Glycerin USP

[morteritos]

Hi, I live in Mexico City

I bought some Glycerin USP, but I don't know if its vegetable or not.

Can I use it to DIY?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Switched]

If it states USP then yes it is fine to vape. My Glycerin states "glycerin" only and it is fine because of its seal "USP"

 

[cskent]

If it's thick it's VG, if it's thin it's PG. If it says USP it should be safe to use.

 

[Astatine]

Glycerin can be produced from vegetal or animal origin.

The #1 reason why people prefer to use vegetable glycerin (from vegetal origin) is to avoid BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) or TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies). Both very nasty diseases (one of them best known as mad cow disease).

USP grade chemicals are usually tested for nasty dna bearing organisms. The problem with these two diseases, is that the culprit is not a bacteria or a virus (no dna, just a protein).

In a nutshell: VG is good 100% of the time. Animal glycerin: who knows? There is no good test.

Try to stick with VG if you can.

 

[MaxUT]

If it's thick it's VG, if it's thin it's PG. If it says USP it should be safe to use.

And if it says 'Glycerin' as morteritos' bottle does, it's VG!

 

[Kurt]

technically if it just says glycerin it is probably vegetable glycerin, but it is not required to be. Could be animal fat sourced.

I like NOW brand these days, because I think it tastes better than CVS brand G, its cheaper, and I like the non-harsh-chemicals method they use to make it from organic non-GMO palm oil.

 

[MaxUT]

And if it says 'Glycerin' as morteritos' bottle does, it's VG not PG!