Johnson Creek Juice Turning Green!

[equazcion]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I took a look at Johnson Creek's FAQ today and it says this:

Q: How should I store Johnson Creek Smoke juice?

A: Make sure to always store the bottles in a dark cool place. Any exposure to sunlight (even indirect) can damage the formula and cause discoloration and other ill-effects to the liquid. This is especially important with our new clear bottles. We will be returning to the amber bottles soon.

Not sure if it's been this way since before the reports started, or if it was perhaps edited as a result of the reports.

 

[Kate]

Here's a link to a thread about a different brand from Pillbox found to have turned 'Hulk' - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...on/5076-generic-juice-also-turning-green.html

So it's not looking like this is a problem specific to Johnson Creek.

 

[Zach]

Has anyone with hulk syndrome juice gotten it in juice that is stored in a squeeze bottle (i.e. like either of cashes juices or janty juice) instead of a dropper+vial?
I believe that the dropper may be causing this. Not Johnsons Creek.

From the other thread:

2.The dropper is inside the glass vial of liquid. The dropper touches the cart wool, the cart wool touches the steel wool (are we even sure this is steel? could it be copper?) in the atomizer. Then you put the dropper back into the vial of liquid, possibly steel wool or copper from the atomizer particles in your liquid?

Is anyone experiencing this phenomenon while using a squeeze bottle type of bottle instead of dropper+vial?

 

[CalPilot89]

That FAQ has been updated... Christian stated to me that they had forgot to warn customers to keep the liquid out of sunlight..
With that said.. Is it me, or does anyone else think there is something else going on here? I know speculation speculation, but it has happened to liquid in amber bottles as well, that according to Christian, filters out the UV light that is causing this mess.. Keep in mind that the original email sent to most of us stated that the "lab" that they use was almost 100% sure that this was caused by the product freezing during transit.
I personally do not think that the product was in an environment for long enough to freeze.. If it was in transit by air, it would not have frozen.. If it was by truck, eh maybe.. But most of us had our bottles for over a month before they started to change into the Hulk. (You would not like to see me when I am angry!) Ok, sorry.. Hulk T.V. show reference..
I know that none of my bottles were frozen while in my possession. November when I got them, the chance of them being frozen was slim..
Okay. Rambling.. I just think there is something else at work here, and I hope that the good ole boy Christian will do the right thing and have a bottle of hulk tested..
And now (Thank you Kate for making me aware of Jason's juice turning,) that we know that 2 companies liquids are catching the green flu, we need a professional to find out exactly what is going on..

 

[Kate]

I really do hope they get the hulk stuff analysed by professionals rather than just guess what the problem might be. The light and temperature theories are really just that - theories - until proper checks are carried out.

Hopefully there is nothing harmful going on and nobody feels the need to make a report to the health authorities.

 

[grooovn]

Has anyone with hulk syndrome juice gotten it in juice that is stored in a squeeze bottle (i.e. like either of cashes juices or janty juice) instead of a dropper+vial?
I believe that the dropper may be causing this. Not Johnsons Creek.

From the other thread:

Zach you may be onto something here. I have some Cash and Janty here some of cashes are 6 or 7 weeks old that I still have around and none of those have turned green. They are all in the squeeze type bottles. They are out on the counter and not protected from light and in clear plastic bottles.

 

[bluewolf]

Mine went back to JC in the mail today (20 bottles) Hope they can analyze it when the get it. Of course it will probably freeze on the way there. I'm only a couple hundred miles away from them so they should get it in a day or two.

 

[ZambucaLu]

My brother is using a bottle of juice i bought from beci a month ago. It's plastic and he drips it on both cart and atomizer. It sat out here, opened, when I owned it and he has never refrigerated it either. It is not green.

Lu

 

[equazcion]

My point was that certain liquids -- not all -- might not contain enough preservative to keep unrefrigerated. Just a theory.

 

[equazcion]

I think I just confused two different threads. Sorry.

 

[mixxy]

We got our 2 packs of Johnson Creek samplers today. Not sure what to do with them after hearing all of this? Hubby opened his right away and took the lids off, smelling them all, and then left them all out in the light on the kitchen counter. Do you think they will be ready to Hulk-ify now?

I kept all of MY bottles (still wrapped in the bubble wrap) and put them in my coolest, darkest closet for now.

1) should I put in the refrigerator instead?
2) should we just send all of them back?
3) OR should we vape ourselves silly before they can hulk-ify? 8-o

I was SO excited about getting these, and trying all the flavors..

 

[SuperStack]

What harm can it do!!

Hehe final last words.

 

[Tex]

I just got an email today saying my 2 packs of Johnson Creek samplers were shipped

I'm not sure what to do with them when they get here, I wanted so bad to try these, but are they safe ? has lab test been done to find out why some peoples are turning green ?

 

[Bastage]

I sure wouldn't use them, and I think Johnsons Creek needs to shut their products down and recall them whether they are hazardous or not, no liquid should be turning green.

 

[equazcion]

I just started a sample pack. I'm not going as ape**** as everyone else seems to be about this. I think e-liquid has the ingredients of a food product, and food products can go bad. It's possible there just isn't enough preservative in Johnson Creek liquid to keep it unrefrigerated. I think that makes sense since most similar liquid food products that are meant to stay out have way more preservatives than just the citric acid that JC uses. So I'm keeping my stuff in the fridge now. Hopefully that'll do it.

 

[CalPilot89]

I am still using my sample packs. Of course the ones that are not green.. I would use the lighter colored ones first. The darker ones did not turn green on me. The lighter ones seems more prone to it in theory because they are lighter and more susceptible to sunlight...
I have not had any ill effects and I have finished over 20 bottles of the stuff..

 

[slianfoxob]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I took a look at Johnson Creek's FAQ today and it says this:

Q: How should I store Johnson Creek Smoke Juice?

A: Make sure to always store the bottles in a dark cool place. Any exposure to sunlight (even indirect) can damage the formula and cause discoloration and other ill-effects to the liquid. This is especially important with our new clear bottles. We will be returning to the amber bottles soon.

Not sure if it's been this way since before the reports started, or if it was perhaps edited as a result of the reports.

No, they must have changed it after the e-mails. When I saw this thread for the first time I immediately went to their site to see if it gave any directions or precautions about storage.

Good on 'em to change it quickly though.


Foxy

 

[slianfoxob]

has anyone returned any green bottles? or does Christian have any on hand that they're currently testing?


Foxy

 

[TxTrouble]

I am still vapping my sample pack except for the wild cherry (which turned green). I also just recieved my order of Vanilla and Tennesee Cured which I am vapping.
I will continue purchasing from them as well.
D

 

[leaford]

Maybe it's the St. Patrick's Day formula released a couple months early?

Or a special Star Trek flavor, Saurian Brandy. You know, "What is it?" "It's... It's...Green!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551lJLJ1m-Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9VxrMK0cF4&feature=related

Oh, wait, I know!

"IT'S E-LIQUID! SOYLENT GREEN IS E-LIQUID!!!!!!!!!!!!"