Steeping herbs in e-juice, bad idea?

[VaporGourmet]

So I've been enjoying my new hobby for a week and a half or so now, and my favorite thing about it is the huge variety of custom flavors mods a person can have. It's genuinely fun to make my own mixes of juice and share them with friends and other people that vape (those little silicone mouthpiece tips are a godsend).

Lately, I've had a couple ideas to enhance some of my juices with herbs from my garden; let the orange creamsickle sit with some chocolate mint leaves in it for a few days, or steep cilantro in my pineapple mango blend, basil or mint in the lemonade, and so on, you guys get the idea.

I haven't tried it yet, since from a flavor viewpoint, it may sound great, but I'm not actually sure how smart it is from a vapor standpoint. I'm not sure if something from steeping the herbs in the oil would react when using the juice in my vaporizer, or clog it, etc. etc.

I thought I'd ask those of you with more experience on the matter; is steeping herbs in my e-juices to make new flavors the great idea I think it is, or a great way to ruin my hardware in a hurry?

 

[Hintshigen]

I've never considered it before to be honest.

Really not sure what it could hurt unless some is left behind, or some sort of contaminants taint the juice.

On second thought, I'd probably just leave it be

 

[retic1959]

So I've been enjoying my new hobby for a week and a half or so now, and my favorite thing about it is the huge variety of custom flavors mods a person can have. It's genuinely fun to make my own mixes of juice and share them with friends and other people that vape (those little silicone mouthpiece tips are a godsend).

Lately, I've had a couple ideas to enhance some of my juices with herbs from my garden; let the orange creamsickle sit with some chocolate mint leaves in it for a few days, or steep cilantro in my pineapple mango blend, basil or mint in the lemonade, and so on, you guys get the idea.

I haven't tried it yet, since from a flavor viewpoint, it may sound great, but I'm not actually sure how smart it is from a vapor standpoint. I'm not sure if something from steeping the herbs in the oil would react when using the juice in my vaporizer, or clog it, etc. etc.

I thought I'd ask those of you with more experience on the matter; is steeping herbs in my e-juices to make new flavors the great idea I think it is, or a great way to ruin my hardware in a hurry?

Mint shouldn't be too much of a problem but there is a possibility that some other herbs could prove to be an irritant when inhaled . I vape a lot of NET's , naturally extracted tobacco liquids made by essentially the same steeping process and some of them will gunk up a coil pretty quickly but not a problem other than that . The only thing I can suggests is trying small amounts and see how it vapes , I do think it's worth trying just a little at a time .

 

[Cloudmann]

Agreed. The addition of herbal essences should be done either by 1) using flavor extracts of those herbs and adding them to the juice or 2) steeping herbs into the flavor concentrate used to mix the juice, being sure to strain the concentrate with a fine paper filter prior to mixing. Any particles left in your juice might burn... and steeping after the mix will likely have really strong and undesirable resutls. Also, something like cilantro might hurt the lungs when inhaled. Same is true for other edible herbs.

 

[kaahn]

Yeah I agree with the above post. Try a little and see how it tastes or you can try your own cold maceration and make your own extract. There are posts over in the DIY section of the forums pertaining to the process of extracting tobacco flavor. I'm sure it would work the same way with your mint for instance. Its a fairly easy process it seems. It just takes time. Good luck!

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

I've seen a few threads with vanilla bean being steeped in PG with good results. You might try it that way, each herb in a separate pg solution.

 

[hashtag]

The best way to do it is to create an extract. Put some pg in a jar with your herbs and shut the lid. Put the jar in a pot of water on the stove and cook it at 150 degrees farenheit for an hour or two. You can then use the liquid as a flavoring.

 

[wheelie]

Better to take mint leaves and put in bottle and add some VG and put it in microwave for 15 seconds, let it cool and put it in a second time for 15 seconds, cool down again and then 5 seconds and dump it through a piece of coffee filter into a shot glass. Then use it as a mix. That's how I do it with coffee. CHEERS!

 

[VaporGourmet]

Wow, thanks for all the advice! My next question would be where can I get my hands on unflavored PG and VG?

 

[hashtag]

Wow, thanks for all the advice! My next question would be where can I get my hands on unflavored PG and VG?

Myfreedomsmokes is where I get mine.

 

[Thrasher]

Essential depot is where i get mine, like 25 a gal multi gal specials with free shipping i would rather buy too much and not use it then pay too much for a small bottle lol. But it turns out vg has a pretty long shelf life.



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