how thick should e-liquid be?

[QuickyRicky]

im fooling with making some homemade e-liquids. currently im using soem i made and there smoking great. but im a newbie and dont wanna clog my atty. if i rub a drop between my fingers it leaves a oily type feel. but its not 100% vg. in my mixes i use roughly 75% vg and 25% flavor mixed with alcohol. but beeing i have never bought real e-liquid before im not sure what thickness is right. any help would be great

 

[QuickyRicky]

anyone? someone must have bought real e-liquid before, how thick was it? was it oily too? if u dont have exact numbers for me thats fine, i just wanna know, should it be thick or more like water.

 

[Infernal2]

Most i've found are oily (due to both the PG/VG and the Lorann Oils) but the thickness entirely depended on the content of the e-liquid. Some of the higher VG content e-liquids I've used were a little thinner than dawn soap. The lower content were as thick as say, hydraulic fluid, and the high PG content was very thin, like hot or warm WD40.

Can you tell I do alot of manual labor?

 

[QuickyRicky]

yes lol. but i cant tell if mine is right. to make it as basic as possible, lets just say i use 75% VG with 25% water. is that about right, more or less? NONE of my mixes use more then 75% VG. is that good? to much? to little? i dont want exact numbers. just wanna know where is about right. a good way to respond would be. just using vg and water. so if u say add 3ml of vg and 1ml of water that would be a 75/25 mix. which is what im doing. i just wanna know how much VG should be in there, since its what is thickening it up. but i also dont want it to thin, iv heard horror stories of e liquid when its to thin.

 

[muttSRT]

There is no "right" thickness. I used 100% VG when i started and it was real thick. 100%PG is watery. I now use a 50/50 mix. Even at 100% vg, i never clogged an atty to where it wouldnt work. Once I went to cartos, i switched to the 50/50 for ease of filling the carto.

Your 75/25 mix will be fine.

 

[zelda]

You may want to cruise over to the diy section where there are some real experts at making their own liquid. They're pretty helpful. Its under tips and tricks here's the link http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/

 

[zoiDman]

Pure VG does make tons of fog but very little throat hit. It is also very sweet. Not a bad thing if you are looking for a sweet blend.

Many people who use VG dilute it in something like a 4:1 ratio with water. 4 parts VG, 1 Part water.

You can also add throat hit to a VG mix by adding a few drops of Vodka or Rum

Pure PG hits hard but with little vapor. 50:50 is a good blend and it is easy to make and or get at most sites.

I like to but 50mg PG unflavored base and the cut it down with VG. VG is easy to buy and is dirt cheap.

 

[Shaka]

...dont wanna clog my atty....

I use 100% vg and like Mutt, I haven't clogged an atty. imo, vg and clogging atties is a myth. You should be more concerned about the ingredients in the flavorings and other things you add to your mix rather than the base, be it pg, vg, or pg/vg. Just be absolutely sure the pg or vg is USP!

Hope that sets your mind at ease.

 

[carguy50]

I use 50/50 PG/VG after I cut my VG 4 to 1 with DISTILLED water

 

[Vapour Rapour]

75/25 sounds about right, if you're happy with the vapor and the throat hit then go for it. There are now hard and fast rules. Even the different e-liquid manufacturers out there end up differing from one another in terms of how oily and viscose their blend is. Don't worry bout the attys, just refine your own blend to the point at which you're happy with how it vaporizes.

 

[QuickyRicky]

so after alot of making of crappy liquids, i have found one i really like. i take 10ML Pure VG, 0.8ml Everclear and 0.8ml flavor and a few drops of water. i find this makes a GREAT tasting liquid with lots of vapor and a nice TH. the mix ends up being over 83% VG but since u said 100%vg wont clog a atty. im sure 83% wont either. thank your all your help guys and gals

 

[The Bobarazzi]

I do know that if it's too watery, it will leak all over the place...like it did on my first batch.

 

[cliff]

I agree with everyone else the 75/25 sounds good..plus I keep an empty halo bottle with 1:4 ratio of vg and distilled water if I'm not putting straight vg in it.

 

[zoiDman]

... I keep an empty halo bottle with 1:4 ratio of vg and distilled water if I'm not putting straight vg in it.

You mean 4:1 don't you?

 

[VaporChef]

Hey Ricky,

How thick you want your liquid depends on the filler and how you vape. The prefilled cartridges filler is better for thinner liquids and slower, less frequent drags (so the liquid can re-wick into the atty). The blue foam mod is what I prefer, it wicks a bit faster so is better for several hits in a row, and for thicker liquids.

I've started parking my 510 in a shot glass, cartridge end down; seems to help reduce leakage that was common when I laid it down flat on the desk, or carried it vertically. I think my blue foam pieces are a little smaller than optimal, will try larger next time and hope to eliminate leakage entirely.

I use mostly VG and mix my own, still experimenting. Just tried adding a few drops of vodka instead of distilled water, seems to be working well; but I don't use anywhere near 25% water!

BTW, you do know that nicotine can be absorbed transdermally? I hope you promptly washed your hands after touching the liquid with your bare skin to see what it felt like.

 

[QuickyRicky]

canada = non nic liquid

 

[VaporChef]

I only realized you were using nic-free juice after seeing other posts of yours, Ricky, and congrats on dumping the analogs without vaping nicotine at all, that's awesome! Your success is inspirational.

Nonetheless I think it is a good idea to leave the warning in a thread for newbies - others, reading about your "feel" test, may try that with nic juice, and they really shouldn't.

 

[syirus]

Great info every thread I click on!

 

[VaporChef]

I have learned SO MUCH from reading ECF, and it seems I've barely scratched the surface of the info available here which grows constantly!