How are you all labeling your Peptides for storage in your Hydrapeaks?

[b_rad80]

My Hydrapeaks and inserts showed up this morning, and I'm getting ready to move my peptides into the freezer for storage. Now I need to figure out the smartest way to tell which vial is which once they're inside the Hydrapeak. Up to this point, they've lived in a dark cabinet inside their original boxes, and I only put a label on them once I've reconstituted and filtered. Using my good labels on every vial that will just get thrown out post-recon doesn't appeal to me at all. I'm sure you folks have some great suggestions!

 

[jpru2001]

When my kits arrive, each vial gets a label from the Niimbot D110, which costs $15 on amazon.

 

[b_rad80]

As my husband headed out earlier today, he mentioned that something shows up at our door every single day! So why not add another one!

 

[Such1943]

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

 

[PurpleSage]

b_rad80 said:

My Hydrapeaks and inserts showed up this morning, and I'm getting ready to move my peptides into the freezer for storage. Now I need to figure out the smartest way to tell which vial is which once they're inside the Hydrapeak. Up to this point, they've lived in a dark cabinet inside their original boxes, and I only put a label on them once I've reconstituted and filtered. Using my good labels on every vial that will just get thrown out post-recon doesn't appeal to me at all. I'm sure you folks have some great suggestions!

I picked up those small dot stickers and wrote the peptide name along with the mg amount on the caps, which makes it simple to identify everything once I open up my hydrapeak.

 

[HouseCat]

A few pointers:

Freezer storage is better for most peptides when it comes to degradation, even if you skip labeling each vial. If you'd rather not deal with a whole routine, just toss the kits into a ziplock along with a few desiccant pouches.

Some people here simply slap a name-and-date label on the kit and leave it at that. That approach keeps things tidy with barely any labeling effort.

Between peptides and plenty of other hyperfixations, I've burned through soooo much cash, so instead of buying yet another gadget I just run labels off my everyday printer (laser or inkjet). Avery labels cost almost nothing, and you can fit 4 labels onto a single label sized for a 3mL vial, then trim them down. Or, if you're willing to pay a bit extra to skip the trimming onlinelabels.com has 1”x1.5” labels, 600 for $10.

For the tops, 0.5” diameter fits perfectly. I write the date on top by hand and it goes pretty quickly.

 

[PAPoots]

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

 

[Flash-BCR]

A few of my vials are shown here... In the photo you can kind of make out... those on the left, with dots and letters on the caps, are just as they arrive from the supplier.... The right-hand ones are reconstituted peptides in sterile vials... Each reconstituted vial also carries an xx/ml dilution label, while the small blue dot serves as a 'born on date'... blue means June... red means July (none shown...

 

[b_rad80]

Flash-BCR said:

A few of my vials are shown here... In the photo you can kind of make out... those on the left, with dots and letters on the caps, are just as they arrive from the supplier.... The right-hand ones are reconstituted peptides in sterile vials... Each reconstituted vial also carries an xx/ml dilution label, while the small blue dot serves as a 'born on date'... blue means June... red means July (none shown...




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A born on date does sound appealing! That said, I'd rather finish everything before the expiration hits—waste really bothers me, so I'm trying to schedule my buys with that in mind. Which label printer do you use for the labels on the left?

 

[Such1943]

PAPoots said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

Yeah, it drives me nuts when someone says they're on 8 units. That just proves you're an idiot in 3 seconds. Not saying she's an idiot, you know what I mean.

 

[woundcarping]

There's also a side label showing what's inside, the manufacturing date, and the batch code.

 

[PAPoots]

Such1943 said:

PAPoots said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

Yeah, it drives me nuts when someone says they're on 8 units. That just proves you're an idiot in 3 seconds. Not saying she's an idiot, you know what I mean.

Exactly!

That's the reason I stay off Reddit. It's uncommon that I come across a comment from somebody that I feel is good enough to tell them about the GLP1Chat. I appreciate the rule on this platform that makes folks put in effort before they're allowed to post, rather than immediately asking "I'm taking 30 units of Reta, should I take 60, because I only lost 5 pounds last week and only want to take Reta for 2 months".

 

[PAPoots]

woundcarping said:

There's also a side label showing what's inside, the manufacturing date, and the batch code.

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One more container and the set would be complete. I'm jealous. My approach: every vial gets a label, goes back into its original container, and those containers sit inside a tupperware in the freezer. Definitely not as impressive as what you've got going on.

 

[Flash-BCR]

b_rad80 said:

Flash-BCR said:

A few of my vials are shown here... In the photo you can kind of make out... those on the left, with dots and letters on the caps, are just as they arrive from the supplier.... The right-hand ones are reconstituted peptides in sterile vials... Each reconstituted vial also carries an xx/ml dilution label, while the small blue dot serves as a 'born on date'... blue means June... red means July (none shown...




View attachment 10988

A born on date does sound appealing! That said, I'd rather finish everything before the expiration hits—waste really bothers me, so I'm trying to schedule my buys with that in mind. Which label printer do you use for the labels on the left?

I picked up some personalized stickers from Amazon. A sheet with 120 on it ran me roughly $12-15. For most peptides, a single sheet does the job...but for Tirz and Reta, I needed 3 sheets each....The small size works well for me since it lets me keep an eye on what's happening inside the vial while I reconstitute and transfer the solution into a sterile vial...

 

[woundcarping]

PAPoots said:

woundcarping said:

There's also a side label showing what's inside, the manufacturing date, and the batch code.

View attachment 10989

One more container and the set would be complete. I'm jealous. My approach: every vial gets a label, goes back into its original container, and those containers sit inside a tupperware in the freezer. Definitely not as impressive as what you've got going on.

I own 3 hydropeaks, each capable of holding 48 vials, but I soon said screw it. Given how little I have, the work and cost involved aren't worth the small benefit.

Leaving them inside the plastic containers they arrived in saves a ton of hassle. The ones I'm currently using will stay in the hydros, while everything else goes into its labeled holders, then into sealed Mylar bags with desiccant, then a cooler, then the freezer.

 

[eidos]

I picked up a few packs of stickers that come already numbered, meant for lipstick and nail polish.

After that, AX keeps recommending slutty dresses to me. They don't carry my size!

 

[b_rad80]

woundcarping said:

PAPoots said:

woundcarping said:

There's also a side label showing what's inside, the manufacturing date, and the batch code.

View attachment 10989

One more container and the set would be complete. I'm jealous. My approach: every vial gets a label, goes back into its original container, and those containers sit inside a tupperware in the freezer. Definitely not as impressive as what you've got going on.

I own 3 hydropeaks, each capable of holding 48 vials, but I soon said screw it. Given how little I have, the work and cost involved aren't worth the small benefit.

Leaving them inside the plastic containers they arrived in saves a ton of hassle. The ones I'm currently using will stay in the hydros, while everything else goes into its labeled holders, then into sealed Mylar bags with desiccant, then a cooler, then the freezer.

View attachment 10990

Following your approach may be necessary for me. This could become expensive fast!

 

[BNLFL]

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

That works out to 60 doses. What's your pinning schedule? If you're dosing once a week, that's 4mg per month, which stretches to 15 months.

PAPoots said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

I track mine in a spreadsheet, same as I do.

 

[Such1943]

BNLFL said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

That works out to 60 doses. What's your pinning schedule? If you're dosing once a week, that's 4mg per month, which stretches to 15 months.

PAPoots said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

I track mine in a spreadsheet, same as I do.

I pin 6mg on Mon & Thurs, so 12mg/week total. This was just an example for anyone still moving up in dose or splitting vials with others.

 

[BNLFL]

Such1943 said:

BNLFL said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

That works out to 60 doses. What's your pinning schedule? If you're dosing once a week, that's 4mg per month, which stretches to 15 months.

PAPoots said:

Such1943 said:

On the label I just write the basics. The peptide, the BAC volume I add, and the mg-to-units conversion are already known to me. The only math left is figuring out how many units and mg I'm taking at the moment.

Reta 60

3ml BAC

1mg = 5 Units

I'm in the same boat. The one thing I'd love is for my wife to keep track of her dose in mgs rather than units, so that nothing gets thrown off if a different recon happens because the vial contents changed. She used to be on a smaller dose than me, and when new kits came in she went from RT30 at 6mg up to 8mg, while I was already on RT40 at 8 mg. That meant each of us got 5 doses out of a vial before she stepped up to 8. All because of the recon.... Now and then she'd need to draw her 6mg/60 units, then pull the extra 2 mg from my vial, which was reconned at 4mg per 10 units.

Once the kits I have run out, I'm eager to move to rt60 and stay on that for the long haul. I'll plug it into pepcalc to see whether I can recon it so her numbers stay the same. Still, the takeaway for everyone is to know your mgs and not depend on units.

No need to double-check my math, I'm recalling this off the top of my head. The reasoning ought to hold up.

I track mine in a spreadsheet, same as I do.

I pin 6mg on Mon & Thurs, so 12mg/week total. This was just an example for anyone still moving up in dose or splitting vials with others.

Well, you can never be sure.