Is this okay....or not?

[thewomenfolk]

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I bought some Wilton's Clear Vanilla Extract and find it to be the only vanilla extract that actually smells and tastes like vanilla, so I'd really like to use it. But I'm wondering if it's okay to use as the ingredients listed on the bottle are: water, ethyl alcohol, artificial flavors, citric acid, phosphoric acid, and BHT (preservative).

Is it safe to inhale those ingredients....or not?

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[Madame Psychosis]

Well, we consume phosphoric acid and BHT in a lot of common foods. (Phosphoric acid is in nearly all cola drinks, and BHT is in a ton of packaged foods. So we consume them in far greater quantities than you could possibly vape.) Citric acid I've heard people add to their liquid before or use to clean atomizers. Artificial flavors and ethyl alcohol -- those are already in many eliquids.

Are they okay on the lungs? I guess that's always the million dollar question. In the quantities needed to flavor a liquid, I'd feel safe trying it...but then again, I'd defer to other responders with more experience.

 

[RenaissancePuffer]

I've used that vanilla, and even though this doesn't answer your question, the flavor was disappointingly weak

 

[thewomenfolk]

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Madame Psychosis, your answer gives me some comfort indeed to believe that this vanilla may be okay to vape. Thanks for your whole explanation!

RenaissancePuffer, I found out you're right. Although it smells like the real thing, the flavor is very weak to the taste. I added about 10 gtts to my RY4 and although it considerably tamed down that taste I don't like so much, I really can't taste the vanilla in it. I'll have to try the vanilla with only VG and vodka and see how much vanilla it takes to actually taste it in the vape.

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[Valkerie]

Sun went on a quest for the "Holy Grail of Vanilla." After months of searching, he came up with Capella's "vanilla custard."

I'm vaping it now, mixed with vanilla and cream. Not bad and definitely a stong vanilla taste. Can be vaped by itself.

 

[angjen0816]

ok, my stupid question for the day...does vaping vodka do anything to you?

 

[RenaissancePuffer]

ok, my stupid question for the day...does vaping vodka do anything to you?

It can add a throat hit when mixed with juice.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

It can add a throat hit when mixed with juice.

And way too much of a throat hit when you use 15%. (Wacky experiment last night with Stolichnaya.) 8-o

I'm going to switch to Everclear and try maybe 5% in my liquid now.

 

[rave]

I've tried Wilton's Clear Vanilla and had a bad reaction. It seems that vaping artificial vanilla flavoring (vanillin) is a no-no for me. Gives me "the whirlies" to the extent that it isn't safe to drive.