Life Brand Glycerine USP

[Fistandantilus]

I went to shoppers and picked up some Life Brand USP Glycerine. I am wondering if anyone has used this. I see that is packaged by RWPackaging and does not say Rogier anywhere. Has anyone used this or know if it is vegetable and safe to vape?


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[kalvinf]

I've used the Life Brand USP Glycerine from shoppers that did have a manufatured by Rougier Pharma on the label. A "packaged by" is different that a "manufactured by". So for not seeing Rougier on the bottle I can't assess if it is the exact as what I bought at shoppers, but generally the "USP" designation is the thing for safe consumption where standards have been met regardelss of manufacturer.

If you thin out the glycerine I'd suggest using distilled water and NOT tap water. 20% distilled water to 80% glycerine ratio.

 

[torozzgrl]

Health food stores carry vegetable glycerine and labels always state that it is veg. I went to shoppers and they couldn't tell me if it was vegetable or not so.....off to the health food store I went.

 

[Northernshrink]

I did the same as torozzgrl at pharma plus ingredients werent listed and Pharmacist was not 100% sure of the base so I went to a healthfood store and found exactly what I was after even same brand as listed on here will try abd find the link on here.

Bottle is from "now solutions 100% pure vegetable glycerine"

 

[shack22]

NOW Vegetable Glycerine

 

[hugrem]

ì bought some glycerine USP at walmart , it was labelled nothing and it does says if its vege , do you know if i can use it ? the image is a plant so i guess it vege

 

[Fistandantilus]

I guess I'll have to go to a health food store.

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[kanadiankat]

non specific "glycerin" may contain animal glycerin - which is not what you want to put in your lungs. I don't know if any tests have been conducted on inhalation - but if anyone knows of a test or study - be worth mentioning.

Vegetable Glycerin USP is what eliquid base is made from.

Also for thinning - try this...

Instead of adding something to your VG - put the closed bottle in a bowl of very hot water and hold it under for 20 minutes. Shake and check. This will permanently thin VG. You may need to do it a couple times to get the viscosity you want - but you don't need to add anything to it. ...

 

[Chime]

Been usin the shoppers life brand for the last year or so, vapes great and doesn't taste as "piney" as some other VGs I've had.

Although I suppose it could be baby seal greasing it's way to my lungs....ah well it vapes good.

 

[martinc]

I do that too,make my mix,then under hot water it goes...takes all of a minute or 2 to achieve vapeable viscosity...and stays that way.

 

[Fistandantilus]

non specific "glycerin" may contain animal glycerin - which is not what you want to put in your lungs. I don't know if any tests have been conducted on inhalation - but if anyone knows of a test or study - be worth mentioning.

Vegetable Glycerin USP is what eliquid base is made from.

Also for thinning - try this...

Instead of adding something to your VG - put the closed bottle in a bowl of very hot water and hold it under for 20 minutes. Shake and check. This will permanently thin VG. You may need to do it a couple times to get the viscosity you want - but you don't need to add anything to it. ...

I read somewhere on here that usp glycerin was vegetable, as long as it says usp it's food safe. Just wondering.

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[Fistandantilus]

Just an update. The life brand packaged by rwpackaging is also made by Rougier which h is vegetable glycerine. I know others has stated that they use Rougier. Weird thing is Rougier says for external use and not recommended for internal use. Must just be for liabilty.

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[DevilFishPhil]

Ran out of VG so I decided to stop by SDM and pick some up - at $6 for 250ml and no shipping costs it certainly does beat ordering online and paying exorbitant Canada Post shipping.

 

[yadda]

Ran out of VG so I decided to stop by SDM and pick some up - at $6 for 250ml and no shipping costs it certainly does beat ordering online and paying exorbitant Canada Post shipping.

what is SDM?

 

[yadda]

what is SDM?

Oh duh... Shoppers drug mart

 

[AndyM]

Make sure you research this. From my high-school Chemistry, it seems that your glycerin is changing to something else. Glycerin at USP purity has a certain viscosity...period. If the viscosity changes permanently...it's no longer USP grade Glycerin...maybe picked up something from the bottle or just partially reacted/decomposed to some other stuff. Whatever it is, it is no longer 99.5% Anhydrous Glycerin.

 

[smokum]

Would it really even matter in this case ?

You are subjecting the VG (and additives), to much hotter temps repeatedly with an atty or carto, which would be doing the same thing..... and beyond.

 

[AndyM]

Yes, you have a great point. Only thing I can say is what my science teacher once mentioned - time and temperature are the key.

If you just heat a tiny bit and it vaporises and you immediately inhale, that's one thing...the rest of the juice in the carto isn't getting so hot.

All I'm saying is that if the viscosity PERMANENTLY changed, then some chemical reaction has occurred...it might be something totally benign or not. Glycerin USP has a certain fixed viscosity (see the Monograph or the MSDS)...it can't have a wide range of viscosities.

Viscosity is a physical property of a liquid, just like freezing or boiling temperature. It's like pure water boiling at 100 deg C (212 deg F). If it boils one degree higher or lower, it is definitely NOT pure water.

 

[Zurd]

Ran out of VG so I decided to stop by SDM and pick some up - at $6 for 250ml and no shipping costs it certainly does beat ordering online and paying exorbitant Canada Post shipping.

6$ for 250ml, so that's 24$ for 1 litre.

I bought 1 litre for 20.72$ with shipping from voyageursoapandcandle.com

 

[That Dim guy]

Just picked some up at Shoppers myself yesterday, but then again my wife works there WOOT employee discount 3 bucks and change 250 ml VG the one litre of PG cost $6 bucks after discount.