Posted this in the DIY forum, but might be helpful here, so I'll repost it.
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Been sampling e-juices & ended up with some stuff I'll never use straight. So, I've started spiking leftovers with clove. Haven't done any bottle mixing yet, but for a cartridge, I just put in a normal amount of base liquid & add
1 drop clove essential oil. (
It's very strong-
Do NOT overdo it! In fact I had to get a spare atomizer to use just for clove. Hard to test new flavors after clove - it stays around forever. However, it's a good way to keep icky flavors from going to waste. The clove will kill the taste of most anything you dislike, but it should also mix well with other flavors if you blend to where it's not overwhelming. Adding a drop to your favorite tobacco flavor might end up being pretty clove-cigarette-like).
Make sure you read up on essential oils & safety first!!! It's a somewhat complex subject. Many things labeled "essential oil" aren't. You'll end up smoking all sorts of petroleum-based nastiness. Two brands I trust as 100% essential oil are Aroma Vera & Aura Cacia. Also clove oil is pretty cheap for an essential oil-around $5-10 probably. I can even get it at some of my local grocery stores that have a good health food & cosmetics area.
Note: I'm by no means a professional on this stuff - my interest in essential oils is for making perfumes, incense, & such. I've only incidentally picked up a bit of info on medicinal use & chemical properties, etc.
So please do your research! However, I
think this should be safe. I use clove oil on toothaches all the time & my dentist says that's fine - In fact, something he used recently on a problem tooth was very clove-y. It's one of the main ingredients in stuff like Anbesol (may be listed as Eugenol). It's also how they make clove cigarettes. (Found that out the hard way after trying to smoke ground cloves in the spice cabinet as a teenager
). However,
if you get undiluted clove oil on your skin, wash it off right away. It will burn you.
Essential oils aren't water-soluble, but you might be able to dilute with alcohol. I'm not real clear on the subject of alcohol in e-liquids yet, though, so I'm not certain if/how that would work. That's what I do with it for perfume-type usage, though. Don't know if it would be soluble in PG. Hrm.
Anyhow, just a thought.
RR