Has anyone tried cellucotton? I've been using pre-boiled organic cotton exclusively in my drip per and my kayfun lite. I think it works fine. When it dries out the taste of burnt cotton is less than pleasurable. However, I would think that would be the case for any burning material. Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Choosing the right wicking material
- Thread starter Fmonthefly
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
- Status
I use cellucotton, as well as Koh Gen Do, RxW, cotton hemp mix and others. The CC wicks like mad, and dry hits have only a mild unpleasant taste, but nothing like burning cotton. It has the most neutral taste of any wicking material I've tried. If you buy a box of it, it's enough to last several lifetimes, at least a hundred years or so. 
I used to be a huge fan of ekowool, but I've found organic cotton allows for crazier builds. Cotton seems much more forgiving than silica wick on a dry hit as well. I don't boil mine. When I used silica though, I got rid of the chemical taste by torching the wick til it glowed to burn off all the chemicals. Hope that tip helps
I much prefer organic japanese cotton pads to regular cotton pads. Totally recommended. Probably the best wicking material I've tried so far.
But if your wick is burning, that means your wicking/airflow (and general setup) is not working. Changing wick material will not exactly help if the build is out of whack.
But if your wick is burning, that means your wicking/airflow (and general setup) is not working. Changing wick material will not exactly help if the build is out of whack.
Thank to all of you. To NASCAR. My builds are fine. It's just when you get to that point when your wick starts to run out of juice you start to get that cotton tast. Think I'm going to invest $5 and try some cellucotton. Thanks again!
I just picked up a few ounces of Cellucotton (Rayon) and Tencel Top. Haven't used the Tencel, but I am really impressed with the flavor and wicking performance of the rayon.
This place seems to have it in stock:
https://www.kohgendocosmetics.com/shopproductdetail.asp?prodID=27&catID=16
I bought the identical product on Amazon, but they don't seem to have it at the moment (unless my Amazon-Fu is broken).
The right wicking material is dependent on a lot of variables....viscosity of e liquid, power level, air flow, etc. I used organic cotton for quite a while but recently discovered Cellucotton (rayon) and Ramie. I now think both are superior to cotton but the most forgiving wick for various conditions, best wicking and cleanest tasting is Ramie by far IMHO. I use Ramie for 95% of my builds and I'm a totally happy camper with that.
it seems like rayon (cellucotton) is quickly becoming the wick material of choice for many. sounds like the way to go, but I'm still a lil bit skeptical about the safety of rayon at high temps despite it being made from things all natural.
i have always been skeptical about all of the cellulose fiber type wicks. it just seems like a poor choice when you have amorphous silica as an option.
silica wick will not burn or thermally degrade at all when used in an e-cigarette. the heating wire would melt apart before the silica got hot enough to burn. and all of the scientific studies conducted thus far have been done using atomizers that use silica wick. the results of these studies look very promising, and i would like to think im achieving similar results in my rebuildable atomizer. using a cellulose fiber based wick throws another known factor into the mix.
Last edited:
I've used Koh Gen Doh and rayon (cellucotton). I prefer the rayon. Excellent wicking properties and you can change flavors easily, in 2 puffs it changes over to the new liquid The KGD wicks well too. Just not as well as the rayon and the first few puffs are kinda weird tasting. Hard to find the KGD. Cellucotton is available at Sally's Beauty Supply. Don't get the reinforced kind. It has a paper strip running thru it 
The KGD wicks well too. Just not as well as the rayon and the first few puffs are kinda weird tasting. Hard to find the KGD. Cellucotton is available at Sally's Beauty Supply. Don't get the reinforced kind. It has a paper strip running thru it I may just pick up some rayon and silica soon to compare. so far I've only been on Japanese organic cotton.
i torch my silica with a small butane torch before i use it, this cleans off any random dust partials, skin oils, or anything that would come off the wick when your vaping it and produce a bad flavor.
I've been watching the couple of major threads discussing rayon / cellucotton, and subsequently picked up the several lifetimes supply.
I was completely skeptical of the claims of greatly enhanced flavors.
First thing I did was just to swap out the 'flavor wicks' on some kanger heads, and put them right back into the tank...
WOW!!
This alone made flavors burst-forth.
Wicks different from cotton, so still playing a bit with making the adjustments for rebuilding the heads.
Very very happy with rayon, and likely have enough to supply the entire state of Michigan for a year
I was completely skeptical of the claims of greatly enhanced flavors.
First thing I did was just to swap out the 'flavor wicks' on some kanger heads, and put them right back into the tank...
WOW!!
This alone made flavors burst-forth.
Wicks different from cotton, so still playing a bit with making the adjustments for rebuilding the heads.
Very very happy with rayon, and likely have enough to supply the entire state of Michigan for a year
- Status
Similar threads
