Six weeks ago, <---cop started this thread. He was having problems vaping Boba's, like me and a few others. Shortness of breath, coughing, feelings of congestion.
Which was too bad. Because like me (and virtually everybody else), he really LIKED Boba's! I had stopped vaping it much because of those same reactions.
Then Porphy popped in to suggest a test, if <---cop and I were interested. It involved free samples of Boba's, so I thought hard about it for about one second and jumped up and down yelling, "Me! Me!" (<---cop, being out of town at the time, was tardy to the party and besides, lives in Oz.) So here's what I discovered, thanks to Porphy's generous idea.
All I have to do is steep it for 2-3 weeks. (With the cap off or on: the only thing that seems to matter is Time.) I've never steeped any juice before, so I didn't know.
The original 30ml I'd ordered, which made me cough, etc., by then was 3 or 4 weeks old. I thought I'd try it before Porphy's new samples arrived, to check my "base" reaction.
Uh, it didn't make me cough at all. Didn't give me "shortness of breath." Just that fine Boba's taste in all its pleasurable glory.
Then Porphy's samples arrived. A sample in the green 100ml bottle he uses, and another sample in the 6ml white plastic bottle typical with venders. To see if the different plastics might have any effect.
Loaded both samples in new 6ml tanks and started vaping. Both tasted great, natch. And both instantly made me cough, produced shortness of breath, congested feeling, etc.
I tried hard, but couldn't really tell any difference in taste between the two bottles of different plastics, nor in cough effect, etc.
I suspected my reaction had to do with just letting Boba's sit and steep for awhile.
Suspected some flavor ingredient in Boba's and NOT the 100% VG, since a bottle of AV's Flue Cured (also 100% VG) tasted great and didn't produce those effects.
Sure enough, after a couple of weeks, Porphy's new samples of Boba's ceased having those effects on me. And I still couldn't taste any real difference between the two plastic bottles' juice.
I don't know if this is much help to the other few ECFers with similar reactions to Boba's. Or much help to Porphy. I hope so, but it's sure helped me! His suggested test let me eliminate all variables except Time. Which is my case with Boba's is about 2-3 weeks.
Good to know, since I love the stuff and won't hesitate to order refills, now.
Also good to know about Porphy's and Alien Vapors' amazing customer service. Maybe it's typical of venders to jump in and offer something like this to the very few who seem to have similar reactions to one of their juices, but I doubt it.
It's things like this (along with great products) that make a customer for life.
Best wishes in California, AV--and thanks again!
Which was too bad. Because like me (and virtually everybody else), he really LIKED Boba's! I had stopped vaping it much because of those same reactions.
Then Porphy popped in to suggest a test, if <---cop and I were interested. It involved free samples of Boba's, so I thought hard about it for about one second and jumped up and down yelling, "Me! Me!" (<---cop, being out of town at the time, was tardy to the party and besides, lives in Oz.) So here's what I discovered, thanks to Porphy's generous idea.
All I have to do is steep it for 2-3 weeks. (With the cap off or on: the only thing that seems to matter is Time.) I've never steeped any juice before, so I didn't know.
The original 30ml I'd ordered, which made me cough, etc., by then was 3 or 4 weeks old. I thought I'd try it before Porphy's new samples arrived, to check my "base" reaction.
Uh, it didn't make me cough at all. Didn't give me "shortness of breath." Just that fine Boba's taste in all its pleasurable glory.
Then Porphy's samples arrived. A sample in the green 100ml bottle he uses, and another sample in the 6ml white plastic bottle typical with venders. To see if the different plastics might have any effect.
Loaded both samples in new 6ml tanks and started vaping. Both tasted great, natch. And both instantly made me cough, produced shortness of breath, congested feeling, etc.
I tried hard, but couldn't really tell any difference in taste between the two bottles of different plastics, nor in cough effect, etc.
I suspected my reaction had to do with just letting Boba's sit and steep for awhile.
Suspected some flavor ingredient in Boba's and NOT the 100% VG, since a bottle of AV's Flue Cured (also 100% VG) tasted great and didn't produce those effects.
Sure enough, after a couple of weeks, Porphy's new samples of Boba's ceased having those effects on me. And I still couldn't taste any real difference between the two plastic bottles' juice.
I don't know if this is much help to the other few ECFers with similar reactions to Boba's. Or much help to Porphy. I hope so, but it's sure helped me! His suggested test let me eliminate all variables except Time. Which is my case with Boba's is about 2-3 weeks.
Good to know, since I love the stuff and won't hesitate to order refills, now.
Also good to know about Porphy's and Alien Vapors' amazing customer service. Maybe it's typical of venders to jump in and offer something like this to the very few who seem to have similar reactions to one of their juices, but I doubt it.
It's things like this (along with great products) that make a customer for life.
Best wishes in California, AV--and thanks again!
