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iceman1110 · 05-25-2009, 04:26 PM

I just have a quick question for anyone who may know. This video was very helpful by the way. My question is, if I am going for a no nicotine liquid, can I just add PG or VG and the flavoring and vape that? Is the commercial e-liquid with nicotine playing any part of this besides providing the nicotine and a bit of tobacco flavor?

bmamo · 05-25-2009, 06:46 PM

very good question iceman1110! i was actually gonna ask that myself! also does the water need to be distilled?

Cellmeister · 05-25-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bmamo

very good question iceman1110! i was actually gonna ask that myself! also does the water need to be distilled?

Always Use Distilled Water, Never Tap or Other Water.

~Keep Vapin~!

Venatrix Avia · 05-25-2009, 07:30 PM

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Has anyone cut with half PG and half VG?

Yes, that's how I make my base. 50% 36mg unflavored juice, 25% PG, and 25% VG. That leaves me with a batch of 18mg unflavored, to which I add my flavorings. Works great.

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I am going for a no nicotine liquid, can I just add PG or VG and the flavoring and vape that?

Absolutely! If you don't want the nicotine, then you don't need the e-juice at all: it's basically just nicotine and PG. It's just there to feed the addiction, is all. You will want to use a much lower percentage of VG than you would if you were mixing it with e-juice, however: glycerine is extremely viscous, much thicker than PG.

And yes, the water does need to be distilled. Using tap water is just begging for a whole lot of nasty bacteria to grow in your juice.

bmamo · 05-25-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Venatrix Avia

Yes, that's how I make my base. 50% 36mg unflavored juice, 25% PG, and 25% VG. That leaves me with a batch of 18mg unflavored, to which I add my flavorings. Works great.

Absolutely! If you don't want the nicotine, then you don't need the e-juice at all: it's basically just nicotine and PG. It's just there to feed the addiction, is all. You will want to use a much lower percentage of VG than you would if you were mixing it with e-juice, however: glycerine is extremely viscous, much thicker than PG.

And yes, the water does need to be distilled. Using tap water is just begging for a whole lot of nasty bacteria to grow in your juice.

So if i dont want nicotine i can just mix up vg (or pg, or both), flavourings, and distilled water and i'm ready to go? Is alcohol ever used? cause i saw it in the sheet that gives info on how to cut eliquid.

Venatrix Avia · 05-25-2009, 09:21 PM

Some people like to use alcohol (Everclear, not rubbing alcohol!) instead of distilled water to thin out the glycerine. I don't really know what the difference is, since I don't use either one. The water and/or alcohol is really just to thin out the VG, which is much too thick and gloppy to use on its own. If you make a mix heavier on the PG than the VG, though, then you don't need to thin it out any further.

If you made a mixture of about 75% PG to 25% VG, then that would be fine on its own - you wouldn't need to add anything else to it to get a good consistency. Just add some flavoring to it, and you'll be ready to vape.

Flamurface · 06-06-2009, 09:22 AM

what's pg and vg?

squirelsnut · 06-06-2009, 11:27 AM

anyone know where i can buy the little plastic bottles at or a glass dropper at a decent price, such as any chain stores.

dpixel8 · 06-06-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by squirelsnut

anyone know where i can buy the little plastic bottles at or a glass dropper at a decent price, such as any chain stores.

here you go: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...-supplies.html

dpixel8 · 06-06-2009, 04:36 PM

What about if you don't want to use the wicked liquid due to wanting to go with 0% nicotine (I know they have it, but I got my flavors ordered already from LorAnn), so what makes up for the lack of the percentage of the wicked liquid?

Thanks for the great vid by the way!

05-25-2009, 04:26 PM	#31
iceman1110 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	Sorry cannot create a thread yet I just have a quick question for anyone who may know. This video was very helpful by the way. My question is, if I am going for a no nicotine liquid, can I just add PG or VG and the flavoring and vape that? Is the commercial e-liquid with nicotine playing any part of this besides providing the nicotine and a bit of tobacco flavor?

05-25-2009, 06:46 PM	#32
bmamo Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 40	very good question iceman1110! i was actually gonna ask that myself! also does the water need to be distilled? __________________

06-06-2009, 04:36 PM	#40
dpixel8 Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: WI Posts: 124	What about if you don't want to use the wicked liquid due to wanting to go with 0% nicotine (I know they have it, but I got my flavors ordered already from LorAnn), so what makes up for the lack of the percentage of the wicked liquid? Thanks for the great vid by the way! __________________

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05-25-2009, 09:21 PM	#36
Venatrix Avia Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portland, OR USA Posts: 10	Some people like to use alcohol (Everclear, not rubbing alcohol!) instead of distilled water to thin out the glycerine. I don't really know what the difference is, since I don't use either one. The water and/or alcohol is really just to thin out the VG, which is much too thick and gloppy to use on its own. If you make a mix heavier on the PG than the VG, though, then you don't need to thin it out any further. If you made a mixture of about 75% PG to 25% VG, then that would be fine on its own - you wouldn't need to add anything else to it to get a good consistency. Just add some flavoring to it, and you'll be ready to vape.

06-06-2009, 09:22 AM	#37
Flamurface Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7	what's pg and vg?

06-06-2009, 11:27 AM	#38
squirelsnut Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 37	anyone know where i can buy the little plastic bottles at or a glass dropper at a decent price, such as any chain stores.