COPPER UGLIES HAVE ARRIVED 😭😭

[wildweasel]

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

 

[Dilbert4Life]

JourneyToPerfection said:

UnripeLadel said:

From what I understand, those spots have been sitting under your skin for a long time, and the copper pulls them to the surface. Short term it looks rough, but long term it helps — just don't pop anything, since that can hurt your skin!

Appreciate it! I won't stop using it. To avoid leaving tiny scars on my face, I rely on pimple patches (found that out through trial and error back in my early 20’s)

Even at 50-something, my skin still throws a fit and breaks out over the smallest thing :/ What worked best for me—no scarring and they settle down fast—is Stridex wipes from iherb.

 

[JourneyToPerfection]

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

 

[paisleyfan]

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

 

[RCpilot]

ThatNextGril said:

ladyj779 said:

What's your age? From what I gather, when someone is younger than 40, this tends to happen more often since the body's collagen production is still working as it should.

As for me, I'm 46, so I'm really looking forward to the copper arriving later today...right now I'm taking my kid's multivitamin to get some zinc

For those of us who are women of a certain age, it really does look like GHK-cu delivers its intended effect minus the uglies. I've been injecting 2mg of plain GHK-cu every day for more than 10 weeks, and if anything, my skin has gotten clearer.

Yep, that tracks... your body will push back if it doesn't require it

 

[JourneyToPerfection]

Dilbert4Life said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

UnripeLadel said:

From what I understand, those spots have been sitting under your skin for a long time, and the copper pulls them to the surface. Short term it looks rough, but long term it helps — just don't pop anything, since that can hurt your skin!

Appreciate it! I won't stop using it. To avoid leaving tiny scars on my face, I rely on pimple patches (found that out through trial and error back in my early 20’s)

Even at 50-something, my skin still throws a fit and breaks out over the smallest thing :/ What worked best for me—no scarring and they settle down fast—is Stridex wipes from iherb.

Ohh, those wipes sound worth checking out! I’m extremely diligent about my skin—2 showers every day using detol wash, fresh sheets & pillowcases each week, and I stay away from anything harsh or heavily perfumed. Because my iron is chronically low, my skin is pale and at times almost see-through haha, which just makes each bruise and mark stand out even more

 

[JourneyToPerfection]

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

 

[wildweasel]

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

 

[paisleyfan]

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

Wow so maybe it isn't purging after all. Seems like there's another skincare enthusiast in the house! Fingers crossed those side effects settle down soon for you. honestly, nothing beats discovering a fresh skincare item that actually does the job!

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Do you run it through a filter?

If a huge breakout showed up at the same time as something new, or that thing set it off, I wouldn't stick with it. I'd strip things back. My start was GHK-Cu alone — not Glow, not Klow. Just that one. It works so well for me that adding anything else makes no sense. The first dose was 0.5mg, then every few weeks I went up by 0.5mg, stopping at 2mg.

Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

 

[sheilarae74]

Since I've already got the standard uglies, the copper ones aren't something I need to stress over.

 

[RascalRaccoon]

JourneyToPerfection said:

Dilbert4Life said:

I'm hoping things improve on your end.

I'm also planning to begin ghkcu, but the anticipated stinging makes me nervous. Appreciate the reminder about zinc.

Appreciate it to be fair the burning sensation isn’t that intense, it’s only where I inject, and mine have improved as time went on. These days I’m pinning a combo of glutathione & vitamin C- that one hurt so much I almost burst into tears

Was your injection Subq or IM?

Mine hasn't shown up yet, and I figure IM is the way to cut down on the pain, but honestly it scares me lol. I've been binging a ton of clips to get ready, yet I can't really find cases where folks combine the 2.

 

[randompersonrandom]

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

 

[wildweasel]

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

At the start, I used tret at night every 2-4 days. The reason was that applying it more frequently, or heading outside right after putting it on, made me burn easily or peel. Every morning I used the Ghk face cream, and on nights when tret wasn't applied, I used the Ghk face cream again. Once a few weeks passed, I had adjusted completely, so tret every night and hgk every morning became manageable.

Still, those first couple of weeks brought a bunch of minor face sunburns the day after tret went on.

 

[randompersonrandom]

wildweasel said:

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

At the start, I used tret at night every 2-4 days. The reason was that applying it more frequently, or heading outside right after putting it on, made me burn easily or peel. Every morning I used the Ghk face cream, and on nights when tret wasn't applied, I used the Ghk face cream again. Once a few weeks passed, I had adjusted completely, so tret every night and hgk every morning became manageable.

Still, those first couple of weeks brought a bunch of minor face sunburns the day after tret went on.

Is that GHK face cream something you buy, or do you make it yourself?

 

[wildweasel]

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

At the start, I used tret at night every 2-4 days. The reason was that applying it more frequently, or heading outside right after putting it on, made me burn easily or peel. Every morning I used the Ghk face cream, and on nights when tret wasn't applied, I used the Ghk face cream again. Once a few weeks passed, I had adjusted completely, so tret every night and hgk every morning became manageable.

Still, those first couple of weeks brought a bunch of minor face sunburns the day after tret went on.

Is that GHK face cream something you buy, or do you make it yourself?

I purchase it

This product https://neuroganhealth.com/products/advanced-ghk-cu-copper-peptide-face-repair-cream

 

[randompersonrandom]

wildweasel said:

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

JourneyToPerfection said:

paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

At the start, I used tret at night every 2-4 days. The reason was that applying it more frequently, or heading outside right after putting it on, made me burn easily or peel. Every morning I used the Ghk face cream, and on nights when tret wasn't applied, I used the Ghk face cream again. Once a few weeks passed, I had adjusted completely, so tret every night and hgk every morning became manageable.

Still, those first couple of weeks brought a bunch of minor face sunburns the day after tret went on.

Is that GHK face cream something you buy, or do you make it yourself?

I purchase it

This product https://neuroganhealth.com/products/advanced-ghk-cu-copper-peptide-face-repair-cream

Appreciate it. For 10 years I've DIY'd every personal care item I use, toothpaste and deodorant aside. Then I recently paid a pro to rescue my hair, which I'd wrecked during a comical bid to shift from red-black to blonde, and now I'm second-guessing my decade-long refusal to hand things over to the experts.

(Anyone in DFW who fries their hair and wants the name of the Supercuts with a stylist who can save it, slide into my DMs, because hot damn my hair looks great at the moment.)

 

[PepDino]

randompersonrandom said:

wildweasel said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

wildweasel said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

that's a bold statement

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

OP, here's some honest guidance.

Stacking even more compounds on top of what you're already running is likely the worst move available, since your current stack is already producing negative effects — that logic just doesn't hold up for me.

Be skeptical of the 'purging toxins' story, honestly. Boils or pustules appearing suddenly after you begin a new injectable stack points far more toward an inflammatory response, irritation, a dosing problem, or even a sterility issue than to some mystical detox stage.

Skin boils showing up is not detox — it's an adverse reaction, and I don't see how anyone can frame it any other way.

Just because people have a name for it — 'copper uglies' — that doesn't mean it's benign.

In your position, I'd strip the stack back, cut down the variables, or lower the dose and watch it for a week or so, rather than 'pushing through' or piling on more compounds when what you're already taking is causing this much trouble... that is a terrible plan, plain and simple.

I appreciate the guidance. My dose is now lower, and TB500 has been removed from the mix. Whether this is some kind of bad reaction, I can't say for certain — I've had it in my system for 3 weeks, and the pimples/boils (just 2 spots I'd describe as boils) showed up roughly 5 days back, limited to my face & neck. Then last night I spotted pimples on my back, shoulders, plus 2 small boils on my tum tum. Over the coming week I'll keep watching to see whether a smaller dose makes them fade or clear up completely

that's good to hear. everyone reacts differently. the key thing is to pay attention to your body's signals, rather than labeling things as "adverse reaction" or "detox"... scaling back on the compounds you're using seems like the right move, let your body catch up and ease into it.

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paisleyfan said:

bonelifts said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

HELP NEEDED

Roughly 3 weeks of GLOW stack injections are behind me, and roughly 7 days ago I started seeing big pimples pop up on my neck and face. I assumed it was just hormones.

Then tonight, omfg, there are pimples on my chest, back and tummy — a mix of small ones and boil-type ones — and my vanity is absolutely wrecked

This stack is giving me benefits I genuinely like, so quitting isn't what I want, but I have to do something about these gross ass pustules (gross-ass — none on my actual ass so far … yet)

Zinc supplements were bought by me about 10 days ago. Tbf taking them every day has slipped my mind, but I'll be stricter about it from now on.

Any other suggestions out there? Will they clear up by themselves? Is stopping mandatory? My pinning went from 12 units down to 10, but right now I'm borderline anaemic so they stand out badly and I can't stop staring at them.

That isn't really the copper uglies—that's just what everyone calls it by mistake. What's actually happening is your system is adapting and clearing out toxins. If those spots were already showing up there before and then got worse, that's the process at work.

I had the same thought—your skin might simply be purging. A number of skincare drugs, retinoids in particular, tend to trigger this. My suggestion: wait 1 or 2 weeks and find out whether it's truly purging or an unwanted effect. You could also go the topical route!

Topical copper peptides are part of my routine too! There’s a serum I’ve relied on for years, and it’s never caused me any trouble. Honestly, it seems to soothe the redness that shows up after I take a hot shower. On top of that, I’ve cut my tret cream (retanoid) down to 2 times per week.

for me, GHK goes on topically. there's a fair amount of medical research indicating it outperforms tret when applied to the skin. i don't spend on pricey injectable ghk myself; i stick with topical ghk creams, applying tret in the evening and ghk cream in the morning on my face.

as an athlete, my face took a beating from all the sun exposure during runs.. it turned somewhat dry with a leathery look, and honestly, after 4-6 weeks combining tret+ghk, my face looks 10 years younger.

best of luck, OP!

Alright, so this post. Reading it is what finally got me to stop messing around and actually place an order for tret.

From my early thirties until my late thirties I worked as a motorcycle instructor, and for roughly five of those years it was my full-time job. Those five years spent standing in a parking lot, cigarette in hand, yelling "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYIN TO DO THERE, BUT DO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT" while now and then swerving out of the way of a Honda Rebel, left me with plenty of amusing anecdotes — and a face that's seen some weather. I'm not sorry about it, though maybe it could be LESS weathered.

Reading that got a real laugh out of me. The first bike I ever properly owned was a 2018 Rebel 500, and it was an absolute blast to ride.

 

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HereKittyKitty said:

Do you run it through a filter?

If a huge breakout showed up at the same time as something new, or that thing set it off, I wouldn't stick with it. I'd strip things back. My start was GHK-Cu alone — not Glow, not Klow. Just that one. It works so well for me that adding anything else makes no sense. The first dose was 0.5mg, then every few weeks I went up by 0.5mg, stopping at 2mg.

Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

Ohh, filtering! Nope, I haven't been But if that might be part of the problem, I'll give it a go.

If it came down to it right now, I'd pick bpc/tb/kpv instead of ghkcu — I've got a fair bit of ongoing pain from an accident years ago, and if I had to pick one, I'd deal with that before my skin!

 

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RascalRaccoon said:

JourneyToPerfection said:

Dilbert4Life said:

I'm hoping things improve on your end.

I'm also planning to begin ghkcu, but the anticipated stinging makes me nervous. Appreciate the reminder about zinc.

Appreciate it to be fair the burning sensation isn’t that intense, it’s only where I inject, and mine have improved as time went on. These days I’m pinning a combo of glutathione & vitamin C- that one hurt so much I almost burst into tears

Was your injection Subq or IM?

Mine hasn't shown up yet, and I figure IM is the way to cut down on the pain, but honestly it scares me lol. I've been binging a ton of clips to get ready, yet I can't really find cases where folks combine the 2.

Subq — the idea of IM genuinely scares me A bit of a sting in the skin or the fat I can deal with, but if it hurt in the muscle I'd be ready to chop my own leg off hahahaha