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> but you can just buy them on their own, just like you can buy plain TSP washing powder. Are you referring to this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisodium_pho

• derefr 12y ago
  Hah! I wasn't (and wasn't aware anyone would be crazy enough to put TSP inside their body); I was just making the direct parallel: both ephedrine and TSP exist in an odd regulatory state where, although they can't be used as an ingredient in a compound product, they can be purchased OTC in a pure form and then "compounded" into those same products by the end-user. Just like you can mix some TSP into your regular laundry detergent, you can mix some ephedrine into your regular diet shakes or what-have-you.
  • unwind 12y ago
    So you didn't read the part where it talks about the (legal) use of TSP as a food additive, then? Trisodium phosphate is commonly found in many brands of children's cereal, toothpaste, processed cheese, meats, and canned soups. That is tagged as an "unreliable quote" by Wikipedia, but the fact that TSP has an E-number in the EU must mean it is (was?) used in food products.
    • sukilot 12y ago
      I suspect there is a large scale factor difference in dose between whatever common food use there is (preservative or whatever) and the body hacking use.
  • function_seven 12y ago
    That's funny, at first that's what I thought you meant, but then when I read the Wikipedia article (and also discovered for the first time the internal use case), I convinced myself that I had misunderstood. So you are actually referring to the general banning of phosphates on ecological grounds, but TSP's exception as a stand-alone product.