Nic base: PG, VG or mix, and why?

[bwh79]

So I've got a bunch of free juice coming my way, but it's all 0-nic and I've been using 6mg. I see that nudenicotine.com offers free 15ml samples for just the cost of shipping, and I figure that if I get that in 100mg I could add about 1mg to each of the nine bottles and still have a bit left over. Now I'm just left wondering if I should get the nic base in PG, VG, or a mix of both. I'm not sure what the PG/VG content of the ones I'm receiving are (it's 1 each of the full "Potion XXIV" line, if that helps, but I don't see the mix ratio listed on their product page), but I've been using mostly 50/50 so far. On the one hand, I could just get 50/50 nic and it would bring any juice I put it in closer to that ratio, no matter what it was before, but on the other hand, I've heard that PG is "better" ^(why?) and since I'll only be adding like 1 part in 15, it won't make that much difference either way, right? Since I'll be having some left over, maybe I should go with whatever will be better for making it "from scratch"? It's only about 6ml leftover, but that'll still make 100ml of DIY later on, should I choose to go that route.

1: Is it true that PG is better than VG for nicotine base?
2: If so, why specifically?
3: What should I get, in this particular circumstance?

 

[CampbellMC]

Actually from everything I read, VG nic is preferred. PG is very thin, so might be a tiny bit easier to work with, but the VG is what gives you your cloud production. Too thin of a juice leaks through coils, too thick and you could burn dry as it won't wick fast enough. If you are using a low end atomizer then a thinner juice might be alright, but if your coils handle thicker juice no problem, I suggest upping your VG %. If you are unsure, then just go with 50/50 and play it safe. It is all the same price either way.

 

[Boletus]

You did not mention the size of the bottles you will be adding nic to, but for example, if you are looking for 6 mg/ml juice and you had 10 ml bottles of 0 mg/ml pre-made, you would add 0.64 ml of 100 mg/ml base to each. So your choice of base would affect the final ratio by about 6%, at most. So it really does not matter much at all. What will you measure it with? That might actually be the most relevant criterion.

 

[bwh79]

You did not mention the size of the bottles you will be adding nic to,

Oops. They're 15ml. I figure I can add about 1ml of 100mg to each and come up right around 6mg overall (6.25-6.67, depending on if and how much of the original I have to remove from the bottles to fit that extra 1ml in.)

What will you measure it with? That might actually be the most relevant criterion.

I hadn't thought about that, actually. Probably just pick up a cheap pipette somewhere, I suppose. I imagine they have that sort of thing at like Walgreen's, etc.?