When you dilute the
juice with this much flavoring, do you find it makes it a bit thin? I tend to prefer it a bit thicker so along with the flavorings, I added some VG to thicken it up a bit...and that ended up cutting the nic
and flavor too much
That's why I'm still experimenting and hoping that starting out with 60mgs will allow me to find that balance.
What type of flavorings do you use (Loranns, etc)?
Lu
You can make it the same strength like the
e-liquid you buy, but you must be very careful if you want to increase nicotine levels, Too much and you can overdose, not good. Racing heartbeat, headache, confusion, dizziness, high blood pressure, slurred speech,etc. all are signs of too much nicotine. Low nicotine e-liquid alot of times, doesn't have as much flavor as higher nicotine, for what ever reason, flavor decreases. That's why alot of ppl cut e-liquid with (V)egetable (G)lycerin and add their own flavoring.
I use Flavor extracts & liquid flavors which have VERY Good flavors and very strong! I love them!! I also like these best because they are more natural and they list their ingredients, and don't use dyes and other additives, no sugars, etc,
faerie's finest - extracts and liquid flavors
48mg and 60mg strength helps to stretch the bottle of e-liquid further so that it last alot longer for ppl who DIY (do their own mixing). It's also cheaper.
But as far as higher nicotine levels, you gotta be careful not to o.d.
1 Tobacco Cigarette = 1 mg of nicotine (approx)
36mg = 36 cigarettes (approx)
1 Drop of 36mg = 1.8mg (approx)
2 Drops of 36mg = 3.6mg (approx) 3 1/2 cigarettes)
3 Drops of 36mg = 5.4mg (approx) a little over 5 cigs
4 Drops of 36mg = 7.2mg (approx) around 7 cigarettes!!
(this is based on 1ml = 20drops which is approx, just to give a round idea of what we're vaping)
At 36mg per ml. that is almost twice as much nicotine, as an entire pack of cigarettes!, That's around 36 cigarettes or nearly 2 packs! Which is fine if you smoked that much before in one day.
One cigarette has around 1mg of nic, so depending upon how long 1 cartridge(penstyle) lasts you, 1 cartridge = 36 cigarettes. If you top off your carts, there is approx. 1.8mg of nicotine PER drop, which is equal to nearly 2 cigarettes, using 36mg nic.
(It you use 3 or 4 drops, 5.4mg to 7.2mg (5 1/2 to 7 cigs smoked by the time you need to add more liquid and vaped all the drops)
Alot of people claim to vape 2 carts a day, ouch!
With a penstyle size cart, which is 1.1ml, that's 72mg of nic, or approximately 3.6 packs of ciggies a day!!
whoa! That's scarey! Especially for those who say they're vaping this much in an afternnoon or evening,
And that amount depending ofcourse upon how long it takes to vape all the liquid from a cart as well as the size of the cart, this figure was based on 36mg strength, using a penstyle size cartridge. (Since mini's, 510 size have smaller carts, a person would have to calculate the amount of liquid they hold, and how many carts are used in a day, so smaller size carts, would be less than this, (unless a person uses 4 carts a day, then it would still be 72mg. give or take more or less)
I myself, gradually decreased nicotine levels over a weeks time, down from 36mg to 4mg upon making this realization. I currently vape using an 801 penstyle,and cut my liquid mixing VG with 48mg from nhaler.com I use 48mg, so that I don't have to use as much at a time to make a bottle, and I use e-juice calculater provided at:
eJuice Recipe Calculator.
By making liquid 4mg nic strength, it's only (0.8mg) around 1 ciggy for 4 drops. That way if I vape heavy for 2 or 3 hours, without putting my pv down, if I top off my cart 3 times, I would still only be getting nic. for only 3 analogs, in 3 hours time.
Even if I topped it off every 30-45mins, it would still be only equal to smoking 1 cigarette every 30 to 45 mins, which would be like smoking a cig every 30 to 45 mins. (which I use to do occasionally) Anything more than that which would only fllood my atty, or cause liquid to run into the mouth piece, and be the same as "chain smoking" or chain-vaping if you will.
Is Nicotine Dangerous?
