DIY sweetener

[torozzgrl]

Hi there

I posted this question on the DIY board last night and haven't received an answer yet so I thought I would ask here because I am going out shopping ..

anyway I am attempting DIY juice and I'm wondering if I can use stevia liquid as a sweetener?
If not, where can I purchase concentrated sucralose? and is concentrated sucralose actually liquid splenda?

Stevia is naturally occuring. Splenda isn't so I'd prefer using stevia
Buy SweetLeaf SteviaClear Low Carb Liquid Stevia from Low Carb Canada at lowcarbcanada.ca
I already have this and use it to sweeten cereal or whatever else.

What is stevia?
Stevia - What Is Stevia

I really would like to stay away from splenda because it's nothing more than sugar processed to the point of not even being sugar anymore, not to mention chemicalized galore.

 

[sidetrack]

Not able to help with all your questions but I use sucralose and buy it in liquid form from One Stop DIY. There are several other vendors that carry it online. If you search ECF I think you will find older posts on Stevia and other sweeteners. I think most people use sucralose nowdays. Good luck.

 

[Str8V8ping]

Mstsbakery has really good sweetener for diy .

 

[Nikkita6]

Yes you can use stevia is if you choose, I have read other members using it. I purchased my liquid sucralose from the Perfumers Apprentice, and she carries several different bottle sizes.

 

[Shilo]

ethy maltol, cotton candy flavoring or caramel flavoring is what I use to sweeten things up. Stevia has an aftertaste I don't like and so do the Splenda-esque sugars. My husband tried Xylitol dissolved as he is diabetic and it worked fine.

 

[Rainz]

This is what I use; Sweetzfree no calorie sweetener

Tried stevia, did not like it at all... good in tea, but in e-juice I find it gives a chemy taste that just ruins any juice it's added to. Others use it, but definitely not for me.

 

[CityLights]

I use Ethyl Maltol, purchased the crystal from TPA, dissolved 3ml into 30ml of PG, a few drops into DIY. It can take 4 days to a week for it to develop the full sweetness, so plan to steep.

I don't like Sucralose for a sweetener, cumulatively or dose dependent, it gives me itchy skin, mild hives, a buzzy feeling on my tongue when used with some brands of Cartos and a whopping Migraine headache! It's a chlorinated sugar chemically similar to to other chlorinated substances like DDT and pesticides! The stuff passes through the body mostly undigested due to the covalent bond of 3 chlorine atoms. In fact, it was discovered by a student looking for a pesticide. Since it's not digested and broken down in the body I'm very weary of inhaling it long term. ..that and I'm one of the people that gets a bad reaction to it. Don't take my word for it, research it out for yourself. Wikipedia, Youtube...

I also found Stevia to be kinda yuk with a bad aftertaste on the pallet.

 

[Rainz]

Thanks for this CL ...I don't use sucralose to sweeten anything other than my diy e-juices, and even that I was concerned about.

Going to look into getting some Ethyl Maltol as well.