[Francisco]

Totally agree with Jordan, it’s worth spending on proper testing, especially now when some UK/EU-made stuff is slipping in quality. One of the big problems I’ve seen from results is that a lot of the prep is clearly done in really poor conditions. It’s surprisingly common to find heavy metals showing up just because labs haven’t bothered with proper pharma-grade equipment for mixing and prep before packaging.

The reassuring part is that a few suppliers have started realising that the pennies it costs to upgrade to pharma-grade kit can massively improve quality. It’s low-hanging fruit, but it makes a big difference.

[Francisco]

An HPLC test means nothing unless you can prove the sample came from the exact batch you’ve purchased. Best approach is to get a full QC test panel done of your Reta, test or whatever you’re using every now and then yourself. That covers identity, purity, Contaminants, microbiological safety and pH. A supplier showing you 99% purity but not endotoxin/ metals/ solvents is only giving you half the truth. Without the other panels, the HPLC number is basically marketing, it says nothing about the safety. Also if it says 100% that’s another red flag as that’s not possible in real science, so would be a lie. Any quality supplier should be offering up a fresh QC test panel to accompany every batch they produce, as far as I’m aware there’s only 2 brands in the UK that do this.

[Francisco]

Will Proforma be selling test as well?

[Francisco]

Nath Goldstein recommended me to a supplier after I had trouble with the carrier oil in the previous test I was using. He was super helpful, excellent customer service, advice etc and I’m not having any issues since using Adelphi. I get everything from him now, he does Peptides and even Retatrutide which is an absolute game changer for prep. And before anyone asks, if you want to check the quality of the products for yourself, order extra and send it into Analiza Bialek’s testing lab and get it tested, don’t just assume the shit you read is gospel. The truth is all the raws come in from the same source and the only difference is the expertise and quality of the manufacturer and the quality of the carrier oil, if they’re using grapeseed it will be shit.