Nose "burn/sting", TH, and other Eliquid Q's

[FAAmecanic]

Ok,

So I now have e-juice from 4 different vendors and have some questions:

What causes that "Nose sting/burn" you feel when you exhale through the nose? Not every e-juice I have does this (Halo Tiki is the only juice out of the six halos I have that doesnt do this) so I assume its something...menthol maybe?? I doubt its menthol becuase both Vermillion River Malibu Pineapple and Backwoods brew blueberry sting.

What causes the tickle in your throat/chest that makes you want to cough?? Again Tiki from Halo is the only juice that hardly does this to me... I have seen that just about everyone new to vaping feels this...so maybe this is normal?

Does steeping help reduce these (all my juices are between 18mg to 24 mg Nic).

Just wondering if anyone knows. Thanks in adavance for answers!

 

[KeysBum]

I thought it was the nic. Are all of your juices the same concentration?

 

[AlmightyGod]

It's probably the PG.
PG & Nic give TH.
Higher % VG juices have less TH.

 

[Retriever]

Probably the PG, and maybe to some extent the nic. When I first started vaping I ordered 36mg juice and it burned my throat. Now I am at 24mg and it is just right for me. I guess it all depends to some degree on how much your smoked.

 

[KeysBum]

It's probably the PG.
PG & Nic give TH.
Higher % VG juices have less TH.

After I hit post, I thought that may be it as well. Probably why the High VG juices I've bought are meh.

 

[AlmightyGod]

After I hit post, I thought that may be it as well. Probably why the High VG juices I've bought are meh.

I prefer my liquids in the 50/50 range.
Good TH & plenty of vapor.
Anything above 70/30 makes me cough.
All VG tends to be relatively lacking in flavor IMO.

 

[FAAmecanic]

The halo juices are all 18mg, and some (like menthol Ice and malibu) have considerable nose sting and some cough reflex (but I think there is a getting used to vaping factor there as well as healing from analog damage as I notice each day vaping gets easier). I was a 1.5 PAD smoker.

Vermillion river and Backwoods brew are 24 mg and both have nose sting, but TH is Ok (doesnt make me cough).

I would guess both of you are correct as its the PG. I think my next juice order I will seek out a vendor that can make a 60/40 or 50/50 PG/VG ratio and see...

 

[KeysBum]

You're going soft already? REAL MEN vape PG.

The halo juices are all 18mg, and some (like menthol Ice and malibu) have considerable nose sting and some cough reflex (but I think there is a getting used to vaping factor there as well as healing from analog damage as I notice each day vaping gets easier). I was a 1.5 PAD smoker.

Vermillion river and Backwoods brew are 24 mg and both have nose sting, but TH is Ok (doesnt make me cough).

I would guess both of you are correct as its the PG. I think my next juice order I will seek out a vendor that can make a 60/40 or 50/50 PG/VG ratio and see...

 

[AlmightyGod]

You're going soft already? REAL MEN vape PG.

Haha!

Real men vape PEG400.

 

[FAAmecanic]

You're going soft already? REAL MEN vape PG.

I prefer 100LL or JP-8

 

[KeysBum]

JP-8 is even too hot for me. Us carrier pukes tone to down to JP-5

I prefer 100LL or JP-8

 

[KeysBum]

I'll vape it with you if you want.

Haha!

Real men vape PEG400.

 

[Zeth]

This is an interesting thread. I've experienced the same thing and it's always worried me, thinking maybe I'm smoking filler. I find that it tends to happen after not vaping for a certain period, and then goes away after a few vapes, almost like my sinuses develop a mucus layer or something that prevents the sting. Of course this is total speculation, and just what goes through my head when it happens to me.

 

[mergryphon]

What causes that "Nose sting/burn" you feel when you exhale through the nose? Not every e-juice I have does this (Halo Tiki is the only juice out of the six halos I have that doesnt do this) so I assume its something...menthol maybe?? I doubt its menthol becuase both Vermillion River Malibu Pineapple and Backwoods brew blueberry sting.

I have wondered some of these same things myself. I call this 'nose hit' and not all juices produce it for me, nor do the same juices produce it all the time. Some do it infrequently, and if I come back to them later they do not.

What causes the tickle in your throat/chest that makes you want to cough?? Again Tiki from Halo is the only juice that hardly does this to me... I have seen that just about everyone new to vaping feels this...so maybe this is normal?

This I've just recently noticed with a cold. I had bronchitis like I usually get when smoking analogs. I narrowed it down to one of the fruity menthols I'd started vaping quite a lot of recently. It brought back a wheeze.

So much so that a week or so after the cold, vaping a lot of it in one day brought on a hacking and wheezing fit that lasted all night. I'm not sure if it is the menthol or this one particular fruit flavor. I don't believe it is PG or VG as I have many other juices from the same vendor, in the same or different PG/VG concentrations (and menthol additions) that are just fine.

To be on the safe side, I've been cutting down on the mentholated flavors, not just that one.

 

[Zodas]

I am a smoking pro bordering on godlike...and I have the same experience.

Ive had friends, pro smokers as well, try out my PV and it typically gags them at first too...the throat hit or impact is much greater in vaping than it is in smoking. It definitely takes practice and muscle memory to be able to handle strong liquids.

Its something people dont mention to noobs around here often because we are so used to it but most first time users are in for a surprise...it isnt as easy as you think it would be being a former smoker.

When I first tried V2 liquids I thought I was exhaling a cheese grater.

 

[FAAmecanic]

LOL...I have found that VG juices (as long as they dont contain menthol or cinnamon) are MUCH easier on my sinuses and throat. Not sure if that helps anyone.

@Zeth... same here bud. The first 5 - 10 toots in the morning with some juices really sting ....then it settles down and I dont notice it.

I think its a lot like when we first picked up analogs...it took awhile for your body to adapt to a substance being put into it that shouldnt be there.