I've been reading great things about PG: it's FDA approved, used in asthma medication, and is itself an antimicrobial. My question, though, is what about the effects of VG? Are there any dangers? I just started vaping a few days ago, and I would like to try more VG (currently at 100% PG) in my juice, but I am honestly a bit reluctant because I haven't seen any information on its effects. Any and all insights are welcome, whether they be personal testimonies or empirical research.
Any negative effects with VG?
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I only vape 100% VG. Here is some good information What Are the Benefits of Vegetable Glycerine? | eHow.com. I stay away from propylene glycol as my own choice. Here is some of the info I found Propylene Glycol | Effects of propylene glycol | ethylene glycol. The fact that vapor is a byproduct of these two chemicals just made me think I should go with the VG.
VG and PG are both similar products and both can be found in the cigarettes that we all used to smoke everyday. Nothing that we inhale from vaping is foreign to tobacco cigarettes, so it's all stuff we've been inhaling for years (assuming you were a smoker before you started vaping).
Vg can be used to create Acrolein... which was used as a chemical weapon during WWI. It also used to be the main ingredient in antifreeze. Now it's commonly used in frosting or pastries or skin care.
PG is currently used in the "safe" antifreeze -- the kind where if your dog gets into it they won't be killed by it. These days it's commonly used in livestock care or nebulizer treatments.
BOTH are found in cigarettes.
fwiw: pg, vg, and ethylene glycol are all products of the same stuff, just manufactured differently -- a chemist could explain it better than me though...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol
Vg can be used to create Acrolein... which was used as a chemical weapon during WWI. It also used to be the main ingredient in antifreeze. Now it's commonly used in frosting or pastries or skin care.
PG is currently used in the "safe" antifreeze -- the kind where if your dog gets into it they won't be killed by it. These days it's commonly used in livestock care or nebulizer treatments.
BOTH are found in cigarettes.
fwiw: pg, vg, and ethylene glycol are all products of the same stuff, just manufactured differently -- a chemist could explain it better than me though...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol
I have used vg, pg, and a mixture of both with no negative effects. I've read more accounts of people with sensitivities to pg. There have been a few people who have posted about sensitivities to vg. Just like everything else you will have to decided what works best for you.
So don't. But as Rosa pointed out, you can go back to tobacco and get your fix of PG, VG and lots of other stuff that does cause cancer. Your choice, it's a free country ( well ours is for the time being).
After about a month in I found PG to be a bit too much. I had leg cramps & extreme dry mouth/throat. I've settled at about a 20% PG level which is tolerable. I'm with DC2 about the stuff, but compared with muscle cramps waking you up in the middle of the night, yeah.
No need to get defensive just pointing out what was in the link posted above. Of course smoking cigarettes isn't an option. Watched my best friend die of lung cancer not a pretty sight. No sign of them banning E cigs here yet so I guess i will crack on
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Considering PG is in woman's makeup I just cant see it being to harmful hitting the skin or we would have women dropping like fly's ! no pun intended of course
What is this "stuff" you're referring to?
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I vape all VG or 70vg Min,,, sometimes it gives me some heartburn type effect when I really go overboard vaping like a freight train (everyday) but only once in a while do I get this feeling, it effects me much less than PG, I guess everyone is of a different makeup so it will effect everyone different, but I love my VG
People can make anything sound toxic, did you see this one yet? This site is devoted to banning Dihydrogen Monoxide (water).
Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide
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"The atomic components of DHMO are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol."
Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide
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"The atomic components of DHMO are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol."
I like the taste of PG based liquids better.
Plus its pretty safe. I bet if you searched your house you'd find PG in almost everything. Its in soap, shampoo, hair gel, food, etc.
Plus its pretty safe. I bet if you searched your house you'd find PG in almost everything. Its in soap, shampoo, hair gel, food, etc.
It's just so crazy to see what side of the PG/VG fence folks are on, but this is the first time I've seen anyone question VG over PG in a negative fashion concerning health risks...kinda cool!
I'm mostly a PG-free vaper, but mostly because the friend who got me into it is allergic to PG (it makes him itch). Both VG and PG are usually USP food grade products, suitable for human consumption.
I'm mostly a PG-free vaper, but mostly because the friend who got me into it is allergic to PG (it makes him itch). Both VG and PG are usually USP food grade products, suitable for human consumption.
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