I am totally oblivious to the nuances of chemistry, but have read about bases having throat hit, and about acids having throat hit. Maybe one or the other does. Maybe both do! I thought I would try an experiment to check.
Even though I'm a new user and haven't tried a lot of flavors, I've exerienced definite throat hit with the following substances: Nicotine, PGA, Menthol, Mint, Peppermint, red peppers, and Cinnamon Oil. I know alcohol and nicotine are bases, but I don't know what the others are. I believe the others all have their effect by actually directly stimulating your nerve endings into firing.
For example, if a person were to rub any of these on some of their mucus membrane like the inside of the cheek, not that I am suggesting you do so unless you are a bit of a masochist, a very strong hot or cold sensation would be felt. So maybe the acidity or baseness of a substance have little to do with its perceived throat hit. Well, OK, I thought I would test this in the simplest way I could think of.
I made a supersaturated solution of baking soda, a common mild harmless base, and water. I mixed one ml of this solution with 1 ml of VG.
I separately took 1 ml of a 5% white vinegar solution, a common mild harmless acid, and mixed it with 1 ml of VG
I then filled two unmodded 510 carts, one with the vinegar, and one with the baking soda.
I then vaped each in turn for several minutes, first the baking soda mix, then I drank water and rinsed out my mouth, took a clean atty, and vaped the vinegar mix with it.
The result was that I felt no discernable throat hit from either. I tried. I dragged and dragged. I got the atty hot. There was visible vapor from the VG despite the significant amount of water in both mixes. The baking soda was flavorless but left a mild baking soda aftertaste in my mouth. The vinegar had a mild vinegar flavor while vaping.
I concluded from this experiment that acids and bases in and of themselves do not affect throat hit.
I also concluded that I never want to vape those substances again. I cleaned out the carts and attys and am going to put this experience behind me while wondering if this was the stupidest most pointless thing I had ever tried, or if perhaps that would have been the ballroom dancing class. If so, it certainly runs a close second. Interested in everyone's thoughts and comments, humorous or otherwise.
Currently vaping a tobacco/menthol PGA/VG/PG 14 mg nic mix...
Nice throat hit!
miketr
Even though I'm a new user and haven't tried a lot of flavors, I've exerienced definite throat hit with the following substances: Nicotine, PGA, Menthol, Mint, Peppermint, red peppers, and Cinnamon Oil. I know alcohol and nicotine are bases, but I don't know what the others are. I believe the others all have their effect by actually directly stimulating your nerve endings into firing.
For example, if a person were to rub any of these on some of their mucus membrane like the inside of the cheek, not that I am suggesting you do so unless you are a bit of a masochist, a very strong hot or cold sensation would be felt. So maybe the acidity or baseness of a substance have little to do with its perceived throat hit. Well, OK, I thought I would test this in the simplest way I could think of.
I made a supersaturated solution of baking soda, a common mild harmless base, and water. I mixed one ml of this solution with 1 ml of VG.
I separately took 1 ml of a 5% white vinegar solution, a common mild harmless acid, and mixed it with 1 ml of VG
I then filled two unmodded 510 carts, one with the vinegar, and one with the baking soda.
I then vaped each in turn for several minutes, first the baking soda mix, then I drank water and rinsed out my mouth, took a clean atty, and vaped the vinegar mix with it.
The result was that I felt no discernable throat hit from either. I tried. I dragged and dragged. I got the atty hot. There was visible vapor from the VG despite the significant amount of water in both mixes. The baking soda was flavorless but left a mild baking soda aftertaste in my mouth. The vinegar had a mild vinegar flavor while vaping.
I concluded from this experiment that acids and bases in and of themselves do not affect throat hit.
I also concluded that I never want to vape those substances again. I cleaned out the carts and attys and am going to put this experience behind me while wondering if this was the stupidest most pointless thing I had ever tried, or if perhaps that would have been the ballroom dancing class. If so, it certainly runs a close second. Interested in everyone's thoughts and comments, humorous or otherwise.
Currently vaping a tobacco/menthol PGA/VG/PG 14 mg nic mix...
Nice throat hit!
miketr
) I think that PH does affect throat hit, but I think it pertains to how nicotine is utilized...meaning, that a higher PH creates more 'free nicotine' which is what causes that hit we're all looking for. 
