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[soheil]

I've had some ALCAR enclosed in double zip-lock bags in my (usually dark) pantry at around 75º F. It has been there for about 6 months or so. Now, I am capping it and it is clumpy, and smells nauseating. Is it bad for conspumption, or is this just how it always smells?

[drmz]

myeah it has a smell. Cant define it, but you can probably just take it.

[velocidex]

My ALCAR from Musashi in Australia smells kinda like vinegar.

The clumpiness is from it being hydroscopic.

[lynx]

The vinegar smell is some of the ALCAR deacetylating, leaving carnitine and acetic acid. In the body some will deacetylate and reacetylate anyway, so it is not a big deal.

[jonathan2111]

Mine smells real strong and I thought it was just how that chemical smells. However, I'm sure it has been getting stronger lately - when I bought it from SMI2LE a couple of months ago it wasn't too bad.
Since I have a big bag of it and don't want to trash it I am going to start keeping it in the refrigerator. Presumably that will slow down the decay?
Most such processes slow down if the tempreature is reduced.

Jonathan [mellow]

[drmz]

refrigerator > watch out for, ehmz what is the english word for that.. getting a bit wet....( i dont know the exact english word for that )

[elevated]

Should smell like vinegar, just mix it with some Piracetam and it will taste just fine.

No kidding when I say I like the "bite" of piracetam, I could drink it all day, of course the "ghosting" would be too much. I already see strange things once in a while throughout the day, like hidden people [:o]

Try taking 200 mcg of Hup A and you will enter the world of ghosting, I actually like it.

"I see things, make it stop!!!!!!!!!"

[drmz]

"I see things, make it stop!!!!!!!!!"

I see things too, but in my case it's a purple spot in the middle of my view :(

[wraith]

Should smell like vinegar, just mix it with some Piracetam and it will taste just fine.

No kidding when I say I like the "bite" of piracetam, I could drink it all day, of course the "ghosting" would be too much. I already see strange things once in a while throughout the day, like hidden people [:o]

Try taking 200 mcg of Hup A and you will enter the world of ghosting, I actually like it.

"I see things, make it stop!!!!!!!!!"

Well, I was considering trying piracetam... but my goal is not to start seeing things that aren't really there. Please explain to me how this could possibly be a beneficial experience.