Menthol from top to bottom am i right?

[rook2pawn]

i want to make menthol e-juice. someone tell me if this is correct:

buy some menthol crystals

crush it

put it in pg/vg, heat it a bit till dissolve

test the strength, add more pg/vg till its just right

done?

 

[Vchick]

I just add the crystals to pg in a dropper bottle (no need to crush, form a paper funnel if you have problems getting them into the bottle), let them disolve and use the mixture to add to my diy, works great! If you add directly and then try to adjust down, I've found it's to late! HTH

 

[iamtopher34]

I do the same put crystals is pg it works better then vg. When i used all vg the it was like it would separate and form a crust of the menthol on top i make it real strong and when i am mixing my juice i sub in a third of my vg for the menthol juice works well for me

And if u do use vg just put the cap on tight and let it sit in hot water and shake it up even when it would form the crust i would do this and it would be just like new

 

[brittanyNI]

What you are making is what is called a "saturated solution." That is, you dissolve crystals in your solvent (PG, Vodka, whatever) until no more will dissolve.

This can cause a bit of a problem in some cases, because the degree to which menthol crystals are soluble in a given solvent varies with temperature. So with winter coming upon us the amount of menthol that a solvent could hold at 70 degrees may be more than the same solvent can hold at 50 degrees. As a result, menthol may crystallize from the solution at lower temperatures.

If, however, you plan to keep the solutions in the same area where you made them rather than a garage &c. this shouldn't be a problem. It could, however, cause an issue in some cases with PVs left in a car overnight etc.