How much PG?

[thewomenfolk]

I've been mixing my own no-nicotine juice using just VG, flavor, and distilled water to thin it out, but because of the study at the link below, I think I'd like to add a little PG to each bottle.

Should I just add a few drops of PG to my juice and leave out the distilled water? If so, what proportion of my juice should be PG? It only takes 8 drops of distilled water to thin out the VG in my juices so could I just substitute the PG for the distilled water I've been using?


The reality of PG and a brief history.
Propylene Glycol: A History – “Kill concentrations of air-suspended pneumococci, streptococci and other bacteria.”

[Scottes]

I use only 10-15% VG to get great vapor production. I use as little VG as possible because I don't like the taste. So how much PG you mix in is up to you - you could replace all of your VG with PG.

Of course, that depends on whether or not you are sensitive to PG. My wife is sensitive to VG - too much gives her a headache. But she can tolerate 15% VG with no problems.

I would think that it would take a bit of PG to get some anti-bacterial benefit - but how much? Does that article give *any* idea of how much PG is needed?

I would start with 5%, just because it's a round number. LOL. Replace 5% of your VG with the same amount of PG, and do not use any water.

If your current mix vapes well, then you want to have the new mix have the same consistency/viscosity. Place a drop or two of each side-by-side on a mirror lying flat on the table, and then tilt the mirror to 90-degrees. Which one flows faster?

If your PG mix flows faster, then you might want to reduce the amount of PG. If your VG mix flows faster, then you might want to add some water to your new PG mix.

Then again, you might just want to vape it, and see if it makes a difference. Both batches don't *have* to have an identical viscosity.

[thewomenfolk]

Thanks Scottes, I guess I can just use the PG instead of distilled water. I don't seem to be allergic to anything. If PG is a little thicker than water then I can use a little more of that than I did the distilled water. I don't quite know why I'm belabouring all this....