Is bacteriostatic water & sterile water the same thing?

[xtremhealer]

Guys bacteriostatic water, staril water and normal saline water are they the same?

 

[the Dragon]

Guys bacteriostatic water, staril water and normal saline water are they the same?

No, just found this out for myself couple days ago. BAC water has sterile, non-pyrogenic water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol and 0.9% sodium chloride, added as a preservative and sterilized is only H2O (sterilized though of course)

 

[Mudge]

Saline is salt and sterile water, i.e. used for peoples eyes OTC or hospital use.

 

[Shaptown]

No, just found this out for myself couple days ago. BAC water has sterile, non-pyrogenic water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol and 0.9% sodium chloride, added as a preservative and sterilized is only H2O (sterilized though of course)

Wrong. Bacteriostatic water is sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol. There is no sodium chloride in bacteriostatic water. Saline is a sterile solution of sodium chloride in water.

 

[xtremhealer]

With HCG we shoud use only sterile water right?

 

[Mudge]

I've always used bac water with great results.

 

[the Dragon]

Wrong. Bacteriostatic water is sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol. There is no sodium chloride in bacteriostatic water. Saline is a sterile solution of sodium chloride in water.

Well on the bac water I bought there was sodium in it and it is sold as a part of hcg reconstruction pack with insulin syringes, etc.

Do you think there should not be any sodium chloride in it? Let me know please..

I miss-read Saline water for Sterile water

 

[Shaptown]

well in bacteriostatic water, no there shouldn't be any NaCl. There does exist however bacteriostatic saline which consists of NaCl and benzyl alcohol.

 

[the Dragon]

All right mate, but I am gonna stick with the stuff I got. Should even be better at keeping the gear free from micro organisms with a little salt or what do you or other guys think?

 

[Shaptown]

0.9% saline will not cause most microbes to lyse.