Hey, so I wanna make some of my own e-liquid. I have %100 Usp glycerin, Distilled water. And for my flavor I have Caramel Extract from the grocery store. The ingredients are; Water, Propylene Glycol, alcohol, natural and artificial flavor, caramel colour. First of all is this safe to make e-liquid with, and if so how much of each should I use?
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Generally store bought flavorings are meant for baking and cooking, so in essence it is safe to ingest. However, the flavorings used in e-liquids are much more concentrated than those purchased at the grocery store, and contain more alcohol (usually). This will cause your juice to be much thinner than normal and you will likely have to use more than you would purchasing the good stuff. As long as it doesn't contain preservatives, or gums, you will be fine. Just don't expect that much flavor from it. I would suggest checking out flavorings from places like Capellas, The Flavor Apprentice, and FlavourArt vendors.
I think most people are going to say no as those flavourings were probably not meant to be inhaled and could contain ingredients that are not good for coils. Most eliquid flavourings are stronger so not sure as to the amount you would use if you were going to use that.
Though gather some people have done it.
Though gather some people have done it.
Since it is water/pg based and seems sugar free (def. can't contain sugars and oils) so you can give it a try. If it tastes off or you notice your coils thinking up fast, you might want to rethink.
I used several of the baking/food flavorings without issues. Nowadays the variety of flavorings for ecigs is huge but it hasn't always been like that. Been hooked to some Asian flavorings for quite a while and sometimes still mix a batch of jasmin or pandan ... They taste a lot better than whatever is sold as ecig alternatives.
Hello and welcome to the forum @T-Hagy. Glad to have you here!
For all things DIY head on over to the DIY ELiquid Forum. You will not be able to post there until you get in your first 5 posts (replys count) and the servers update at :25 past the hour. Lots of great info in all the "stickies"
Below is the information I often give to members new to DIY.
Nicotine Comparisons <= They don't all taste the same.
For all things DIY head on over to the DIY ELiquid Forum. You will not be able to post there until you get in your first 5 posts (replys count) and the servers update at :25 past the hour. Lots of great info in all the "stickies"
Below is the information I often give to members new to DIY.
- Recommended Reading For People New to DYI
- For a juice mixing calculator consider using eJuiceMeUp
Nicotine Comparisons <= They don't all taste the same.
- Flavor Arts (FA) - Flavour Art Thread
- The Flavor Apprentice (TFA) - The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread => Also see Bill's Magic Vapor's Blog (Lots of Recipes)
- Inawera (IW) - Inawera - a few reviews
- Capella (CAP) - DIY Capella's Recipe Thread v2.0
- Hangsen (HS) - The Hangsen Thread
- Flavor West (FW) - Flavor West DIY flavor review
- VapingZone (VZ) - New Super Concentrated Flavors & New Super Concentrated Flavors - Part 2
- E-Liquid Recipes <= Feel free to post your recipes here for all members to enjoy and comment on.
- EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
- EcigVape
- UK E-Liquid Recipes
- kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
- One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes
- Reddit Recipes - Read the Sidebar
- Le DIY Pour Les Nuls - French Site
Considering the cost of flavorings from places like DIY E-Cig Supplies & E-Cigarette Liquid | Make Your Own E-Liquid | RTS Vapes I see no reason to try something that could potentially be harmful. Follow what Susan said above and be safe
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