(Help!) Can You Use USP Glycerin Instead Of VG In DIY Juices?

[TGOGX2222]

I am a new member here and i wondered if i can make my own e-juice Without Vegetable Glycerin using USP Glycerin in its place. I do not know of any places near me that sell VG or Even PG, Is it possible to use USP Glycerin and Distilled Water to create e-juice?

 

[AzPlumber]

Yes, they are same thing.

 

[DavidOck]

Yes on the USP to replace any VG in your mix. I'd not go with distilled water, other than maybe just a couple drops to lower viscosity. Water doesn't vape well.

 

[TGOGX2222]

Yes on the USP to replace any VG in your mix. I'd not go with distilled water, other than maybe just a couple drops to lower viscosity. Water doesn't vape well.

What do you suggest as a thinner for the USP? I do not have accessible PG in my area so i heard distilled water is an ok substitute?

 

[Beamslider]

A lot of pharmacies sell PG

 

[AzPlumber]

Yes, water is OK and actually preferred by some, typically used in the 10 to 15 percent range when only using VG (no PG).

 

[Grimwald]

I use glycerine from Walmart or CVS and about 3% distilled water. The flavoring is in PG and I use about 15% of that.

So for 50 mil it's:
1.5 mil DW
8 mil PG flavor
40.5 mil glycerine

 

[classwife]

Moved to DIY E-Liquid from New Members

 

[Letitia]

I've been using dw and enjoying the vape I'm getting. If flavor percentages are over 12% I use 10% dw max vg. If less than 12 I use 80vg/20pg/10dw.

 

[HazyShades]

I am a new member here and i wondered if i can make my own e-juice Without Vegetable Glycerin using USP Glycerin in its place. I do not know of any places near me that sell VG or Even PG, Is it possible to use USP Glycerin and Distilled Water to create e-juice?

You can buy food grade propylene glycol locally at most drugstores as well as Walmart where you can also purchase vegetable glycerin. There are many online vendors where you can buy PG or VG as well as flavors,
sweeteners and equipment.

Yes you do not need to use vegetable glycerin in your vape juice. In fact
the first juices on the market were mostly PG.
Vegetable glycerin makes thicker clouds than propylene glycol when evaporated.

Most flavors are in a PG base though you can get flavors in VG.
Yes you can add a little distilled water, I'd say no more than 5-10% to the mix though diluting isn't necessary,
especially in PG which is fairly thin compared to VG.

 

[stols001]

Buying PG is usually fairly easy. I am sensitive to it however, and I use 10% water in all my mixes. I didn't start out that way, but it's a recommendation on the thread concerning temperature control. I have to say I VASTLY prefer my vape (which I was not expecting) thinning it out improves both vape quality and flavor for me. It is perfectly fine to thin your VG with distilled water if you prefer that to tracking down PG.

It vapes fine if it's well mixed and steeped, there are no issues with it that I can identify whatsoever, and I'm really glad I tried it. 3% of distilled water is not enough in my opinion.

Anna

 

[BrotherBob]

I am a new member here and i wondered if i can make my own e-juice Without Vegetable Glycerin using USP Glycerin in its place. I do not know of any places near me that sell VG or Even PG, Is it possible to use USP Glycerin and Distilled Water to create e-juice?

Welcome and glad you joined.
Page 6 will give you a little more information regarding the base mix.
Might like to read:
The ECF Troubleshooting Guide - Revision 3

 

[AzPlumber]

For those folks that disagree with using water to thin VG in e-liquid you might take a look at this blog "Best Practices" to avoid high temps on VV/VW mods. | E-Cigarette Forum scroll down to best practices/lower boiling point. Mike has done quite a bit of testing for formaldehyde under actual vaping conditions and has numerous blogs on this.