Ok, my first DIY mix, i made thus: 54mg nic pg 26%, 0 nic pg 64%, flavour 10%. I mixed it, steeped few days, vaped. Useless, hardly any vapour, and a harsh throat/chest hit.
So, second time around, thought id try VG. However, not wanting to order online yet again, i followed the route of Glycerin BP. Bought a bottle from Boots (very cheap it was too!), and made another test mix, replacing the pg with Glycerin. Was too thick. So ditched that, and made this: 54mg nic pg 26%, Glycerin BP 54%, distilled water 10%, flavour 10%. Tastes and vapes pretty good, after an initial nausea for the first day, guess its body adjusting to it?
Also consistency is now similar to some of the ready mades i have in my collection. I have devised a way of checking this: i get an old bit of plastic or something smooth, put one drip of my mix next to one drip of ready made, and i tilt it. If the drops both run at the same speed i assume their viscosity is similar!
My question then, before i make a bigger mix, is this: would i be best off putting distilled water my Glycerin first, (at 10% of the bottle contents), and treating it as i would VG in each mix, or continue to use the neat glycerin and add 10% distilled water to each mix as a whole?
Any other pointers would be greatly appreciated too.
So, second time around, thought id try VG. However, not wanting to order online yet again, i followed the route of Glycerin BP. Bought a bottle from Boots (very cheap it was too!), and made another test mix, replacing the pg with Glycerin. Was too thick. So ditched that, and made this: 54mg nic pg 26%, Glycerin BP 54%, distilled water 10%, flavour 10%. Tastes and vapes pretty good, after an initial nausea for the first day, guess its body adjusting to it?
Also consistency is now similar to some of the ready mades i have in my collection. I have devised a way of checking this: i get an old bit of plastic or something smooth, put one drip of my mix next to one drip of ready made, and i tilt it. If the drops both run at the same speed i assume their viscosity is similar!
My question then, before i make a bigger mix, is this: would i be best off putting distilled water my Glycerin first, (at 10% of the bottle contents), and treating it as i would VG in each mix, or continue to use the neat glycerin and add 10% distilled water to each mix as a whole?
Any other pointers would be greatly appreciated too.
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