Organic Juices

[PickyJuicer]

I've ordered Coconut, Pillow Dreams and Black Cherry Marshmallow... My husband ordered the Vanilla Blackberry, Rootbeer Float, and i forgot the last one.

I am a coconut lover and have two other coconuts to compare it to.

I love taste testings and plan on hosting some "tasting" parties just to have a little vaping fun!

 

[damthisisfun]

EC Blends organic is so much cheaper - either it doesnt taste good or the others have a very very high profit margin......

 

[nobutts1]

Totally agree, organic is not treated with any chemicals.. or not supposed to be anyway.. For example Tabbacco leaves that are organic are not sprayed with freakin chemicals, more costly, but less chemicals. Same with any organic food... tomatoes that are not sprayed with pesticides, to me, are safer on some level..Happy vaping.

 

[boyaminalnurse]

100% love organics both food and ejuice. The flavor is so much more enhanced.

 

[VapHerClouds]

Honestly I can go on for days recommending Virgin Vapor juices. I'm a fanatic. I have over 50 of her juices and I keep adding to the collection.

 

[JBnuggs]

Vaperite's organic bananas foster is the bees knees. I've only been vaping for 2 months but that's the only juice I've ordered twice. They have a lot of organic flavors too. Just got some organic ry4 from them today and I'm a big fan. Haven't tried virgin vapor yet but they're on my "must try" list after reading this thread.

 

[yzer]

The label "organic" is no guarantee of a healthy product. Many US states allow use of a considerable number of "organic" pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers in products labeled as "organic". Keep in mind that many crop plants produce natural insecticides (like nicotine) which are natural toxins.

The best approach to healthy foods and other products involves a reduced risk approach to the individual products. Simply claiming that "organic" or non-organic products are better than the other is misleading and untrue.

https://www.google.com/url?url=http...sg=AFQjCNGYEBz1t0UrumeYyCJsw7vRAM46Ng&cad=rja

Study results reveal several important findings. First, consumers perceive relatively high risks associated with the consumption and production of conventionally grown produce compared with other public health hazards, particularly for pesticide-related risks. Second, many consumers perceive a significant reduction in pesticide-related risks associated with substituting organically grown produce for conventionally grown produce. These findings suggest that increased consumer demand for organically grown foods may be driven in large part by the perception that organic foods provide significant health benefits compared with conventional foods. Although preliminary testing data indicate that organically labeled produce contain fewer types of synthetic pesticide residues than their conventional counterparts, the degree of risk reduction (if any) achieved by switching from conventional to organic foods has not been determined.(26,27). Organic farming methods also rely on a variety of nonsynthetic pesticides, such as pyrethrum and rotenone, which have not been tested in traditional pesticide residue screening analyses.

 

[VapHerClouds]

Yzer, I see your point. BUT...I know that Annette (the owner/mixer at Virgin Vapor) puts love into her juices and the flavors are soooo clean and delicious. I'm not vaping organic for my health, I'm vaping Virgin juices for the flavor! All of the other things that Annette does are just added bonuses (glass bottles, all VG, thinned, ect.).

 

[yzer]

Love and flavor are one thing: science and health are another. Use the juice that works for you. The craft of the juice blender is more important than whether the ingredients are organic or not. Both are probably just as healthy.

I purchase both organic and non-organic produce. I pay more for organic when it's grown nearby and fresh but here in CA the non-organic produce can be just as fresh as organic.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I love the organic alcohol based flavors mainly because of the throat hit and flavor. I don't like them because they say they are "organic". Unfortunately, my all day favorites vapes are the more expensive organic juices. I really wish I loved the cheaper non-organic ones! LOL. It's typical. I have expensive tastes with a low budget.

 

[khamilton]

I'm fairly new to vaping myself and have ordered juices from Virgin Vapors. My favorites are the Bella Amaretto and the French Vanilla. Something about the Amaretto just completes me, not sure what it is.

 

[AttyPops]

I don't necessarily expect to gain anything other than flavor. I agree not all have been proven more healthy, but the flavor is definitely better on organic foods vs non organic foods. I have found the same with the juice that I have purchased.

That's interesting. I'll watch for the flavorings for my DIY. The thing is...organic doesn't mean "safe" from an e-juice perspective. But then again, neither does non-organic flavoring.

Most of the "flavor makers" extract individual molecules...often from organic sources if needed...and mix them in the proper proportions to get a "flavor". Some may also use other chemicals that aren't in the original item to achieve different flavor "notes". So I think it's all a "chemical crap shoot".

But...if the flavor is better...cool for some stuff. Just make sure you either get organic juice from a vendor that knows what they are doing, or that you make sure you check the DIY section for vaping-approved flavorings (they don't contain oil and other nasties that can be in some flavorings for candy and such).

 

[AttyPops]

I'll also note this since some posts said that the all-organic stuff is 100% VG.

Now, before I state anything else, you have to realize this is just MY current thoughts and approach. There's very little data on this long term from a vaping perspective:

There was a thread on here somewhere about someone having issues with vaping and the doctor's consensus was that the vaping and VG was, at least in part, a problem for her. VG is kind of a fat and it can build up in the lung tissue for some people at least. That's not to be fear mongering or anything and I can't say one way or another that it's good or bad. There are others that are sensitive to PG and have to use all VG. Whatayagonnado? I think she had other issues and was using other medications that could have effected it. Far from conclusive.

As for me, I'm cutting down on VG. I was up to 50/50 mixes for a while, but now I'm back to 75 PG 25 VG and will go lower with the VG. That's me. IDK if it makes a difference for anyone else or not. The 50/50 stuff gave me a "heavy" feeling.

So if "all organic" means 100% VG... you'll have to do your own research. I repeat...not conclusive...and not fear mongering. But I am mentioning it due to the 100% VG post in this thread and due to the timing and my current thoughts on the matter.

I'm not scared by PG. OTOH...I may very well use an all-organic flavoring for my DIY juice...but I won't buy pre-mix at 100% VG for my needs since I want 25% or less VG. May even get to 100% PG. IDK.

 

[MiamiMom63]

That's the thing about vaping, everyone is totally different. We are all unique vapers. I knew a girl that was allergic to fillers and could only use clearos. I know a couple guys that can only vape VG. One of them says the PG hurts their throat alot, and the other guy said it made his chest get real tight and he had a hard time breathing. So there you have it. Vapers need to tune in to how they are feeling and what their juices do to them to see where they should go in their vaping experience. It's a learning process as you go, and it can change along the way. But most importantly, just Keep Vaping!

 

[boyaminalnurse]

All I'm saying is the flavor is much better. I vape to keep me from smoking. It works when I have great flavors with no chemical aftertaste that I have had from many non-organic sources. It isn't necessarily from a healthy point of view, it is from a personal preference and taste.

 

[Racehorse]

I purchase both organic and non-organic produce. I pay more for organic when it's grown nearby and fresh but here in CA the non-organic produce can be just as fresh as organic.

That is true, when I visited CA I was amazed at how fresh everything tasted even from regular grocery store.

Having worked on an all organic farm, hands on, I can tell you this, which a lot of people don't know: if you know anything about chemistry, organic bug and weed killers are often more toxic and deadly than their synthetic counterparts. Of course, you know this if you have to use any yard chemicals for fleas/ticks with your animals or livestock.

anyway, produce and such saying organic is a labels that needs further looking into as there are a lot of things to know. People would also be suprised at what the soil requirements are for organic....i.e., how long a soil has been fallow......sometimes not long enough AFAIC......so soil that was growing stuff with all kinds of chemicals becomes organic pretty quickly these days.

Anyway, just a heads up. Labels are just that.......there is always more to know.

 

[Racehorse]

VG is kind of a fat and it can build up in the lung tissue for some people at least. That's not to be fear mongering or anything and I can't say one way or another that it's good or bad.

Unlike tar from cigs, which sticks to lungs, VG is water soluble though.

Any problems it creates will go away once the person ceases vaping it. It's not "fat" like lard that floats on top of water, or like you see with meats or chicken fat, for instance.

Its' 100% water soluble. You can test that by dumping some in your hand, then hold hand under faucet....unlike fat or grease or tar, it washes off without any soap needed.