DIY Advice

[pAth77]

I recently decided to start DIYing my own juices, but I don't really know where to start. I've done a fair amount of research, but I'm having trouble finding everything that I need in one place. So far, the most comprehensive place that I've found is onestopdiyshop.com. They have just about everything that I would probably need, but they don't have everything. So here are a few of the questions I have...

1. What are the more reputable places to buy from? It would be nice to get everything from one place (nic base, PG/VG, flavors, pipettes, etc), but with my limited knowledge on DIY I haven't been able to find too many vendors that carry everything I think I need. I'll obviously buy from multiple places if I have to.

2. What are the better quality flavor companies? I've heard of Lorann's, Ms Ts, and Flavor Apprentice, but I'm sure that there are more out there and I'm a bit unsure of which brand to go with.

3. Where can I get menthol crystals? Nearly all of my current juices contain some form of menthol and a large number of them have menthol crystals. I haven't been able to find a place that carries menthol crystals.

4. Is there anything else that I need that I haven't already mentioned?

5. Any tips for a first time DIYer?

Thanks in advance for everyone's help on this.

 

[sophie_lapin]

The flavors are either LorAnn's, Capella's, FlavorArt, or the PerfumeApprentice.
You can get everything you need from the perfume apprentice expect the Nic juice. I got my nic juice from NicVapes.

 

[slumdog]

First things first, read this very carefully if you havent follow all the links and read those as well should answer every question you might have

 

[Animeguy]

juicyliquid.com for menthol crystal they also sell menthol drops. Handle with care. Menthol can make or break a flavor

Diyflavorshack.com sells a kit pretty good price. pg/vg/nic included

 

[Liv2Ski]

Try One stop DIY or nicvape. Both have good prices and excellent service. Pick up some sweetner too. You will be suprised what that will do for a juice that is a little flat. Download breaktrus calculator:

eJuice Me Up - e-Juice e-Liquid Recipe Calculator

 

[pAth77]

One question that I forgot to ask earlier was about oils. I've read that some people had a hard time using the oil based flavors (ones labeled as Not Soluble in Water) whereas others said that it mixed well with PG. I couldn't find any real consensus on the matter. One of the flavors that I would really like to use (menthol eucalyptus) is one of those "not soluble in water" flavors.

First things first, read this very carefully if you havent follow all the links and read those as well should answer every question you might have

I read through a portion of that the other day, but I got a bit overwhelmed with all of the information and didn't go through it very thoroughly. When I tried to look for it again today I couldn't find it. I have it bookmarked now. Thanks!

Try One stop DIY or nicvape. Both have good prices and excellent service. Pick up some sweetner too. You will be suprised what that will do for a juice that is a little flat. Download breaktrus calculator:

eJuice Me Up - e-Juice e-Liquid Recipe Calculator

Thanks for the tip. Typically, how much sweetener would you add?

EDIT: I found the answer for that

 

[crackbag]

i made a order from nicvape.com on Friday morning and it arrived on Monday early afternoon. i highly recommend them. also direct from loranns i have had great luck with order Monday usually there by Thursday