So, I decided to go ahead and purchase an electronic cigarette a few days back. After my first few times, I was noticing that I was never getting a buzz despite having a 24 mg cartridge (Prosmoke, 100% VG...I bought in haste, before learning a little of the better choices for e-cigs from this forum). After rummaging through some of the forums the last couple of days I had noticed people use all different types of methods to try and achieve a throat hit (is this the same as a buzz?), including Everclear, cayenne pepper extract, increasing the PG/VG ratio of e-liquid, etc. I also noticed that on a few forums there was discussion regarding absorption of nicotine being related to pH levels. There was no strong consensus in the articles I read as to whether a particular method actually worked in generating a buzz, so I started experimenting a little. Unfortunately (or, maybe fortunately, at least for the sake of my immediate health), the only chemicals around my house that I could experiment with were vinegar and baking soda.
Knowing that baking soda is an abrasive and can be used to raise alkalinity (raise pH) in liquids, I probably very foolishly put some in my mouth and rubbed it on my gums with my tongue, thinking it might both raise the pH of my mouth while creating small cuts in my gums (the gum cutting being action being similar to that of fiberglass purported to at one time or another be present in chew to increase absorption of nicotine through the gums). After spitting the baking soda out I proceeded to take a few puffs from the e-cig, holding the vapor in my mouth for a while and then exhaling through my nose. For the first time, I think I received a buzz, which is still apparently ongoing (although dissipating) almost 45 minutes later. I am thinking my reaction may be a placebo, but just wanted to know if anybody else had tried this ridiculous method to try and achieve a nicotine buzz from an e-cig and whether it worked for them. I am prepared to receive some criticism for my actions, with a pearly smile from the baking soda....
Knowing that baking soda is an abrasive and can be used to raise alkalinity (raise pH) in liquids, I probably very foolishly put some in my mouth and rubbed it on my gums with my tongue, thinking it might both raise the pH of my mouth while creating small cuts in my gums (the gum cutting being action being similar to that of fiberglass purported to at one time or another be present in chew to increase absorption of nicotine through the gums). After spitting the baking soda out I proceeded to take a few puffs from the e-cig, holding the vapor in my mouth for a while and then exhaling through my nose. For the first time, I think I received a buzz, which is still apparently ongoing (although dissipating) almost 45 minutes later. I am thinking my reaction may be a placebo, but just wanted to know if anybody else had tried this ridiculous method to try and achieve a nicotine buzz from an e-cig and whether it worked for them. I am prepared to receive some criticism for my actions, with a pearly smile from the baking soda....
