Glycerine

[Riaz]

so i got my hands on some at pick n pay, then added a few drops to my exiting flavor in my tank and it completely muted the taste.

am i doing something wrong?

just wanted to test it and see how much more vape ill get when adding this.

i do know that i need to go thru the whole tutty frutty with the PG, nic and flavor, but is the VG really so potent?

i also noticed that after a few pulls, i get a very burnt taste, but then goes away again and back to the tastelessness

 

[Derick]

Did you get the BP or normal plain Glycerine?

 

[Gizmo]

That's very strange. But then again I have no experience with diy liquids

 

[Derick]

Remember if you are just adding unflavoured VG then you are diluting your flavour in the mix.

So lets say you were at 15% flavour - now you added a few drops to your tank and reduced your flavour volume to like 10% (for example) (you also reduced your nic content for the same reason)

Add to that - VG is not a very good flavour carrier - so for VG you generally add a bit more flavour to the mix to get the same level of flavour in the vapour as PG has.

 

[Riaz]

Did you get the BP or normal plain Glycerine?

i got the pure glycerine

 

[Riaz]

Remember if you are just adding unflavoured VG then you are diluting your flavour in the mix.

So lets say you were at 15% flavour - now you added a few drops to your tank and reduced your flavour volume to like 10% (for example) (you also reduced your nic content for the same reason)

Add to that - VG is not a very good flavour carrier - so for VG you generally add a bit more flavour to the mix to get the same level of flavour in the vapour as PG has.

understood

 

[TylerD]

And I think the burnt taste is because of the thickness change of the juice after you added the VG.

 

[Derick]

i got the pure glycerine

Yep, if it doesn't sy BP then it is not

BP stand for British Pharmaceutical grade - 97.5% pure at least, if I remember correctly

Other glycerin can be anything , no guarantees on purity - short term it probably wont be a problem, but you don't know what else is in the normal glycerine that you are inhaling and what issues it can cause long term.

 

[Riaz]

Yep, if it doesn't sy BP then it is not

BP stand for British Pharmaceutical grade - 97.5% pure at least, if I remember correctly

Other glycerin can be anything , no guarantees on purity - short term it probably wont be a problem, but you don't know what else is in the normal glycerine that you are inhaling and what issues it can cause long term.

on the bottle, its says, ingredients- vegetable glycerine

 

[Derick]

on the bottle, its says, ingredients- vegetable glycerine

Yep it is glycerin, it is just not as pure as pharmaceutical grade - like I said, probably not an issue, but when it comes to putting stuff in your lungs rather go for the purest you can find

 

[CraftyZA]

You can Buy Dolly Varden at most pharmacies, and it is B.P Rated.
ANother brand is Alpha Chem or something like that.

 

[Derick]

Yep and the BP grade is not really much more expensive - I think I paid Like R20 for R250ml at our local pharmacy, but you can probably get more fore cheaper at Dischem - I have also heard that Dischem sells PG

 

[TylerD]

I bought 500ml PG for R.70-00 and 400ml VG for R.40-00 at my local. My Dischem wasn't very helpful.

 

[iPWN]

Yup got both at Diskem , B.P Glycerin is on the shelves but you have to ask for PG at the dispensary.

 

[CraftyZA]

Yep and the BP grade is not really much more expensive - I think I paid Like R20 for R250ml at our local pharmacy, but you can probably get more fore cheaper at Dischem - I have also heard that Dischem sells PG

Indeed. I had to order the PG, but it only took 2 days to be delivered at the branch. Bought 1L PG, so I guess that will last me a while. Cost was something like R150 or something for 1L.

 

[Johnny2Puffs]

Don't forget that the BP Glycerin's viscosity differs greatly from the PG Glycol so you must add 15 to 20% distilled water to it.

 

[CraftyZA]

Don't forget that the BP Glycerin's viscosity differs greatly from the PG Glycol so you must add 15 to 20% distilled water to it.

or vodka. booze aid to improve the lost th from vg. funny enough, it is also a great carrier.

 

[Vaping Jakes]

Indeed. I had to order the PG, but it only took 2 days to be delivered at the branch. Bought 1L PG, so I guess that will last me a while. Cost was something like R150 or something for 1L.

Crafty, which branch ordered for you. I have been to Raslouw and Centurion, and both times the people were less than helpfull

 

[CraftyZA]

Go to Raslouw, and ask for Annemarie. Alternativly, you can just drop her a mail on annemarie@dischem.co.za and ask her to order.
It comes in 500ml bottles for R75 each

 

[Vaping Jakes]

Go to Raslouw, and ask for Annemarie. Alternativly, you can just drop her a mail on annemarie@dischem.co.za and ask her to order.
It comes in 500ml bottles for R75 each

Super, thanks for the info. Before I spend another dime on tanks, rba's etc, I have to sort out my juice preference, especially the pg/vg ratio and nicotene content.

 

[ET]

patiently biting all my nails off as i wait for my diy order to come through. picked up by fastway on thursday morning, their online tracking is laughable, nothing new after that

 

[Johnny2Puffs]

Yeah. I have been using VG juice and although I get plumes of vapour, I get no TH. The taste is also bland and I thought it was my taste buds the the e-cig damaged over the years. No matter how much menthol crystals I chuck in, it still tastes like smoking newspaper.
Must try with 20% PG added. Or vodka. I think vodka as I can drink it if my coil dies.

 

[ET]

yeah have a similar problem, and now that you mention it, must be me using too much VG also. getting muted flavour so i'll me adding more pg to my mixes from now on and distilling some water to add to the vg

 

[CraftyZA]

Super, thanks for the info. Before I spend another dime on tanks, rba's etc, I have to sort out my juice preference, especially the pg/vg ratio and nicotene content.

Hey,
Annamarie just contacted me, I think she misplaced your email address or contact number. Can you please PM me your contact details, or alternatively contact her again. If you ordered, I suspect your PG is ready for collection.

 

[RevnLucky7]

So where boys getting liquid nic from?