Thread: Need Input on Benzel Alcohol Used in Injectible Gear

Need some advice from some of you more savvy chemists/experienced Bro's. Into my first 5 weeks of a cycle using Blaster's Test E, Mast, Primobolin, and Bold. Taking 25mg of Arimasin E.D, and did an oral kick start of 60mg Winny for the first 5 weeks. Haven't done any blood labs. But all seems to be going very well. Mood is excellent, libido is good, strength on target at the gym, and I can see progress with the musculature. All injections are going well with pinning twice a week, other than minor soreness for a day or so with some injections (normal stuff).

The problem is that I am allergic to Benzoine products, including Tincture of Benzoine (a sticky substance used while running to hold moleskin and bandages over blisters and override the sweat factor, and it's also commonly used to hold steri-strips over an incision once you have your sutures taken out). I'm also allergic to Benzel Alcohol (used in some skin care products and also apparently used in the making of some AAS).

My allergic reaction to these products in the past has been limited to "contact dermatitis." This reaction is when your skin rejects a substance and the reaction is similar to contact with something like Poison Ivy. What's strange is that I used Tincture of Benzoine for years as a track and field guy. Then several years ago, I had the allergic reaction to it within an hour or so just like Ivy. This shows that our bodies can and do change over the years. The Benzoine content in Tincture of Benzoine must be rather high. Then about a year ago, had a reaction to Palmer's Skin Lotion. This was Post-Tatt care. Took a few days of applying it to start getting a reaction to the product as Palmer's must have a rather low content of Benzoine. Inspected the label after the incident and sure as hell, product contained a small amount of Benzel Alcohol.

My question is - How many of the AAS injectibles contain Benzel Alcohol as part of their chemical makeup? Or does it just depend on the manufacturer if they choose to put it in? If most injectibles contain it, then my issue may only be a problem with skin contact as my current I.M injections are going very well. I'm just trying to keep myself out of a jam as an allergic reaction is a real pain in the ass and would obviously hinder training progress. Also, thinking about adding some HGH in the near future and just trying to be very careful with any products I take on board. Thanks in advance for any input.

Hey bro, to be honest I feel like I'm delivering you bad news. All oil carriers I have seen use BA (Benzyl Alcohol) in their mix (at varying ranges usually 2-5%) for removing bacteria. Also, bacteriostatic water is just filtered water + BA (Benzyl alcohol). When reconstituting any peptides or growth, you generally use bacteriostatic water. I can pretty much guarantee you that there is a percentage of BA in every one of those injectables you picked up from blaster. If you have not had any issues with the shots you've been taking IM after 5 weeks, I would assume it's safe to say you're good to go. Perhaps its your skin cells that react to the BA, such as you might from acne medication like an astringent. Do you notice any of the 'poison ivy' like dermatitis around the injection site? I like to have a little of the oil on the pin when going in, do you do the same?

Benzyl alcohol and Benzyl Benzonate is used in every recipe I've seen unfortunately brother.

ba and bb are in seriously every injectable brother...BB keeps the chemicals into an even solution and ba keeps in sterile in use as a multi-use vial. Bad news bears...you've been using and nothing is happening so it cant be all that bad?!?

SHit sorry didn't see that I just resaid what animal and enrod said. lol My bad

Hey guys, I appreciate the comments. If most all gear (mine on this first cycle is from Blaster's Supply House) contains some amount of BA, then that is actually good news because it means my body is not having a problem with it. Maybe my allergy issues are only related to skin contact. And maybe there is an adverse reaction only when the content of BA is at a certain level. Also, I eat pretty clean right now. But I've noticed in the past that certain food items contain "Benzoate" something or other in the ingredients and I have never had a problem with anything that is called Benzoate. I don't really know what the chemical difference is between BA and Benzoate.

After 5 weeks of pinning twice a week, I haven't had a single issue. My pinning technique doesn't include oiling up the pin prior to injection (by pushing on the plunger to get a few drops on the outer surface of the barrel). But there are times that a partial drop does get on the outer surface when we're clearing out a pocket of air within the syringe. I just give the gear a quick whip to shake off any excess. But some oil always remains and I go ahead and zap myself with it after wiping the injection site with an alcohol pad. The injection sites have been fine without any problems at all. As a general rule for future cycles, I think I'll just have to carefully experiment with each new product one at a time to make sure there's no allergy issues.

One of the things that motivated me to post this thread was I'm thinking of starting some HGH in the near future. I've never done HGH and know it has to be mixed with sterile water. If the percentage of BA or BB content with the HGH setups is the same as the other AAS stuff I've been pinning, all should be A-Okay.

I'll look at my bac. water and tell you what it has. I can't remember off hand.

My BAC water reads; "Each mL contains sodium chloride 9mg and benzyl alcohol 9mg added. Sterile, nonpryogenic." etc. I don't notice any (alcohol) burn from the subq shots with my HCG and bac water. Subq shots aren't IM, but I believe you can shoot HGH IM. Maybe your skin is more sensitive to a higher concentration, not an actual allergic reaction. If you're not reacting to the BA content in the gear, I can't see it being any worse with bac water mixed in hgh.

Yea you can do it im. Some people say it actually works better that way, just annoying do daily or multiple injects.

Originally Posted by enrod

My BAC water reads; "Each mL contains sodium chloride 9mg and benzyl alcohol 9mg added. Sterile, nonpryogenic." etc. I don't notice any (alcohol) burn from the subq shots with my HCG and bac water. Subq shots aren't IM, but I believe you can shoot HGH IM. Maybe your skin is more sensitive to a higher concentration, not an actual allergic reaction. If you're not reacting to the BA content in the gear, I can't see it being any worse with bac water mixed in hgh.

That's actually a good point. I'm not anticipating any problems at this point with the additional info you guys are providing. I forgot - I'm planning to start a run of HCG with my current cycle. I'll be trying the HCG with sub q shots. So the HCG is mixed with the sterile water and given sub q just like the HGH. Remembering over the last 10 years, I've had multiple surgeries with full on anesthesia/IV's/medication pushes through the lines and never had any problems. I would imagine some of that shit going IV into my system had to have some Bacteriostatic Water or some of these chemicals we're talking about. I'll just have to go easy with the HCG and experiment.