How to reconstitute Glutathione: mixing and storage

An antioxidant with mixed oral evidence and important risks from compounded injections.

Also called: GSH, Reduced L-glutathione, L-glutathione, GSSG, oxidized glutathione.

Antioxidant peptides · Endogenous thiol antioxidant; chemically a gamma-glutamyl tripeptide.

Comes as: Oral capsules and tablets, Liposomal or micellar oral formulations, Buccal lozenges and dissolving films, Topical lotion, Compounded injectable liquid or powder vials, Investigational nasal or nebulized formulations.

Mixed with: Forums report bacteriostatic water. This is not a universal diluent choice or a validated stability method..

Common vial sizes: 600, 1200, 1500 mg. Common water amounts: 1.5, 3, 6, 7.5 mL.

  • Reported examples: 600 mg with 3 mL, 1,200 mg with 6 mL, or 1,500 mg with 7.5 mL. Each gives 200 mg/mL by arithmetic.
  • Another report uses 600 mg with 1.5 mL, giving 400 mg/mL. Concentration does not establish a safe injection volume.
  • Don't use these recipes for eye-surgery rinses or nasal trial products.
  • Do not inject dietary-supplement-grade material. Clear appearance and a purity percentage cannot rule out endotoxin.

Before mixing: No universal temperature fits every formulation. Follow the product-specific storage and expiry instructions.

After mixing: A validated beyond-use date is formulation-specific. Forum mixing recipes do not establish sterility or shelf life.

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