Are pure menthol crystals sweet?

[Zeus boy]

Hi All,
I've just added pure menthol crystals (about 2% w/w) to a unflavored 50/50 base.
The flavor is great I'm really happy with it. However it is quite sweet. I was wondering is it normal for pure menthol to taste sweet?
(I'm concerned maybe my crystals have sweetener added.)
Thanks in advance!

 

[stols001]

Contact the vendor and see if you can find out, is the best advice I can give you.

I have not heard them described as sweet. IDK there may be a formulation that can make them so however. I think you best bet is to just ask and see what you get.

Anna

 

[Zeus boy]

Thanks for the replies I suspected it's not supposed to be sweet.
I actually did contact the vendor he assured me it's pure pharmacy grade menthol. I think I'll try another brand and compare.

 

[IDJoel]

@Zeus boy, have you tried vaping your unflavored base without the menthol? Many of us, who vape unflavored, find that it has a mild natural sweetness to it (often attributed to the VG). If you haven't; I would suggest you do so. If the sweetness is the same/similar; then you can reasonably assume it is the base, and not the crystals, that is responsible.

 

[sonicbomb]

 

[Zeus boy]

Yeah I must admit it looks pretty sketchy when I'm sitting there making juice with my bag of crystals and scales in front of me haha

 

[Zeus boy]

@Zeus boy, have you tried vaping your unflavored base without the menthol? Many of us, who vape unflavored, find that it has a mild natural sweetness to it (often attributed to the VG). If you haven't; I would suggest you do so. If the sweetness is the same/similar; then you can reasonably assume it is the base, and not the crystals, that is responsible.

Good suggestion I'll try my straight juice side by side with this soon and report back

 

[Zeus boy]

Hi all thanks again for your ideas I feel my query is resolved now.
As @IDJoel suggested the unflavored juice is the source of the sweet flavor, not the menthol. I'm very happy to learn this since I'm trying to avoid any sweetener chemicals which seem to make me lethargic.
Just a note the sweetness in my unflavored juice increased as I added more power to my coil which I did to get the most out of the menthol flavor - that's what threw me off and made me suspect the menthol. But when I just tried unflavored by itself on the higher wattage it was every bit as sweet as my mix.
So thanks again and happy vaping!