Help Taking SN without testing it

[Exiled spirit]

I bought SN from a well-known chemical shop in my country. SN came in a sealed package that I didn't open. I couldn't find in my country any shop that sell Nitrite test strips and I can't afford to buy it online. If I take SN without testing it, what are the risks?

 

[belowaveragefish]

It could be diluted and not work.

 

[Bad Ending]

It could be diluted and not work.

Diluted in what ?

 

[belowaveragefish]

Diluted in what ?

I'm not sure. I know very little about SN and thought maybe it's possible to alter its composition for wholesale, like with dilute acids in school chemistry classes.

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

The risk of it being fake is practically non existant unless you bought it from some scammer or pro life person on here.

 

[lifesuck398]

I have the same question. So as long as it was purchased form a well known chemical shop, it is very unlikely it won't work, therefor it's not necessary to test.

 

[bankai]

it's cheap as hell. there's no point in adulteration of SN.

 

[LigottiIsRight]

In my country is possible to find with a simple search on Google the page of a supposedly legit distributor of chemical products, and SN is there for everyone to buy, and yes, cheap has hell. Can that site be trusted? Who knows, but I've never considered the SN method before (because of the pain in the ass of finding a reliable source, the high prices and the chance of the product being retain in the border), and it's tempting.

 

[black money boys]

you could try getting a small amount of your blood and mix it with some of the SN, if the blood turns brown in just a few seconds then its probably lethal enough

 

[RadiantNumber]

I bought SN from a well-known chemical shop in my country. SN came in a sealed package that I didn't open. I couldn't find in my country any shop that sell Nitrite test strips and I can't afford to buy it online. If I take SN without testing it, what are the risks?

I would not take ANY chemical substances without testing them, it could result with death but it could be painful if chemical is contaminated

 

[DOHARDTHINGS24]

I second about the blood test - it's no guarantee but it might buy you some peace of mind. I couldn't imagine not testing it, but I think all (or at least most) of the people I've known here to CTB haven't tested, from multiple sources. Best of luck to you.

 

[sanan23]

can you tell me how you are supposed to test it with the strips

 

[Pale_Rider]

All I know is I looked on Amazon for Sn, and there were kinds less then 99% which is what is needed. Probably because without a business account I cant buy 99% Sodium Nitrite on Amazon. A reason you could be sold less the pure SN is the business owner wants to stretch his stock. Maybe not even nefariously. ( maybe he wasn't a chemical mixer? ) My opinion is try to get it tested. If its not up to snuff Im thinking you could get very stick, cause damage, and then be in the spot light. You could think about asking the seller if he knows the percentage.

 

[sanan23]

All I know is I looked on Amazon for Sn, and there were kinds less then 99% which is what is needed. Probably because without a business account I cant buy 99% Sodium Nitrite on Amazon. A reason you could be sold less the pure SN is the business owner wants to stretch his stock. Maybe not even nefariously. ( maybe he wasn't a chemical mixer? ) My opinion is try to get it tested. If its not up to snuff Im thinking you could get very stick, cause damage, and then be in the spot light. You could think about asking the seller if he knows the percentage.

the seller says purity is ≥99%... not sure what that means lol

the seller says purity is ≥99%... not sure what that means lol

it could be risky to take if its way lesser than 99%

 

[Pale_Rider]

the seller says purity is ≥99%... not sure what that means lol

it could be risky to take if its way lesser than 99%

Prolly means its 99% pure.

 

[plytiene]

can you tell me how you are supposed to test it with the strips

You need water, a digital scale and pipette to accurately weigh your proportions, and strips.
You can find all you need at the SN Bible thread or by reading the PPH. The basic idea is simply to ACCURATELY dilute your SN to test it on the strips.

All I know is I looked on Amazon for Sn, and there were kinds less then 99% which is what is needed. Probably because without a business account I cant buy 99% Sodium Nitrite on Amazon. A reason you could be sold less the pure SN is the business owner wants to stretch his stock. Maybe not even nefariously. ( maybe he wasn't a chemical mixer? ) My opinion is try to get it tested. If its not up to snuff Im thinking you could get very stick, cause damage, and then be in the spot light. You could think about asking the seller if he knows the percentage.

I'm personally surprised at how alarmed people seem to be at the idea that it's not as pure as pure could be. Given its mechanisms, if you're taking 25g of 95% pure SN, that's 1.25g of unknown contaminants. Can that really be expected to derail the process? This isn't rhetorical, I'm completely ignorant of contaminant effects in chemical supplies.

 

[DOHARDTHINGS24]

I'm personally surprised at how alarmed people seem to be at the idea that it's not as pure as pure could be. Given its mechanisms, if you're taking 25g of 95% pure SN, that's 1.25g of unknown contaminants. Can that really be expected to derail the process? This isn't rhetorical, I'm completely ignorant of contaminant effects in chemical supplies.

I'm no expert (!!) but there are a bunch of well known & trusted suppliers, including labs that realistically may not need to be tested.
But 3 things I know to be true - scammers exist & prey on the vulnerable, even lab techs make mistakes (wrong product, unnoticed hole in bag, whatever) & suicidal people often want a guaranteed out (also, we have trust issues & anxiety, but maybs that's just me )

 

[th3_t1r3d_0n3]

Hello OMG I have just come across a post about sodium nitrIte and sodium nitrAte. Which is the one used for ctb?

Hello OMG I have just come across a post about sodium nitrIte and sodium nitrAte. Which is the one used for ctb?

Yea no it's nitrite. I would've been a total dumbass.

 

[plytiene]

I'm no expert (!!) but there are a bunch of well known & trusted suppliers, including labs that realistically may not need to be tested.
But 3 things I know to be true - scammers exist & prey on the vulnerable, even lab techs make mistakes (wrong product, unnoticed hole in bag, whatever) & suicidal people often want a guaranteed out (also, we have trust issues & anxiety, but maybs that's just me )

That's very fair, I'm just a path of least resistance person and have been for a long time, which is definitely ill advised here.
The easiest way in my country would be to be a moral person because businesses can order it but not individuals. But I'm too lazy to go through that and ordered through something dubious which might be table salt or might not.

 

[Griever]

I don't need to test my SN because I know it's legit

 

[sanan23]

That's very fair, I'm just a path of least resistance person and have been for a long time, which is definitely ill advised here.
The easiest way in my country would be to be a moral person because businesses can order it but not individuals. But I'm too lazy to go through that and ordered through something dubious which might be table salt or might not.

i rechecked with my seller and they said it's 99% pure but when i tested with the strip it shows it's nitrate not nitrite…

i rechecked with my seller and they said it's 99% pure but when i tested with the strip it shows it's nitrate not nitrite…

im not sure if i even did it properly tho the diluting stuff was hard and i don't want to waste more sn… i think i might just try anyways cuz the testing seems too hard

 

[Pale_Rider]

You need water, a digital scale and pipette to accurately weigh your proportions, and strips.
You can find all you need at the SN Bible thread or by reading the PPH. The basic idea is simply to ACCURATELY dilute your SN to test it on the strips.




I'm personally surprised at how alarmed people seem to be at the idea that it's not as pure as pure could be. Given its mechanisms, if you're taking 25g of 95% pure SN, that's 1.25g of unknown contaminants. Can that really be expected to derail the process? This isn't rhetorical, I'm completely ignorant of contaminant effects in chemical supplies.

Im not expert, but when rules aren't followed people get hurt. I think all we have is the advice of people who have been there. Kinda the reason Im on this site; to learn, and be informed.

 

[DOHARDTHINGS24]

That's very fair, I'm just a path of least resistance person and have been for a long time, which is definitely ill advised here.
The easiest way in my country would be to be a moral person because businesses can order it but not individuals. But I'm too lazy to go through that and ordered through something dubious which might be table salt or might not.

I ordered from legit source & still aquarium tested & blood tested, because anxiety...
I was sent the deets here of a lab that really looked legit & emailed back & forth for days & right at the last minute my gut said "don't" & it turned out to be a scam. I did not enjoy that experience.
But I think every single person (worst case, almost all) I knew here who successfully caught their buses, did not test. From varying sources, too.
Best of luck to all.