Don't trust, verify: check the melting point of your chems!

Don't trust, verify. It's a mantra in the Bitcoin world, but not outside. No matter illegal drugs, ergogenics like steroids or SARMs, nootropics or any kind of raw powders: people usually ingest them trusting the vendor. Nevertheless, how could you analyze any raw chem at home? Checking the melting point is the answer.

Every chem has a melting point, which you can figure out easy with Google. If a chem does not meet its melting point, I'm sorry: you've been scammed, don't put that into your body!

In this tutorial, I'll try to explain how to check this value with cheap materials.

What do I need?

• The chem to analyze, of course. It must be in raw powder, chems in capsules are (usually) mixed with fillers, so you can't use them with previous isolation.

• Melting point capillaries, which are very fine glass tubes. Cheap if you order at AliExpress (check Haven first!).

• Thermometer, preferably a thermocouple thermometer: the sensor is very fine and sensitive. Again, cheap bought from China.

• Hot plate. If your hot plate has a magnetic stirrer to keep the heat uniform, it will be better. Nope, this time is not cheap even from China, so don't waste money and use a standard one.

• Mineral oil.

• A small glass (like 100 ml). Borosilicate is preferred, specially if the melting point is very high.

Step by step: example with LGD-4033enthusiasts

• Grab with capillary tube. You only need it to be 3-4 cm long, so chop it if it's longer.

• With a flame, seal one end. Once it becomes hot red, it's done.

• Slowly, fill the tube with your chem. With a needle, push it to the end. Remember that you only need a small amount (a few mm long is enough).

• We want the tube to be very near the thermometer. Twisting the cable around the tube and sealing with a little tape makes the trick.

• Fill your glass with mineral oil, just a little to cover the end where the chem is placed. Turn on the thermometer and the hot plate. Put the capillary tube inside the glass and keep heating slowly.

• Safety tips: check the auto-ignition temperature of your mineral oil, you don't want it to catch fire. And always cover the glass with some aluminum foil, don't breath the vapours!

• Keep an eye on the chem inside the tube, specially when it's reaching the theoric melting point. Use a good light to see the powder inside. I'm testing LGD-4033 with a melting point around 105-107 ºC. This is before and after reaching that mark:

Obvious difference, right? The chemical goes to a white solid powder to a clear liquid. Now, I'm 95% sure I have pure LGD-4033.

I hope this guide helps to science enthusiasts!