Flavors

[Angelz]

Hi

Can anyone tell me the best (safety considerations included) flavors to use for DIY, with the most variety? I see so much about Lorann oils, but not all of them are safe to use for flavoring liquid because of the sugar content, right? What I need is a large variety of *safe* flavors

[DinosaurVapor]

Lorann should be safe to use.....it's what I use

[Angelz]

I saw a chart somewhere that says there are many or Lorann's oils that should not be used. Do you just go ahead and use any of them? I copied down the "safe" flavors to use (those without added oils/sugars), which are as follows:

Apple
Bavarian Creme
Black Walnut
Blackberry
Brandy
Butter
Butter Rum
Caramel
Champagne
Cheesecake
Chocolate Hazelnut
Cinnamon Roll
Coconut
Cotton Candy
Cranberry
English Toffee
Marshmallow
Mint Chocolate Chip
Pecan
Pineapple
Pistachio
Praline
Pralines And Cream
Vanilla Butternut

Can you use the other flavors, though, for real? Does anyone use the other flavors? And where would one purchase the flavors for tobacco?

[Scottes]

You probably want the information in this thread:
LorAnn Flavors- COLOR CODED Complete Ingredients List

If you search thread titles for all of the other popular flavorings you will find similar threads for each. Other companies commonly used include:

Bickford Flavors
Capella Flavor Drops
faerie's finest - extracts and liquid flavors
Flavourart Express shop
Juicy Liquid
LorAnn Super Strength Flavors
Tasty Puff Tobacco Flavoring


Most of this info is also listed in Scubabatdan's EJuice calculator.

[Angelz]

Nice list. This is scary: "You might also make mention of any flavors that contain Diacetyl, which is highly toxic when inhaled."
Yet another thing to look out for...

[Scottes]

Of those companies I listed above, I think only that FlavourArt is known to use Diacetyl. The FlavourArt site, one of the FA threads, and the EJuice Calculator list the percentages for each FA flavor that contains diacetyl.

I'm pretty sure that LorAnn and Capella have said they don't use it at all. But I'm not positive and keep forgetting to track those threads down, so you might want to do some research.

[Angelz]

Ah, it does say that LorAnn doesn't use that, I just found it. Here's some more info:

Why Johnson Creek may not reply to some e-mails

Check post #6. It looks like some Bickford Flavors contain Diacetyl.

[Kurt]

Capella says in their website that they do not use diacetyl. Just got some of theirs...excellent flavors! I find them to be very strong, so generally keep the flavor to about 10%.

[Angelz]

Capella says in their website that they do not use diacetyl. Just got some of theirs...excellent flavors! I find them to be very strong, so generally keep the flavor to about 10%.

10%, gotcha, thanks. Can the coffee/tea Capella flavors be used as well? And I heard that the LorAnn oils are quite weak these days (watered down) - can someone who has recently used these tell me what percentage is recommended for these flavors?

[wrecktangle]

Flavors all come down to personal preference. And some flavors, even from the same manufacturer, are stronger than others. I just mixed a 3ml batch of Capella's "Grandma's Apple Pie", I used 14 drops of flavor before I got it to where I like it. I think there's something like 20 drops to a ml (depending on the size of your dropper).

On other recipes, using Lorann's I've only used 3 or 4 drops to 3ml. and found the flavor quite satisfying. Lorann's Raspberry, I've found, is particularly strong at least to me.