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What is Bacteriostatic Water?
Bacteriostatic water is not a compound in the sense the rest of this range is. It is sterile water containing approximately 0.9% benzyl alcohol, an agent that inhibits bacterial growth.
Classification
| Type | Supply — not a peptide |
| Family | Laboratory consumable |
| Supplied as | Sealed vial of solution |
That preservative is the entire difference between it and plain sterile water, which contains none and is therefore single-use. It is a laboratory consumable, and we supply it as one.
What this page does not cover
Nothing here describes what Bacteriostatic Water does, what it is used for, or whether it is safe. We publish analytical results and ship parcels; we give no guidance on dosing, preparation or use, and that applies to our reference pages as much as to the product pages. The person to ask about any of that is a registered prescriber.
Further reading
Bacteriostatic water, sterile water and water for injection — what benzyl alcohol is doing in there, and why bacteriostatic is not another word for sterile.
More on Bacteriostatic Water
See Bacteriostatic Water in the range · What is a peptide? · Discovery timeline · All reference
