Comment · Wed, August 26, 2015 · Ceretropic
Be forewarned about buying powders in bulk from nootropicsdepot.com
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flacidbanana · 67 points
Be forewarned about buying powders in bulk from nootropicsdepot.com. Recently I ordered some theanine from them, I opened the packaging to pill up the powder, and I was greeted with the familiar smell of chlorinated solvent. There was so much that it caused agglomeration of the solid into noticeable chunks that started to become visible as I sifted the powder into the pills. Solid only forms malformed crystals when it is wet aka impure.
Why does this matter? These type of solvents are some of the most well known well known hepatoxins and carcinogens because of their usefulness.
How do I know they are using these type of solvents by just smell? Synthetic chemistry is my profession; stuff like CH2Cl2 is about as close to dirt cheap as possible. Monochloro-carbontetrachloride including dry HCl, the convenient byproduct, can be made from the combination of cow farts, light, and NaCl+electricity. DCM/chloroform are widely used for extractions and synthesis because they are polar, immiscible with water, and boil at a low temperatures.
How pure is 98% really? If we assume DCM was used, that e…
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shootonsite · 1 points
what is ParMatrix? Noob here trying to find some good quality stuff shipped to China where I live currently. Piracetam, modafinil other noob stuff. Any advice?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
We ship to Chinese customers every so often.