allergic reaction over time
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Did you get a new bottle of juice?
Maybe too much of something could end up with allergy, I suppose.
Maybe too much of something could end up with allergy, I suppose.
It's possible to develop an allergy anytime. About 10% of people are allergic to PG or VG. Some find either one an irritant - that's the case for me and VG.
Try some unflavored pg nic and some unflavored vg nic. If either causes a reaction you'll know what it is. If neither one does, try adding some flavoring. It could be VG, PG, or Flavoring that's the culprit.
Edit: A member reported developing a reaction to banana flavoring.
Try some unflavored pg nic and some unflavored vg nic. If either causes a reaction you'll know what it is. If neither one does, try adding some flavoring. It could be VG, PG, or Flavoring that's the culprit.
Edit: A member reported developing a reaction to banana flavoring.
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What are your symptoms? I currently have a loose cough I cant seem to shake. Vaping seems to make it worse but I hate to admit it! I hope it's just seasonal allergies I always seem to get this time of year.
I bought some cheap juice ($13/30ml) from a local head shop and it congested my chest pretty bad. It made me cough my head off too. I thought I had a chest cold or something. I switched to a different brand and have been fine ever since. Just something to consider.
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There's VG
There's PG
But there's also PEG400,
And I suppose there's other stuff too that people are mixing into eliquids;
Significantly there are the solvents that go into producing extracts- smelly, vapourous stuff that probably mostly diffuses away during steeping.
There's PG
But there's also PEG400,
And I suppose there's other stuff too that people are mixing into eliquids;
Significantly there are the solvents that go into producing extracts- smelly, vapourous stuff that probably mostly diffuses away during steeping.
Anything is possible. I've known people to develop a gluten allergy late in life. Strange but it happens. On the other side of the coin when I went from smoking to vaping my psoriasis cleared up completely. Your body is a wonderland. It reacts to everything introduced to it. I hope for your sake that vaping is NOT the cause. If it is PG, then a switch to 100% VG might make all the difference. Now for you it seems like a game of wait and see. Drop the PG for VG and see if that helps. Process of elimination. 100% VG may be harder on your equipment, but it sure as hell beats smoking. Good luck!
Oh; wait a minute; could be that vaping for a year has gradually cleaned out the lungs and now stuff that wasn't getting absorbed by the lungs is suddenly finding the place easy pickings with all that gunk out of the way?
100% VG does not have to be harder on the gear. You can thin it with a couple of drops of distilled water which will improve the wicking.
I'll try that. Thanks for the tip.
OP, since you mix your own juices, is it possible a newer flavoring agent may be the culprit here? You just never know.
A high PG juice gives my the itches, and it didn't start until a few months in.
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I'm probably midly allergic to something in the e-cig liquids, whether it be PG, VG or something in the flavorings. I do sneeze sometimes and get mild allergic symptoms at least once a day. As long as it stays how it is I'm okay with it. Hopefully I'll grow a tolerance and it'll go away over time.
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