Where can I buy the three carbons sugar DHA for a reasonable price? I
DO NOT want sunless-tanning preparations! I want it to be, at the very
least, pure enough to be safe to ingest.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 16 Jan 2006 12:32 PST

DHA is listed as approved for use in drugs and cosmetics, but not --
as far as I can see -- as a food additive.

You're not likely to find any source that will attest to DHA being
'safe to ingest'.


Any thoughts....?

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Clarification of Question by 076ezt-ga on 16 Jan 2006 12:56 PST

Although it is not an FDA approved additive, it is no more toxic than
glucose, and I have read about people who had glucose-processing
problems drinking large amounts of it for years with no adverse
effects.

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Clarification of Question by 076ezt-ga on 16 Jan 2006 12:58 PST

Even if they don't claim that it is safe to ingest, if they say what
the potential impurities are and the amounts, couln't you determine if
these made it unsafe?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 16 Jan 2006 13:15 PST

Perhaps...but I wouldn't presume to advise anyone else that it's safe or unsafe.

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Clarification of Question by 076ezt-ga on 17 Jan 2006 10:42 PST

Ok, look. I'm not asking you to advise anyone that it is safe. I know
that it is safe from my research. Please tell me where I can get 100%
dihydroxyacetone for a decent price.

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Clarification of Question by 076ezt-ga on 17 Jan 2006 10:44 PST

The Wikipedia page on dihydroxyacetone mentions someone giving it to
children for ingestion...they must have gotten it somewhere!

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 18 Jan 2006 04:07 PST

Is this the sort of supplier you had in mind:


http://www.spectrumchemical.com/retail/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Chemicals&product%5Fid=2600442#


Let me know.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by 076ezt-ga on 19 Jan 2006 19:51 PST

Yes, that is perfect! Just what I needed.

076ezt-ga,

Glad to hear that this is what you needed.  I found the site, oddly
enough, through a search on Froogle:


http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=dihydroxyacetone+-tan+-tanner+-tanning+-pyruvate&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown


You'll note one other supplier listed there as well...the prices seem similar.


Best of luck with your efforts, and please be careful.


If there's anything else I can do for you on this, just let me know by
posting a Request for Clarification.


paf

You definitely put some good effort in. I had been trying for weeks
and couldn't find a thing!

A search on CAS # 96-26-4 (the CAS number for
1,3-dihydroxy-2-Propanone, aka 1,3-dihydroxyacetone) at
www.chemicalregister.com will result in several (6)suppliers of this
compound.  You'll need to check with them to see if what they provide
meets your purity needs.

Search results at <http://www.chemicalregister.com/find/Find.asp?SearchTy=Product&SearchSu=96-26-4&SearchKe=AllKey&SearchLo=ALL&1.x=9&1.y=16>

Well, I was hoping for cheaper, but it will do - thanks!