Hey screamineagle, just have questions about this. I am also just starting to mix. My order is on it's way. I was wondering, don't you put any PG in your mix? Do you also
vape at 0 nic? I just ordered 250 mL 60mg Nic 100% VG & PG USP - 250ml from Wizard Labs. Was I supposed to order VG on it's own also? I thought that with the VG in the Nic I wouldn't need anymore. Just when I thought I had it, I feel confused again
Lets see if I can brake this down
1. "Don't you put any PG in your mix?"
Yes I do. But the PG I get into my mixes only comes from the flavoring I use. When I say I use a 100% VG base what I mean is that's where I start. With 100% VG, then start adding the flavoring, distilled water, and sweetner.
Keep in mind that many recipe calculators don't calculate for thinning liquids (distilled water, PGA), so since PG is the thinner of the two (between PG & VG) the water in my resipes is listed in with the PG.
So a 30/70 mix of mine might only have 15% ( or less) of PG in it. The rest is water and sweetner.
2. "Do you also vape at 0 nic?".
Yes I do. I started mixing like most of the people in here, for my own personal vaping. The little box at the bottom of my posts isn't lieing. I haven't touched an analog in over 7 years. I quit about the same time these new fanggled e-cigs first came out, so I had to do it with the patches and lozenges. So why would I want to put that monkey back on my back? I've heard conflicting stories about the additiveness of nicotine so I'll just assume stay away from it right now.
3. "I just ordered 250 mL 60mg Nic 100% VG & PG USP - 250ml from Wizard Labs. Was I supposed to order VG on it's own also?".
It all depends on what you want your Nic. base liquid percentages to be, and what level of Nic. you want in your mixes to have.
If you take what you just ordered and stright out mix both together you'll wind up with 500ml of 50/50 that has a 30 mg/ml Nic. level.
If you need your Nic. level set at say 15 mg/ml you would need to take 125ml of the VG/Nic solution and mix it with the 250ml of PG. But then you will have 375ml of 75PG/25VG base. So if you'd want the VG to be higher then yes, you'll need some stright VG to add to it.
This can all be done on a smaller scale, and is just the base liquids. It's before you add any flavoring (which will slightly raise your PG level).
Just realise this.
If you find that you need some extra VG. Just trot down to your local CVS, Rite-Aid,or Wal-Mart and pick up a 177ml (6oz.) bottle of GLYCERINE ANHYDROUS USP 99.5% (aka. Glycerin skin protectant). It's the same VG that is in your 250ml bottle.
Don't forget to set any calculator you use to read that you are using a VG Nic. base or your percentages will not be right. Then set your desired Nic. level and PG/VG end ratio and it should tell you how much of each liquid you will need.
Find a calculator you like and play with it a bit until you understand how it works. I have a feeling that it may tell you that your going to need some VG to cut your 60mg/ml VG with if you want any mixes higher in VG then PG.
I hoped you were able to follow me on all that. But if your still confused, keep asking questions. Most of us just want you folks just comming into this to have as good of an experance as we are having. I don't mind answering questions one bit. And I sometimes get them right!!!
VAPE ON!!!!!
