How much bacteriostatic water for a 50 mg GHK-Cu vial?

The amount of water does not change how much GHK-Cu is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 50 mg vial is 50 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 25 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 16.667 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.

How many mcg are in one unit of a 50 mg GHK-Cu vial?

With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 250 mcg (25,000 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.

Is this a GHK-Cu dosage calculator?

It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for GHK-Cu; it does not suggest how much to use. The GHK-Cu guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.

What size are GHK-Cu vials?

Across 644 listings in our directory, the most common sizes are 50 mg, 100 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg. Sizes and prices by store are on the GHK-Cu price page.

How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?

A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

Tool · GHK-Cu reconstitution arithmetic

GHK-Cu dosage calculator

Pick a GHK-Cu vial size, enter the bacteriostatic water added and, if you want, an amount per draw. The calculator gives the concentration and how many units that is on a U-100 insulin syringe. It does arithmetic only and does not suggest an amount.

U-100 syringes · 100 units = 1 mL · 1 mg = 1,000 mcg

Concentration

25 mg/mL

250 mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe · 2,500 mcg per 0.1 mL

Enter an amount per draw to see how many units it is and how many draws the vial holds.

Not medical advice

This tool converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units. It is not a recommendation to use GHK-Cu or a guide to how much to use, and it cannot tell you whether a product is what its label says. For the amounts used in research, with sources, see the doses used in published GHK-Cu studies. Disclaimer

GHK-Cu vial sizes stores list

From 644 active GHK-Cu listings of 100 mg or less in our directory. The buttons above use these sizes.

50 mg303 listings
100 mg297 listings
5 mg11 listings
10 mg10 listings
20 mg6 listings
70 mg3 listings

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Worked example

A 50 mg GHK-Cu vial with 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 25 mg/mL (25,000 mcg/mL). One unit on a U-100 syringe is 0.01 mL, so each unit holds 250 mcg. To find how many units an amount is, divide the amount in mcg by 250.

Read more about bacteriostatic water and storing a mixed vial, or the GHK-Cu guide.

GHK-Cu concentration by vial size and water added

mcg per unit on a U-100 syringe. Read across for more water, down for a larger vial.

Vial	1 mL water	2 mL water	3 mL water
5 mg	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	25 mcg/unit · 2.5 mg/mL	16.7 mcg/unit · 1.67 mg/mL
10 mg	100 mcg/unit · 10 mg/mL	50 mcg/unit · 5 mg/mL	33.3 mcg/unit · 3.33 mg/mL
20 mg	200 mcg/unit · 20 mg/mL	100 mcg/unit · 10 mg/mL	66.7 mcg/unit · 6.67 mg/mL
50 mg	500 mcg/unit · 50 mg/mL	250 mcg/unit · 25 mg/mL	166.7 mcg/unit · 16.67 mg/mL
70 mg	700 mcg/unit · 70 mg/mL	350 mcg/unit · 35 mg/mL	233.3 mcg/unit · 23.33 mg/mL
100 mg	1,000 mcg/unit · 100 mg/mL	500 mcg/unit · 50 mg/mL	333.3 mcg/unit · 33.33 mg/mL

Questions

How much bacteriostatic water for a 50 mg GHK-Cu vial?: The amount of water does not change how much GHK-Cu is in the vial; it sets the concentration. With 1 mL a 50 mg vial is 50 mg/mL, with 2 mL it is 25 mg/mL and with 3 mL it is 16.667 mg/mL. More water makes each unit weaker, so a given amount takes more units to draw.
How many mcg are in one unit of a 50 mg GHK-Cu vial?: With 2 mL of water, one unit on a U-100 syringe holds 250 mcg (25,000 mcg per mL divided by 100). The table above gives the figure for other vial sizes and volumes.
Is this a GHK-Cu dosage calculator?: It converts between amounts, volumes and syringe units for GHK-Cu; it does not suggest how much to use. The GHK-Cu guide lists the doses used in published studies, with their sources.
What size are GHK-Cu vials?: Across 644 listings in our directory, the most common sizes are 50 mg, 100 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg. Sizes and prices by store are on the GHK-Cu price page.
How many units are in 1 mL on an insulin syringe?: A U-100 insulin syringe holds 100 units per mL, so 1 unit is 0.01 mL.

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