Is unflavored nic juice supposed to smell???

[7thCabal]

So I got some 60/40 PG/VG unflavored juice (36mg) that has a strong chemical smell-- its gotta be the nicotine... my PG/VG doesn't have one.
Anyway cut some to 18mg-- it still reeks & makes for a very harsh vape no matter the flavorings I put in it.
Cut it again, this time to 11mg-- not as bad but still a scratchy metallic tasting vape.8-o

I normally vape @ 24mg & the TH is not like whats coming out of my unflavored stuff-- so far dumped 125+ ml of the nasty & I'm starting to get a little po'd.

All I want is a nice smooth vape @ any mg & flavor I choose to make... or am I doing something totally bassackward & not following the SOP? (is there an SOP?)

 

[Scubabatdan]

So I got some 60/40 PG/VG unflavored juice (36mg) that has a strong chemical smell-- its gotta be the nicotine... my PG/VG doesn't have one.
Anyway cut some to 18mg-- it still reeks & makes for a very harsh vape no matter the flavorings I put in it.
Cut it again, this time to 11mg-- not as bad but still a scratchy metallic tasting vape.8-o

I normally vape @ 24mg & the TH is not like whats coming out of my unflavored stuff-- so far dumped 125+ ml of the nasty & I'm starting to get a little po'd.

All I want is a nice smooth vape @ any mg & flavor I choose to make... or am I doing something totally bassackward & not following the SOP? (is there an SOP?)

100mg will have a smell to it, but that is the nicotine, 36mg should not have that smell, it should be too dilluted. I would contact the vendor and return it. I have never had a metallic taste from any juice I have gotten.
Contact the vendor and ask them what he wants to do, most will work with you.
Dan

 

[curiousJan]

100mg will have a smell to it, but that is the nicotine, 36mg should not have that smell, it should be too dilluted. I would contact the vendor and return it. I have never had a metallic taste from any juice I have gotten.
Contact the vendor and ask them what he wants to do, most will work with you.
Dan

My 48mg has a smell that concerned me at first. But once I'd mixed it down to 24 and added flavor, I didn't smell any of the chemical. I know that nicotine has a smell and have chalked it up to that.

That said. If you're, OP, diluting that much and still smelling and tasting it, I'd go no further. Contact the vendor and see what they will do to correct the situation. AND DON'T VAPE ANY MORE OF IT! (Just to be safe!)

Jan

 

[Slickstick]

Unflavored pg is horrid. Unflavored nicotine vg also smells, but it isn't nearly as bad. Flavoring cuts down the bad smell as well as cutting with vg.

 

[7thCabal]

Thanks for replying people. I think I figured it out-- mixed a toffee flav 5ml 18mg tester last night, which I tried vaping immediately after I mixed (very harsh). Let it sit till I got off of work today & vaped it again, not as harsh but still yuckiness-- no way could I finish a cart of it. Added 2 drops ethyl maltol from perfumer's apprentice that I just received and... hello smooth vape-- lost a little flavor but definitely a nice vape now!
Anyway gonna let it sit overnight & see what I get out of it tomorrow.