Oils and Atomizers

[Sunshyn]

Nicfits, I've got LorAnn Sassafras and Clove. Both are insoluble in water. The LorAnn site shows this - click on Item Details on each flavor page for that info.

[surbitonPete]

If you try soaking a little piece of cart material in juice and set fire to it, you will be surprised by just how much oil is left behind when it finally burns out....so the juice does seem to contain a fair bit of non flammable oil that doesn't vaporize anyway.

[Sun Vaporer]

Kinabaloo, have you used detergent to wash out your atomizer? Did it leave a bad taste behind?

Sunshyn--I do not know how long you have been using e-cigs--but you are adovocating to many new people to do something they should not. The coil in the atomizer is not something that can be "cleaned".

We have been working very hard at trying to solve the atomizer demise issues and to advocate the use of oils is simply not responsible without proper warnings that the oil will in fact build up on the coil and thereby render the atomizer useless as a buildup on the coil will not allow the coil to disipate heat any longer. Simply washing the atomizer will not remove this build up nor is the use of any harsh chemicals safe. We have been experimenting with Colas and heat and our work continues with regards to preventing atomizer demise.

To advocate the use of oils is counterproductive and it should be stated that there is a very real risk of atomizer demise if you are going to employ the use of Oils--So people that are not aware--beware of this reckless practice---Sun

[TropicalBob]

Just a few words: Whatever builds up on your atomizer also builds up on your lungs. Lungs can't yet be "washed." Be more concerned with what you coat them with than a disposable atomizer. Do not vaporize oils.

[Kate]

If anyone does try inhaling oils please could you report any adverse reactions and side effects? Thanks.

This has been discussed before and some people seem determined to try oils/essential oils but nobody has given any feedback about it.

I wouldn't do it but if anyone does use themselves to experiment we might as well have the benefit of their experience.

[TropicalBob]

You bet. We all want to see the autopsy results.

[Idahojo]

Can you use extracts in your eliquid recipes. I love Peppermint and have a bottle of Peppermint Extract. The ingredients listed are 89% alcohol, oil of peppermint, and water. I know it says oil in there but figure it can't be much with all the alcohol.

[Sun Vaporer]

Can you use extracts in your eliquid recipes. I love Peppermint and have a bottle of Peppermint Extract. The ingredients listed are 89% alcohol, oil of peppermint, and water. I know it says oil in there but figure it can't be much with all the alcohol.

Idaho--your ingredient list says "oil of peppermint" --so that means oil--Do you really want to play with the oil after reading all of our posts telling you to the contrary and that we would not do it??--Hope that helps--Sun

[scrubadub]

If anyone does try inhaling oils please could you report any adverse reactions and side effects? Thanks.

This has been discussed before and some people seem determined to try oils/essential oils but nobody has given any feedback about it.

I wouldn't do it but if anyone does use themselves to experiment we might as well have the benefit of their experience.

I've been using Totally Wicked tobacco flavours for 4 months or so now and they list tobacco essential oil as a main ingredient. I've also used Janty liquids regularly and they list tobacco absolute which, as far as I know, is also an oil. I presume they are referring to the same thing.

No problems for me so far. If any thing my breathing has improved. I no longer hear my chest rattle when I go off to sleep at night. From what I gather many people on this forum are using this kind of flavour and I don't recall seeing any adverse affects being attributed to the essential oil. Is there something special about tobacco essence that separates it from other essential oils?

[Kate]

... Is there something special about tobacco essence that separates it from other essential oils?

I doubt it Scrub. My guess is that commercial eliquid uses trace amounts in tobacco flavours. Some food flavours are also extracted as oils but are then put into a base of propylene glycol, alcohol or water. The poison could well be in the dose?