Beginner guides
Mixing, pens, injecting and safety
Step-by-step how-tos for peptides and hormones. New? Start with the supply list and clean technique.
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Supply list
Everything to have on hand for mixing, filtering, syringes, pens, oils, storage and cleanup.
Clean technique basics
The habits that prevent infections. Worth reading before anything else.
Reading an insulin syringe
What "units" mean, which syringe to use, and how to read the marks.
Mixing
Reconstituting a vial
Adding bacteriostatic water to a powder vial, step by step.
Filtering peptides
Sterile-filtering a mixed peptide through a 0.22 µm filter: into a vial or straight into a cartridge.
Pens
Filling a pen cartridge
Loading a mixed peptide into an empty 3 mL cartridge for a reusable pen.
Using a reusable pen
Loading the cartridge, priming, dialing a dose and injecting with a V1, V2, V3 or Gansulin pen.
Injecting
Injecting under the skin
Subcutaneous injection: sites, angle, rotation and what's normal.
Oil injections (testosterone)
Testosterone under the skin or into the muscle, with a syringe or a V pen.
Care and safety
Storage, shelf life and travel
Keeping powders, mixed vials, pens and BAC water good, at home and away.
Problems and red flags
What to do when something looks or feels wrong, and when to get help.
Common side effects and what helps
The usual side effects of GLP-1s, GH peptides, healing peptides, melanocortins and NAD+, and what people do about them.
Blood tests: what to check and when
A baseline panel before you start, what each kind of compound adds, and how the app tracks it.
Sharps disposal
Getting rid of needles, syringes and cartridges safely.
Buying and checking quality
What a certificate of analysis should show, red flags, and checking BAC water.
General how-to information, not medical advice. Follow your prescriber's instructions where they differ.