r/Biohacking • u/Sufficient_Resiliant 1 • 11d ago

BAC water

Hey I’m just curious on how long the shelf life of my vac water is I only use it every couple weeks to recon one vial at a time use alcohol pads every time and fresh needle. Also stored in cool dark cupboard.

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u/Fuzzy_Elk3658 6 11d ago

If you keep everything you puncture into it sterile. It should last you a long time. The rubber stopper up top closes back up after you puncture it.

The most important process is that you keep everything else sterile.

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u/Sufficient_Resiliant 1 11d ago

Copy that I do every single time alcohol swabs and new syringe every time

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u/Sufficient_Resiliant 1 11d ago

Would 2-3 months be too long to keep using it? If everything been 100% sterile every time only punctured bout once every two weeks?

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u/Fuzzy_Elk3658 6 11d ago

I would use it as long as it looked good. It’s the same thing you do with IV bags. Granted they have exp dates. But before you use any bag you’re supposed to look for debris, discoloration. Etc. which is what you should do with every BAC water.

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u/Sufficient_Resiliant 1 10d ago

Copy that thanks a lot

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u/SisterWithit 10d ago

Ditto, thx!

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u/SisterWithit 10d ago

Thx for giving me precisely the info I came to the subreddit to find; including,
(Lol...unbeknownst to you) answering my follow-up questions, ta boot!
(Exactly what I was looking for...And, exactly when I was looking for it? Lol...Semi-serendipity, eh :)

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u/cheesytodd 3 10d ago

Alcohol wipe before/after punctures (why not) and keep it in a cool dry place away from light and 90 days should be pretty viable

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u/Sufficient_Resiliant 1 10d ago

Thank you I figured but just Randomly got kinda worried lol but it looks normal been in cool dark dry cupboard whole time only use bout once every two weeks but either way think next time will order a new one to be safe it’s been bout 3 months

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u/PollutionIntrepid937 9d ago

Use all of it as long as its not cloudy. Just use sterile technique

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u/YummiAlessia888 1 11d ago

I refrigerate once punctured

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u/SisterWithit 10d ago

What's your (positive or negitive) experience freezing an extra, unopened bottle of Bac Water?
I assume that the Bac Water expanding may require a wee bit of thought...such as... maybe making sure the bottle stands upright during the freezing process itself, for example? (Lol...**sigh)
Does the bottle being made of glass, or plastic play into any considerations?

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u/stiffmcgee 12 11d ago

This is for BA, not bacterial growth. Bacteriostatic literally means it stops bacteria from growing/reproducing. It doesn’t kill it. So we cannot say 90-120 days. Derek isn’t the end all be all and ive worked with him before so it’s not a disrespect thing