What does juice taste like without sweetener? Is it really bad?
With artificial sweeteners being so bad for a person, I would kind of like to get away from them.
I'd have to say that what it tastes like Unsweetened would depend on the E-Liquid Base (or Bases if it's a VG/PG Mix). VG is naturally Sweet tasting. I find (to me at least) that PG tastes Oily, and Smells funny, or at least the things I had before DIY did. However, it's not just the Sweeteners to be concerned about, but anything Artificial, like the Flavorings, too!!! As far as "bad for a person," this is why you need to be sure the Flavorings are Natural.
Would I Vape something that's Green and Glows in the Dark? NO!!!
But to each his own.
And the E-Liquids should be USP, which is the only E-Liquid that that is said to be "Intended for Inhalation." If it says USP, but also Food Grade, this is a Marketing thing... it's USP, so it can also be sold as Food Grade (a lesser Grade). The Best VG for DIY will also say Medical Grade. It's a Purity thing.
I'm with you sky, artifical sweetners scare me. I used to drink alot of Diet Pepsi but I stopped because of the aspartame. The problem is I love sweet vapes. VG is naturally sweet so it might be an option to go straight VG with some distilled water to thin it. Then again, who knows how great VG is for you.
Well, we
are the Guinea Pigs in this experiment, but we have
AEMSA working for us now. And for however
bad it might be, IMHO, it's so much better than a Cigarette. And of course, the same should be said for PG. Though it is also my opinion, VG is better; more natural - or at least it was, until I learned that many (if not most) VG products are made synthetically now too. VG made Natuarally from Vegetables can still be obtained. And I like the natural Sweetness and Coolness (cool as in not Hot, as opposed to Menthol).
<snip> I don't know how some places can say something is 100% VG, unless they are using all VG flavorings...
I can't say this about ALL E-Liquid Vendors, but some of those that I looked at months ago, who said 100% VG, were using Organic Flavorings and all 100% VG Liquids, with Distilled Water when requested for Thinning, so there was no PG, or anything else like Atrificial or Alcohol-bases in the Upper-Line products. Guess I'd have to say, look for that.
Many Flavorings I've seen, if not Artificial, are extracted with and/or suspended in Alcohol or PG, so they really shouldn't be counted in this discussion, but I don't know if anyone makes VG Flavorings. To me, the Extraction Process is just as important.
However, these are only my opinions - not true advice. I must yield to people like Sue and others who have been experimenting, as I haven't taken the Flavoring Plunge yet - I've only done a lot of Reading and Studying on it, for when I'm ready to start.
All you can really do is Educate yourself, and make the Best and Safest Choices you can, for every aspect of your E-Cig Experience... and keep Learning. Sorry I get so long-winded.
