ProRx is gone, and I’m seeing the same question in like four threads: “can I get additive-free?” I get why - someone had a bad breakout, blames the formulation, and now there’s this assumption that additives cause skin issues. But I’d push back: is there actual data on this? I track my A1c trends across three months to catch real change vs noise. Same approach with side effects, same timing, same compound, same context. But in the compounding threads, people are switching sources AND cutting additives AND adjusting protocol all at once. Which variable is actually driving the breakout? The formulation papers I’ve found mostly focus on stability/sterility, not cosmetic side effects. So either there’s literature I’m missing, or we’re diagnosing without the evidence we’d use for any other medical question. Not trying to minimize someone’s breakout, that sucks. But if we’re choosing a new compounder specifically to avoid additives, that decision should probably rest on something more than pattern-matching to one bad experience. Has anyone actually switched compounders and had documented (not just subjective) change in side effects?
fwiw.