36mg vs 24mg for cutting to 12 mg

[pavon3o5]

I looked for a thread about this to no avail...
im bad a math and have 500 ml of pg and 500 ml of vg
ok I want to DIY but cant figure out if I want to buy 24mg 30 ml for $9.00
or a 36mg 35 ml bottle for $20.00 to cut to 12mg
which would be more cost effective?

 

[newkirk]

I looked for a thread about this to no avail...
im bad a math and have 500 ml of pg and 500 ml of vg
ok I want to DIY but cant figure out if I want to buy 24mg 30 ml for $9.00
or a 36mg 35 ml bottle for $20.00 to cut to 12mg
which would be more cost effective?

24mg/ml times 30ml equals 720mg of nicotine total, for $9 that comes to 80 mg per dollar (720 divided by 9)

36mg/ml times 35ml equals 1260mg of nicotine total, for $20 that comes to 63 mg per dollar (1260 divided by 20)

So all other things being equal the 24mg/ml is actually cheaper per mg.

Since you're targeting 12mg/ml, then you're looking at cutting 50/50 of 24mg/ml and VG or PG, OR cutting 33/66 of 36mg/ml and VG or PG. That means that your 30ml of 24mg/ml will end up giving you 60ml (2x30) of 12mg/ml. Meanwhile the 35ml of 36 mg/ml will end up giving you 105ml (3x35) of 12 mg/ml.

So if you don't count the cost of the PG or VG used to cut, then the end result is:

60 ml for $9, or 105ml for $20. So the 24mg/ml again comes out as the better deal. (And to be complete, if you include the cost of the PG/VG, then that 105ml needs about twice as much of it, so the 24mg/ml wins by a larger margin)

And a final consideration: If you're looking at preflavored fluids, and just wanting to thin them out, then the 24mg/ml is probably a better choice because you're only cutting the flavor in half - with the 36mg/ml to get it down to 12mg/ml you're cutting the flavor down to 33% along with the nicotine...

j

 

[pavon3o5]

24mg/ml times 30ml equals 720mg of nicotine total, for $9 that comes to 80 mg per dollar (720 divided by 9)

36mg/ml times 35ml equals 1260mg of nicotine total, for $20 that comes to 63 mg per dollar (1260 divided by 20)

So all other things being equal the 24mg/ml is actually cheaper per mg.

Since you're targeting 12mg/ml, then you're looking at cutting 50/50 of 24mg/ml and VG or PG, OR cutting 33/66 of 36mg/ml and VG or PG. That means that your 30ml of 24mg/ml will end up giving you 60ml (2x30) of 12mg/ml. Meanwhile the 35ml of 36 mg/ml will end up giving you 105ml (3x35) of 12 mg/ml.

So if you don't count the cost of the PG or VG used to cut, then the end result is:

60 ml for $9, or 105ml for $20. So the 24mg/ml again comes out as the better deal. (And to be complete, if you include the cost of the PG/VG, then that 105ml needs about twice as much of it, so the 24mg/ml wins by a larger margin)

And a final consideration: If you're looking at preflavored fluids, and just wanting to thin them out, then the 24mg/ml is probably a better choice because you're only cutting the flavor in half - with the 36mg/ml to get it down to 12mg/ml you're cutting the flavor down to 33% along with the nicotine...

j

im not planning to cut preflavored im planning to mix it all up myself
my friend told me 24mg was probably the best way to go also just had to get another opinion
thx!

 

[M3Tyler]

You'll need to factor in flavoring/water/vodka as well in that case. The best thing to do would be to use the e-liquid calculator found below;

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[Scottes]

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