I really want to try DIY juices. I'm spending a fortune on brand name mixes. I'm using mostly 25 mg/30 mL Mr. salt E brand and some local store salt nic flavors that are even more expensive than the brand. I need to do better with my $ savings so I want to try to mix my own. I need a mixing for dummies tutorial. So far the flavors that I like are the munchies Mr Salt E mixed with a sugar cookie store brand mix together about half and half. Kind of a sweet/sour mix. I also need higher VG because it seems I'm a little sensitive to PG. I am also buying a rebuildable so I can save money on my coils. HELP PLEASE!!
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You're in the right sub-forum, mixing with nic salts is no different than mixing with freebase (regular) nic so any info/recipe/advice/calculator will work for both.
Read thru the DIY forum here for recipes that sound good to you.
You can buy your base nic in VG at 100 mg which would give you 25% base to get to 25 mg juice. Most flavors are in PG but some are in VG.
You can buy your base nic in VG at 100 mg which would give you 25% base to get to 25 mg juice. Most flavors are in PG but some are in VG.
Yes, 75% flavor is too much you will need to also add plain VG or PG. Flavoring %'s range from less than 1% to over 20% depending on brand and how concentrated they are.
I think most flavors are less than 10%. Too much flavoring is awful usually. Depends on the flavor so look at recommendations of % for each one. You would add the rest as VG or PG. Either all VG or mostly VG since you have problem with PG.
Okay, so for simplicity sakes, 25% 100 mg/mL nic salt VG, 10ish% flavoring (depending on recipe) and the rest an unflavored 0% plain VG/PG to dilute, correct?
Yes. High VG juice doesn't wick too well sometimes depending on the atomizer. PG is thinner and wicks faster. But you can keep it high VG and add a small amount of distilled water to thin if need be.
Use a juice calculator. Like the one here to get amounts based on percents
New Calculator to try
Okay, this seems simple enough. Maybe I'll try the low % PG to thin and if I still have a little trouble I can go to the distilled water. Thank you so much for your help.
I've been mixing max vg with 6% dw, my only pg comes from salts and flavors. Has been wicking very well for me.
Heidi B, most flavors come in PG, so take that into account as far as your ability to tolerate PG. I was at close to max VG (other than about 6--8% flavoring) and found that distilled water helped my mix a great deal. I'd start (if you decide to) at maybe 5% DW (depending on where your flavors settle) and go up from there (not more than 10% is generally recommended).
I tried it reluctantly, and to lower temps in my vape. I was surprised at how it improved wicking, decreased gunking factors, and even improved flavors. I think people often turn to "DW" only if they are PG sensitive, but I found other benefits as well, including decreased temperatures in my tank. However, proceed as you see fit, I just wanted to mention it as I did find it highly beneficial in my mixes.
Best of luck,
Anna
I tried it reluctantly, and to lower temps in my vape. I was surprised at how it improved wicking, decreased gunking factors, and even improved flavors. I think people often turn to "DW" only if they are PG sensitive, but I found other benefits as well, including decreased temperatures in my tank. However, proceed as you see fit, I just wanted to mention it as I did find it highly beneficial in my mixes.
Best of luck,
Anna
Thank you Anna. I think I will go ahead and start off with the 5% DW like you suggested. I'm still having body aches so I really think I am not handling PG all that well. It's still a little early in the game to know for sure but that is the only thing I can really put my finger on to explain the constant body aches/stiffness.
Are you a recent quitter
(smoking)? If so your aches may be from withdrawal, here is a great resource A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette section #1 item #7Are you a recent quitter
Yes, I quit about a month ago. Started off with major flu/cold symptoms and those have been dissipating. It doesn't help that allergy season is just starting up also. I definitely have noticed an increase in my zits from none to some. Lol The headache is better, but the body aches are a definite hindrance. I've been increasing my activity and water intake to try to help out. Also, the dry/itchy skin was another surprising symptom. I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something and kept brainstorming new detergents, soaps, shampoo, clothing material, etc and cannot come up with anything besides what others have noticed with PG sensitivity. Sigh. It's okay. I'm not going back to smoking. I'll just keep tweaking the vaping until I find what works best for me.
Okay, I got my order in. I ended up going with 48 mg so I don't have to pay extra shipping. Hopefully MFS starts selling nic salts so I can get it all locally.
Good luck with your future mixes, refer to these pages for flavoring % suggestions on the specific ones you're using.
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