After only 2 puffs my eyes hurt like heck!

[Davy]

Been puffing away for a while now but I ve had some worsening symptoms which climaxed last weekend. I'm still recovering from red eyes that feel like they re going to burst, swollen eyelids, rashy eyelids, aches in my sinusses & blurry vission due to watery eyes. I know I m complaining but I just Don't know what to do anymore. I ve tried different liquids, different flavours, different amounts of nicotine and last friday, thanks to the info I read from one of the senior members (Tracy from Australia), I tried smoking pure VG. Well, the droppings hit the ventilator. I Hope I'll recover enough to be able to go to work tomorrow. So, I m one of those rare people that's allergic to (at least) VG. Are there pure PG liquids around and does anyone know any brands (that preferably sell in europe? If not I'm afraid I won't be able to stay away from analogs ( I'm so weak, Sob Sob, whine whine). seriously though, this ain't fun no more!!!

 

[DingerCPA]

Ooooh, Davy, sorry

I'm not familiar with European vendors, but surely you should be able to inquire of them the ratio of their liquids. Worst case, perhaps you will have to make your own? I'm not sure what kind of vape you'd get from 100% pg - certainly not huge clouds, but probably lots of flavor

Hope you start feeling better SOON!

 

[Susan~S]

Sorry to hear about your allergy.

Can't help you with PG eliquid in Europe but there is always DIY.

 

[Ryedan]

Sorry to hear that you are this sensitive to VG Davy. I buy PG from my local pharmacy. Sometimes they have to order a bottle for me. In North America the standard it needs to be is USP grade. I don't know what the European equivalent to that is but it should be easy to find out.

I just vaped straight PG in my dripper and it works well but vapor production is very reduced. I make my own juices and I know you can buy nicotine base in PG in the US. No idea if you can get that in Europe or if it's OK for you to import it. Flavorants are typically dissolved in PG so that should not be too hard to come by.

Hopefully someone who knows about mixed 100% PG juice will post about it.

Good luck with it

 

[Davy]

Thanks Ryedan,
I did some quick research and apparently chemically (100%) clean Propylene Glycol is easy to come by in all pharmacies. Next thing to look for is the nicotine in PG. If there is such a thing in the Americas it it should exist in the old country too. Not yet the full solution but a Great first heading nevertheless. Much obliged.

 

[Ryedan]

Your welcome Davy

 

[Katya]

Thanks Ryedan,
I did some quick research and apparently chemically (100%) clean Propylene Glycol is easy to come by in all pharmacies. Next thing to look for is the nicotine in PG. If there is such a thing in the Americas it it should exist in the old country too. Not yet the full solution but a Great first heading nevertheless. Much obliged.

Just make sure it's USP (JP/EP/BP) grade--that's the purest form suitable for vaping.

You can get PG nicotine base and flavorings in Europe:

50ml Platinum Ice 54mg Unflavoured E Liquid | Totally Wicked

VG & PG Base

And many other places. Many good e-liquid vendors will be happy to customize your juice, also. Google is your friend.

Good luck and happy vaping.

 

[Davy]

Extremely cool,
Thanks Katya

 

[Bored2Tears]

Any chance these symptoms have nothing whatsoever to do with vaping? Or do they only come on while you are vaping? I'm probably asking something really obvious but ...... see a doctor would be my suggestion.

 

[Katya]

Any chance these symptoms have nothing whatsoever to do with vaping? Or do they only come on while you are vaping? I'm probably asking something really obvious but ...... see a doctor would be my suggestion.

FWIW:

The safety of vegetable glycerin (VG) when inhaled through an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). Studies on the effect of the inhalation of vegetable glycerin through a personal vaporizer.

 

[KenD]

You can order ready made liquids in any vg/pg mix from evaper.pl (it's in Polish, but with a google translate function to English). Nicotine in PG I usually order from inawera.com or 123liquids.de. I think both have ready mixed liquids in 100% pg as well.

 

[bcmmbc122333]

Make your own juice. If this does not work ask a doctor.