Hi everyone, new to vaping with possible allergy

[Fury67]

I started vaping about a month ago, bought the Aspire mini nautilus kit, and a bottle of 100%VG juice, the first week was great once i got the adjustments right so i didnt keep choking myself. Then the second week i noticed i started itching below my collarbone and it progressed down between my breasts, and after 2 days it was a full blown rash/hives, red, swollen and itching like crazy... no fever, vomiting, dizziness or any other symptoms.
I have always drank about 4-5 pints of water a day typically, more if its hot outside.so i stopped vaping for a few weeks to see if the rash went away and it did. Picked the vape back up again yesterday and took about 5 drags and now my chest is red and itching again. it is only in the cleavage area and downward and spreads to under breasts.
Could this be a possible allergy? the doc last time on the first rash was stumped since its VG juice. but ive never been allergic to anything in my life and never had hives before

 

[Izan]

Hi Fury...
What is the brand of juice and flavour? What is the nicotine content?
I have found, after 4 plus years vaping, that some flavours do not agree with me and my body chemistry.

Welcome and good luck
I

 

[Two_Bears]

I started vaping about a month ago, bought the Aspire mini nautilus kit, and a bottle of 100%VG juice, the first week was great once i got the adjustments right so i didnt keep choking myself. Then the second week i noticed i started itching below my collarbone and it progressed down between my breasts, and after 2 days it was a full blown rash/hives, red, swollen and itching like crazy... no fever, vomiting, dizziness or any other symptoms.
I have always drank about 4-5 pints of water a day typically, more if its hot outside.so i stopped vaping for a few weeks to see if the rash went away and it did. Picked the vape back up again yesterday and took about 5 drags and now my chest is red and itching again. it is only in the cleavage area and downward and spreads to under breasts.
Could this be a possible allergy? the doc last time on the first rash was stumped since its VG juice. but ive never been allergic to anything in my life and never had hives before

Lets say you are right. They may have used food grade or worse version of vg in the ejuice i ALWAYS use USP (United States Pharmaceutical) grade in.my ejuice.

Another possibility you may be allergic to one or more of the flavors

Or another possibility it is none of the above.

 

[Fury67]

I bought ECblends tobacco flavor with 6mg nic, its hard to find a 100%VG and get it shipped to me since Indiana passed the new law, most places wont, this place had a pretty good rating on the web

 

[subwayaznm]

You might want to back off on the 100% VG for a little bit and see for yourself if the allergy goes away. Try some 50/50 for a bit and see what happens. And I would presume that you Vape at high watts also using 100% VG; back that down also. Might just be too much of a good thing as they say

 

[Fury67]

well my coils are the 1.8 and i had the volts dial set at 3.3 which it doesnt go any lower

 

[daleron]

I'd try an unflavored VG and see if the rash goes away, quick & easy way to find out if you are allergic to the flavoring you are using.

 

[Dieseler]

Just throwing this out there it may or may not be the vg.
Years ok i found out vg would make me hack up flem so as a diy i started cutting back on the vg and it worked .Now vape at about 92%pg instead of the other way around.

Not saying it is the vg in your case but its worth a try to try the opposite and go high on the pg instead to see what happens.
That is unless your allergic to pg as some folks.
We are all different take peanut allergies for example.

 

[Fury67]

thanks everyone, yes i think ill order some samples of unflavored and mixed pg/vg and see how it goes

 

[nancybout]

I had issues and went to VG- not allergy more like eczema- only in scalp lol
Both either the shampoo and reducing VG nipped it for me so all is good again![emoji173]️


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[nancybout]

Could b flavor
VG is I can't imagine an allergy to VG-
What flavor are u Vaping.
Maybe it's PG nicotine?
I have no idea-
Look at all alternatives
Stop Vaping see if it goes away?


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[bnrkwest]

Good advice, try unflavored in PG and see if you have a reaction. It could be the flavors as I can't vape Capella's.

 

[Dieseler]

Just throwing this out there it may or may not be the vg.
Years ok i found out vg would make me hack up flem so as a diy i started cutting back on the vg and it worked .Now vape at about 92%pg instead of the other way around.

Not saying it is the vg in your case but its worth a try to try the opposite and go high on the pg instead to see what happens.
That is unless your allergic to pg as some folks.
We are all different take peanut allergies for example.

Also wanted to add "Welcome to the forum" as i see your a new member

 

[subwayaznm]

well my coils are the 1.8 and i had the volts dial set at 3.3 which it doesnt go any lower

Are you getting much vapor at all? I'm thinking that 100% VG is quite thick, and 3.3volts is very low. SO I'm wondering what kind of vapor are you experiencing? Just a guess here but that might be too low Voltage for 100% VG and not much vapor action is occurring ??

 

[Bunnykiller]

if its an allergy, do a skin sample test... say on the inside of your elbow, put a small dab of juice there and see if it goes red and itchy... if it does, put some hydrocortizone on it and find another juice to vape

 

[Fury67]

Are you getting much vapor at all? I'm thinking that 100% VG is quite thick, and 3.3volts is very low. SO I'm wondering what kind of vapor are you experiencing? Just a guess here but that might be too low Voltage for 100% VG and not much vapor action is occurring ??

Yea surprisingly im getting really good cloud

 

[Fury67]

if its an allergy, do a skin sample test... say on the inside of your elbow, put a small dab of juice there and see if it goes red and itchy... if it does, put some hydrocortizone on it and find another juice to vape

That my friend is a GREAT idea, so i put a dab on my arm a few mins ago and ill give it about an hour to see if any reaction, im now wondering if there maybe another cause and it just happened to coincide with me starting to vape, so checking into food ive eaten and maybe all this heat we have had...

 

[Fury67]

Also wanted to add "Welcome to the forum" as i see your a new member

Thanks appreciate it

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might like to read:
A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette

 

[Fury67]

ok so last night i put some juice on the inside bend of my arm, left it on all night and got nada... no redness, no rash, cant even see where i put it on, showed a friend who has been vaping for a few years and they said my VG is pretty thin and she wouldnt dilute it any... its 100% kosher food grade VG, and it contains 0% PG....so at this point im going to look into it being something else besides the vaping and that its just a coincidence that they happened at the same time, if i find out anything definite i will update and let you know, thanks again for all the imput