Carrier Oil/Ester Question Grapeseed vs Cottonseed

[dseg42]

Hello - I've been getting my testosterone from a compound pharmacy which is cypionate in grapeseed oil. I now have insurance and can get it for a significant lower cost through a CVS pharmacy. It wasn't clear at first what the testosterone was suspended in but I had to read through the massive information packet to find out:

Testosterone Cypionate 200mg
Benzyl benzoate .2ml
Cottonseed oil 556mg
Benzyl alchohol 9.45mg

Is it worth paying a premium for grapeseed oil or saving a $100/month or so and going with cottonseed oil?

 

[madman]

Hello - I've been getting my testosterone from a compound pharmacy which is cypionate in grapeseed oil. I now have insurance and can get it for a significant lower cost through a CVS pharmacy. It wasn't clear at first what the testosterone was suspended in but I had to read through the massive information packet to find out:

Testosterone Cypionate 200mg
Benzyl benzoate .2ml
Cottonseed oil 556mg
Benzyl alchohol 9.45mg

Is it worth paying a premium for grapeseed oil or saving a $100/month or so and going with cottonseed oil?

Welcome to Nelson's house!

The standard carrier for TC is cottonseed oil otherwise it would need to be compounded.

If you are one of those outliers or what we call hyper responders then you may need to pay attention to the ester, carrier oil or excipients used in the particular formulation which may cause one to have issues/bad reaction to the ester, carrier oil/excipients.

Although far from common some men do not fare well with TC.

The only way to truly know would be through trial and error.

If you have never tried TC than I would definitely save yourself the $100 and give it a go as many men fare well/feel great on it!

I being one of the many who use TC with cottonseed oil as the carrier.

Also keep in mind some men prefer TC in grapeseed oil solely for the advantage when it comes to drawing/injecting as is it would be less viscous so it can be easier drawing the oily solution from the vial when using an LDS insulin syringe 27-31G (fixed needle).