does this worry you about e-cigs?

[Jae Lee]

do you ever wonder what exactly are in the juice?
i know most juice tastes real sweet so i'm guessing there must be some sugar in it.
and so what i worry about are the possible chances of artifical sweeteners being in it, like equal/nutrasweet (which contains something like saccharin or asparateme). i really hope thats not the case here.

 

[kabonk]

not in the least I make my own juice and don't use sweetener

 

[Oouder]

If you worry about this I would buy from a juice vendor that is 100% natural and organic. I have not had a chance to worry about that yet because I am still focusing on staying away from analogs but for long term you bet I would make sure my juice does not have artificial sweeteners in it.

 

[wv2win]

There are plenty of people who have been vaping since 2008. No reported issues to date. Bottom line, it's 100% safer/better than smoking. I would not be overly concerned. My doctor even recommends it to his patients who still smoke.

 

[Baditude]

I'm not terribly concerned about it. The vast majority of e-liquid that I use are all natural, all organic juices. About as safe as it gets in this activity.

I know it's all relative, but when I consider all the tar, arsenic, cyanide, carbon monoxide, and a host of known carcinogens that I smoked for over 30 years, e-cig vapor is like a drop in the ocean in harmful chemicals.

We're all gonna die from something. I'm hoping my "something" is just old age, and I'll likely be vaping until my last day.

 

[alisa1970]

Nope. Didn't care about what was in my cigs for 30 years, and what's in e-cigs is 99% safer, so why would I care MORE about ecigs than I did about cigs?

 

[ClippinWings]

do you ever wonder what exactly are in the juice?
i know most juice tastes real sweet so i'm guessing there must be some sugar in it.
and so what i worry about are the possible chances of artifical sweeteners being in it, like equal/nutrasweet (which contains something like saccharin or asparateme). i really hope thats not the case here.

if it makes you feel better... I would notice aspartame in eLiquid.

I mean, I'm super sensitive to it... it has no sweetness to me, it taste like chemicals... if I mistakenly am served Diet coke at a restaurant, I choke... gag, I feel like i'm being poisoned.

I get no such response to any eLiquid.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Have you ever actually tasted straight PG or VG? They are both "sweet" without using standard sugars.

 

[klynnn]

I make my own juice so I know exactly what goes into it. The only sweetener I use is ethyl maltol. I can not do the other sweeteners-gives me a bad aftertaste.

 

[crxess]

No sugars in any e-liquids I know of. Sugars would quickly load and kill coils.
Sucralose is a common sweetener as well as ethyl maltol.

 

[Sheila Michele 1971]

I would doubt there was sugar in our juice because Im sure it would REALLLY gunk things up.

 

[rnln]

I do worry what is in the juice. I do worry what will I get into my mouth and it turn into what? I do worry that I got rid of one thing and get addicted to another, especially it might be worse. e-cig can be worse since it's vaping and also can be hobby too.

 

[sonicdsl]

Typically used for added sweetness in e-liquids would be Ethyl Maltitol, sucralose and/or stevia. Not all vendors add sweeteners, and some that do offer it as an option, and for some it's part of their standard recipe. If you are concerned, you should check with your liquid vendors and find out what they use. Reputable vendors should be able to tell you (just like any food product would have to list it).

Personally, I am quite sensitive to Ethyl Maltitol & any other "-ols" (sorbitol, etc.) used as non-sugar sweeteners, but I have never had any problems vaping any of these sweeteners. YMMV.

 

[klynnn]

One of the best things to do is start learning about diy juice. It isn't hard but it takes some research and a lot of trial and error. There is a forum here where a lot of questions can be answered and help given by others. Check it out.

 

[Litta'sGabby]

I look at it this way (not about the artificial sweeteners, but the pg/vg): As a woman, I use lipstick. After applying lipstick, I drink coffee, eat, lick my lips (especially with some of the gummy lipglosses, yuck!). PG & VG to my knowledge are both in lipstick (someone please tell me if I am wrong). That being said, I've already been exposed to potential hazzards from them, not to mention all of the other ingredients in lipstick....and I cannot...simply cannot, go without lipstick! Talk about an addiction! So, not too concerned, besides, I gave up soooo many chemicals when I gave up cigs!

 

[klynnn]

Pg is also in toothpaste and many other things. I use a 70/30 pg/vg mix and have not even had a cold in the last year and a half. I go on my results. Considering I used to spend roughly 7 days in bed sick twice a year I have to conclude vaping has something to do with it.

 

[Plumes.91]

i use maltol in my juices. good stuff! still alive.

 

[Boiler]

Yes. Perhaps irrational but once I started having doubts the only way to resolve it was to go unflavored.

 

[mostlyclassics]

if it makes you feel better... I would notice aspartame in eLiquid.

I mean, I'm super sensitive to it... it has no sweetness to me, it taste like chemicals... if I mistakenly am served Diet coke at a restaurant, I choke... gag, I feel like i'm being poisoned.

I get no such response to any eLiquid.

I have exactly the same response to Aspertame, and I've never had a problem with any e-liquid I've vaped, some of which seem quite sweet.

 

[YogaMist]

I wondered about this when I first started vaping. I knew there was vg/pg and nicotine but wanted to know where the flavor came from. Someone directed me to one particular store's ingredient list of their juices and I found that the additional ingredients tend to be the same things you find in foods in the grocery store - artificial flavoring and colorings. I'm not a big fan of Red dye 40 so I avoid getting juices with that in it (just as I do when buying groceries.)

Each juice maker has their own recipes so as stated before, if you are concerned about anything in particular - check with that specific retailer.