Question about scratchy throat from smoking e cig

[kyleax1]

So first we tried 18mg menthol and my wife said it didn't eliminate her cravings for an analog.
Then we tried 24mg and that may be better I'm not sure, I def felt light headed after a few hits.

Both are PG. Both make my throat scratchy and it feels like I have a sore throat for hours after vaping(we are talking after about maybe 10 pulls) and both make my wife's chest hurt. One is a carto the other is a tank, we thought maybe a different smoking method might solve the problem, but it didn't.

I got redbull and strawberry in 24mg to try in the tanks. When I first tried them they both tasted good and very similar. However, two days later I vape the redbull tank and now it burns my tongue like a hot pepper and taste like cinnamon...whats up with that?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

The reason is twofold here; you're using 100%PG and 24mg nicotine.

PG is harsh and it can make your throat dry. Both PG and VG will dehydrate you, but if you put a little VG into the juice that will help smooth it. You also need to increase the amount of water that you drink. This will help a lot as will decreasing the amount of nicotine in your juice.

 

[CBB]

Try a PG/VG blend usually 20-30% VG is enough to take the sore throat out of it.

 

[kyleax1]

What is the highest vg mix suggested for a tank?

Can I put as high of vg as I want in a carto?

What is 100% vg like?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I wouldn't use 100% VG in a tank because it won't wick well.

I would suggest a mix of PG/VG. I use a 60PG/40VG mix, but I don't use eGo tanks. You might want to try a 70PG/30VG mix and see how that works for you.

 

[CBB]

I would not put more than 30% VG in a tank, if you need more VG try cartos.

 

[kyleax1]

alright I will try that

 

[KC DREAM STEAM]

i had the same issue, your body needs time to adjust. In the mean time think of the coughing fits your avoiding! assuming your stoppings smoking and only vaping! fair trade off i'd say

 

[FantWriter]

For my taste, and only as a general rule, I try to keep to 11-14mg/ml when using 50/50 PG/VG, and go to higher nic levels as PG goes down -- up to 24mg/ml with nearly pure VG.

I cannot give advice on a tank since cartos serve all my needs quite nicely.

 

[kyleax1]

so is the burning/spicy sensation on my tongue from the higher nic level?

 

[guido61]

I use a base of 50% PG, 40% VG, 10% water with 6 to 9mg/ml nico.
It works good on both cartoms and tanks.
The burning sensation is the nic. the longer you dont smoke analogs, the better you will taste flavors.
I started with 18mg/ml, and after 2 weeks it was already too strong.
Next batch of liquids will be 4,5mg/ml....
Ciao