be diluting it with ba and not bw.
dick

 

[Longdog]

I always keep mine in the freezer, right up to when I pin it. No problems at all. I also like that it's harder for guests to stumble across my vial when it's in the freezer than just sitting in the fridge.

 

[einstein1905]

And becuase bact water kills igf faster than the ebola virus...That is why when i pin it i am going to be diluting it with ba and not bw.
dick

water isn't "that bad" for IGF-1. It's just an ideal solvent. You really should dilute (in the pin) with something other than BA to dilute the overall BA% of the injection, as BA is caustic, and injecting BA concentrated can cause localized inflammation. having high concentrations of a souble protein in a region of localized inflammation can increase the potential for an immune response specific to the LR3.

BA works very well for reconstitution and preservation (due to hydrophobic/hydrophillic reasons as opposed to pH reasons, like HCl and acetic acid), but that doesn't mean water "harms" IGF-1. It just doesn't have the right properties to optimally attain/maintain IGF-1's structure in solution.

 

[th0m]

so this is what I'm going to do, I think:
I've soon got 20 vials of 100mcg lyophilized powder igf, which i'm gonna store in a freezer.
Going to use 50mcg ed.
I'll fill the vial up with 100IU BW from a slin needle, and draw 50IU which is 50mcg igf. Then I'll store that vial in a fridge, and then draw up the last 50IU the next day.


thanks

 

[jediclampet]

Does anyone know how long the mixed IGF from Muscle Research would be good in the freezer?

I just got some but, due to life complications, I'd like to save it until the first of the year so I can get the most out of the IGF if it will remain potent for 5-6 months.