As you might have noticed a lot of retail items are out of stock. I'm totally by myself in the USA and Silvia was out of work in the EU since mid-December. I'm awaiting on a big resupply but typical with this supplier every two weeks I'm told it will take 2 weeks...LOL.
Some items are Out, like Evolve and XiSt sprays because the only PC (we are an apple company) that uses windows crashed after the last windows update. Our Epson C4000u ColorWorks label printer uses BarCode...
I feel obligated to the community, whenever I obtain ingredients from new suppliers, to pay the cost to have them assayed with a Certificate of Analysis issued before I start to use them. Regardless of the past history of the supplier, I am now doing this for every molecule. Its costing a bunch, but again these are chemicals we are putting on our skin and that includes me. I want to be absolutely certain of their purity!
I know many vendors throw out purity levels of 99% but I want to back up everything XS with documentation. While I don't believe anything nefarious has occurred with the molecules we use here at XS, I want this to be unquestionable. In time, as each new molecule comes in I will pay to have them analyzed and include those reports on each pheromone molecules page so you can feel confident too.
In the meantime I am awaiting two pheromone molecules to arrive and when they do I'll in turn send them to Steraloids to have a Thin Layer Chromatography done to detect purity. This actually presents a conundrum of sorts for me, well not really but here's what it is:
While I'm waiting for the assay I am not going to be using the molecule so if some things go out of stock in the meantime I ask you to please be patient. This is very important to me. I am honored by the trust so many of you have placed in me and to prove to you it is in very good hands this is the least I can do for you. Currently Evolve is out of stock which means ACE and BCE are out of stock also. I'm waiting for the Alpha Androstenol needed and it was scheduled for arrival tomorrow. It's quite a large order and the lab has delayed it until Thursday now. It doesn't need to go through customs or anything like that so as soon as they ship it to me I'll have it the next day
I will then ship it to Steraloids to have it tested and baring any unforeseen delays I should have Evolve back in stock by Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. Again I ask your patience in this. I've received many emails and calls saying its okay to use the untested and I'm absolutely sure it is too, BUT I won't! This new supplier has been on point with everything so far. 98.9% purity, great communication, very fast turnarounds especially for the large quantity I'm now ordering, but they are still new. My prior experiences with some very unsavory characters in this industry has left me dismayed at what people will do for a buck. I'm not about that, but I've had to recognize some people are willing to sell their soul. Personally I like being gullible and happy, but the world is what it is.
Okay so Evolve will be back in stock sometime next week.