GLOW blend reconstitution calculator
The short answer
Math for GLOW blend, not a dose. Enter the vial label, the water you add, and the amount per draw you were given. Amounts for the GHK-Cu in the blend, in mg, commonly reported. Every other component moves with it in the label ratio.
Evidence grade for GLOW blend: Limited. The rule: people have taken it in a published study, but fewer than 100 of them. The sum on this page: 2 completed trials, 22 people given it. A grade counts how much has been done to people, not whether it works.
- People given it
- 22
- Human studies
- 2
- Found nothing
- 1
Dose
This calculator never sets a dose
Amounts for the GHK-Cu in the blend, in mg, commonly reported. Every other component moves with it in the label ratio.
Preset buttons stop unit mistakes. Type your own amount over any of them.
The tool converts a number you already have. It does not recommend one.
What the blend label says
Two to four compounds and the amount of each printed on the label. The whole vial, not per mL.
Bacteriostatic water you add
One volume for the whole vial. It changes how much you draw, not the ratio between the compounds in it.
What drives the draw
Either the amount of one component you were given, or a unit count. Everything else follows from the label ratio.
Amounts for the GHK-Cu in the blend, in mg, commonly reported. Every other component moves with it in the label ratio.
Syringe
Insulin barrels are printed in units, where 100 units is 1 mL. Luer barrels are printed in millilitres. Pick the one in your hand.
Enter at least two labelled compounds, the water, and either one component amount or a unit count to see the result.
How the math works for GLOW blend
Concentration, meaning how strong the mix is, equals the amount on the GLOW blend vial label, converted to micrograms, divided by the water in milliliters. The volume you draw equals the amount you enter divided by that concentration. Multiply that volume by 100 to get units on a U-100 insulin syringe. The calculator rounds to the nearest mark your syringe can show. Draws per vial is the total in the vial divided by the amount per draw.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the amount presets on this GLOW blend calculator come from?
Amounts for the GHK-Cu in the blend, in mg, commonly reported. Every other component moves with it in the label ratio. They exist to stop unit mistakes, which are the costly kind here. Entering a milligram amount into a field set to micrograms is off by a factor of a thousand, and a plain calculator answers it with a confident zero. They are not a recommendation, and nothing on this page sets an amount for you. GLOW blend is a blend, so the amount you enter sets one named part, and every other part follows from the ratio printed on the label.
What is in a GLOW blend vial before reconstitution?
A freeze-dried powder. The label gives the total amount in the vial, for example a number of mg, not a strength per mL. The strength of the mix only exists after bacteriostatic water is added. It is the label amount divided by the water. The calculator does that division, then turns the amount you enter into a syringe volume.
How do syringe units work for GLOW blend?
Insulin syringes are marked in U-100 units, where 100 units equals 1 mL, on 0.3, 0.5 and 1 mL barrels. The calculator divides the strength of the GLOW blend mix by 100 to get the amount in each unit. Then it divides the amount you enter by that figure to get the mark to pull to. The result is rounded to the nearest mark you can read on the syringe you choose: half-unit marks on 0.3 mL, 1-unit marks on 0.5 mL, 2-unit marks on 1 mL.
How long can reconstituted GLOW blend be kept?
A vial mixed with bacteriostatic water and used more than once is usually thrown out after 28 days. That is the default from USP 797, a US pharmacy standard, with the vial kept at 2 to 8 C and out of the light. Write the mix date and discard date on the vial. The calculator's print label does this. If the liquid is cloudy or has bits floating in it, do not use it. If the maker or pharmacy label for GLOW blend gives a different time, the label wins.
Related
Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use. This calculator does not recommend a dose of GLOW blend. It only converts the numbers you enter into a volume. The Longevity Archive does not provide medical advice.