Volumetric Dosing is the process of dissolving a substance in a solvent in order to consume a small or simply accurate dose.
Solvents
Common solvents are water, alcohol, propylene glycol, lipids (animal or plant fats, a common example is cannabis in mct oil) however non consumable solvents can be used if the substance is allowed to dry out completely afterwards in a shallow container. Tap water should not be used becuase chlorine can degrade some substances.
If water is used, care should be taken to use distilled water and a sterile container for all mixing and storage unless it is all consumed in a short period of time, due to the possibility of bactierial growth. If the drug will not be denatured by acid, lemon juice or vinegar can be added in a small amount as a preservative. Ethanol is inherently preservative and not enough is used to be psychoactive and get intoxicated. Most people use 1 ml per dose.
Common containers for volumetric dosing are tincture or dropper bottles or nasal spray bottles. For tincture bottles, droppers with measurements are preferred and an inkless glass dropper is preferred for ethanol. Some droppers have the measurements written in ink and ethanol will pick up the ink and wash away the dose info.
Consumption Methods
Liquid volumetric doses can be dosed:
sublingually for Water Alcohol PG and Lipids
orally for Water Alcohol PG and Lipids
nasally (in a nasal spray bottle, can get em on Amazon)for Water
injected (in certain cases, sterile water is definitely best)
and boofed in Water or very small amounts of Alcohol or made into suppositories for solid lipids like regular, solid coconut oil (as in not mct) or cocoa butter (often needs to be refrigrated to avoid melting)
Doing the math
The calculation for volumetric dosing is:
xx mg of substance dissolved in xx mL of solvent equals xxmg / 1 mL
or substance mg divided by solvent mL
TripSit also has a volumetric dosing calculator to determine how much solvent to add to a substance to make a solution as well as to determine strength of solution.
Solvents
Common solvents are water, alcohol, propylene glycol, lipids (animal or plant fats, a common example is cannabis in mct oil) however non consumable solvents can be used if the substance is allowed to dry out completely afterwards in a shallow container. Tap water should not be used becuase chlorine can degrade some substances.
If water is used, care should be taken to use distilled water and a sterile container for all mixing and storage unless it is all consumed in a short period of time, due to the possibility of bactierial growth. If the drug will not be denatured by acid, lemon juice or vinegar can be added in a small amount as a preservative. Ethanol is inherently preservative and not enough is used to be psychoactive and get intoxicated. Most people use 1 ml per dose.
Common containers for volumetric dosing are tincture or dropper bottles or nasal spray bottles. For tincture bottles, droppers with measurements are preferred and an inkless glass dropper is preferred for ethanol. Some droppers have the measurements written in ink and ethanol will pick up the ink and wash away the dose info.
Consumption Methods
Liquid volumetric doses can be dosed:
sublingually for Water Alcohol PG and Lipids
orally for Water Alcohol PG and Lipids
nasally (in a nasal spray bottle, can get em on Amazon)for Water
injected (in certain cases, sterile water is definitely best)
and boofed in Water or very small amounts of Alcohol or made into suppositories for solid lipids like regular, solid coconut oil (as in not mct) or cocoa butter (often needs to be refrigrated to avoid melting)
Doing the math
The calculation for volumetric dosing is:
xx mg of substance dissolved in xx mL of solvent equals xxmg / 1 mL
or substance mg divided by solvent mL
TripSit also has a volumetric dosing calculator to determine how much solvent to add to a substance to make a solution as well as to determine strength of solution.
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