Do e-cigs stink up a room?

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DonDaBoomVape

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This is a concern to me right now, cause I'm home for the holidays and my mother is very sensitive to smells. I've been vaping in the least-used room in the house and keeping the doors shut, but she says the smell leaks out and she's getting some eye and throat irritation. :( I've been vaping non-tobacco flavors, mostly half-VG, the whole time and the room smells like a candyshop... but it's looking like I might need to go outside to vape... 8-o :( Which would really reduce the usefulness of vaping versus smoking during this freezing weather...
My wife is as sensitive to odors as your mother. I don't vape near her but in my home office with the door closed. Even then, she can detect the more intense flavors, e.g., mint, which really bothers her. Tobacco flavors are not a problem. But at least I'm not staining the walls and carpets any more.

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julianka

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PG is toxic to cats?! Do we need to be worried about this? Mostly what I vape is VG, and my cats don't like it, one of them is downright afraid of it. But really, do cat owners who vape PG all the time need to be worried about this?

Oh, on the smell thing, I honestly don't think I can smell my vapor at all, I've especially noticed this in the car, I smell nothing.
 

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Over Christmas at my grandparents (both of whom are ex smokers for at least 12 years now) ddin't smell a damn thing according to them, and in fact kept asking me to use my 510 cause they thought it was neat... I was using Vanilla VG from cignot.

My uncle, who is very technically inclined, asked how it worked, what was in it, etc. After he heard "nicotine" I was barred in front of using it in front of my grandparents heheh ... and one of my cousins could definetly smell the vapor and did not care for it.

My sister told me I could use it indoors and could not smell a thing. Same with my best friend.

Lots of varied, weird, responses ...
 

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Please keep in mind that PG (Propylene Glycol) is toxic to cats and is why it is used in dog food but illegal to use in cat food (as a moisture preservative). PG is, of course, what most e-liquids are made of.

Propylene glycol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks! I just care about you and your pets.

My vapor is like catnip to my cat. No problems with PG for the cat, but problems for me. Switched to VG, no problems for either of us. Except my cat sits on my keyboard and purrs like crazy when I vape.

No "stink" noticed and no complaints. Only comment made was by hubby who happened to notice Red Bull and Green Tea - liked the aroma of both.
 

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I rarely notice any lingering scent with the flavors I've tried so far, but with one notable exception - French Toast from Ms. T's. I am sitting out in the living room, and my wife is in the kitchen. I just fired up a carto with French Toast, and a minute or so later, she says, "Are you having French Toast?" But I don't mind - it smells fantastic.
 
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