I DIY 70/30 PG/VG. 2 mg nic. Tractor Supply PG and Humco VG, only the best, LOL.
When I first started though I was using juice from several different vendors with different ratios.
Getting a cold?????????
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I DIY 70/30 PG/VG. 2 mg nic. Tractor Supply PG and Humco VG, only the best, LOL.
When I first started though I was using juice from several different vendors with different ratios.
The VG thing makes me choke up in few hours.Bacteria love VG.
PG being germicide kills off bugs as long as there is vapor in the lungs.
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Zero colds since I started over a year and a half ago. 50/50. Some bug going around at work, but has not effected me ....yet.
I noticed this a long time ago. I used to get a couple colds every year and in the almost 5 years I've been vaping (and not smoking) I think I may have had 2 very mild colds and they went away within a couple day with no lingering cough. I can't remember the last time I got sick. A month ago I felt my throat getting scratchy, like I was going to get sick but it went away. This can't be a coincidence. It seems everyone around me is getting sick but me. 
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I noticed this a long time ago. I used to get a couple colds every year and in the almost 5 years I've been vaping (and not smoking) I think I may have had 2 very mild colds and they went away within a couple day with no lingering cough. I can't remember the last time I got sick. A month ago I felt my throat getting scratchy, like I was going to get sick but it went away. This can't be a coincidence. It seems everyone around me is getting sick but me.
What PG/VG ratio do you use?
For balance, it would be nice to hear from those that are still getting colds/sickness and what ratio of PG/VG are being used.
When I smoked I would have colds nearly all winter long. I have a disease that requires me to take multiple medications (all of which destroy my immune system). I believe smoking and the meds were the reason I was always sick.
I have been vaping exclusively since November 2012 and I have not been sick in over 2 years..
I have been vaping exclusively since November 2012 and I have not been sick in over 2 years..
For balance, it would be nice to hear from those that are still getting colds/sickness and what ratio of PG/VG are being used.
for the longest - i was vaping between 80p/20v and 60p/40v juices - quite recently is when i changed up my ratios to accomodate for this dripper, now using 50p/50v or higher VG
For balance, it would be nice to hear from those that are still getting colds/sickness and what ratio of PG/VG are being used.
I agree.
On p. 1 of this thread, I thought things were going that way. Since then, the thread is going in the direction I hoped.
I vape at 50/50 ratio almost all the time. I would also remind the jury that I do still smoke / enjoy smoking. but like 2 a week. I think I've bought 2 packs in 2015 and never finished the first one (I can only smoke stale cigs up to a certain point).
Would be interesting if this thread kept producing similar results and we then understand reason #2 (perhaps even reason #1) why BP is against people vaping. Perhaps it has nothing to do with the nicotine or smoking cessation aspect at all.
What PG/VG ratio do you use?
I use a base of 50/50 but then when I add around 10-15% flavoring that ratio goes down a bit for PG.
Saw this article today. Like I said earlier, it just can't be a coincidence that I don't get sick anymore and when I do feel a cold coming on.. it's like it's gone before it even gets started.
I don't know if i'm allowed to post links from news sites here, if not...then forgive me and please delete my post. But speaking of colds, etc.....i found this article very promising in regards to vaping and health
Propylene glycol in e cigarettes might keep us healthy, says researchers
Propylene glycol in e cigarettes might keep us healthy, says researchers
I don't know if i'm allowed to post links from news sites here, if not...then forgive me and please delete my post. But speaking of colds, etc.....i found this article very promising in regards to vaping and health
I like the article and like that you linked it, but it was already posted 2 posts above yours (see #32).
It's also from 2009, which ought to tell anyone paying attention why BP might not want people vaping (PG) without them in charge or regulation.
I haven't really counted colds either before or after vaping. However, the quote above does resonate with my experience. I can clearly recall multiple occasions when I felt like I was getting a cold, only for the symptoms to dissipate by the evening.
I've had what feels like a mild to moderate cold for what is coming on a month now. But this is not unusual for me this time of year. You live here and try not to get sick lol. Anyways, it's actually good news because at least 50% of the 5-6 colds I'd get every year would worsen and turn into bronchitis, bad cough with massive phlegm production that lasted a couple weeks at the minimum. But so far since vaping, no cold has turned into bronchitis. So I'll call that a victory.
I haven't thought about it but now that I have, I haven't had a cold or the flu since I started vaping. I've always gotten sick at least once during the winter and have several colds. I haven't had the first symptom and that seems very strange to me especially since I haven't had any flu shots. I work in bad weather welding on power plants and used to get what we call boiler flu every year workin on coal burners and breathing the fly ash. But none of that now. I don't know if I should attribute it to vaping but I can't think of anything else.
I haven't been sick since I started vaping 2+ years ago 50/50 mostly. Although I just assumed it was because of my new job (around the same time I quit). Before I was handling money on a daily basis now I am not. I'm not touching germ riddled money, hence not getting sick.
I have had a similar experience....everyone in my family has that flu that's been going around, I didn't get it.
Not a cold all winter (yet) either, usually this time of the year I can count on having colds. I vape 50/50
Not a cold all winter (yet) either, usually this time of the year I can count on having colds. I vape 50/50
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