PG vs VG: trying to figure this part out now

[rogerdugans]

I am fairly new to vaping and finally have my hardware (mostly) sorted out; now I am trying to figure out the juice.

Most of the juice I started with was from China and PG based- no problems other than some of the flavors being... other than pleasant.
Since then I have basically been looking at flavors and paying little attention to base being PG, VG or a mix. A couple of the flavors are simply un-vapeable, others are not what I had expected having tried the same named flavor from another vendor. (I do realize that different vendors are likely to have variation in flavor.)

One thing that I began to wonder was if it was the VG itself that bothered me, so I bought a bottle of unflavored of each to try:
plain PG- well, ok but nothing great about vaping it of course
plain VG- horrible. It feels "fluffy" and tastes bad even though it is unflavored.

To verify that this is the case and not just a vendor issue, I now have an order in that includes one flavor in 100% pg and also 50/50 mix, but I probably won't have that until the end of the week.

I have seen quite a bit of info about people who are allergic to or just dislike PG, but little about folks who dislike VG.

Am I that odd or are there others out there who avoid VG juices?

 

[WomanOfHeart]

You aren't odd. There are plenty of people who like 100% PG juice, just like there are people who like 100% VG. It's a matter of personal preference. I don't like 100% PG for two reasons:

1) I seem to be a bit sensitive to high percentages of PG, so my mixes don't go below 60% PG.

2) I love seeing big clouds of vapor and I think that the VG gives me a smoother vaping experience. I'm not a big fan of the hard throat hit.

I don't think I'd vape either one without any flavors. Some people do, but I really like tasty vape.

 

[markfm]

VG in and of itself is thick, many complain of an oily aftertaste.
If you DIY, you'll cut VG with distilled water or pure grain alcohol.
It's generally a spectrum, PG leads to higher throat hit, while VG gives more vapor (some call it lung hit). The stuff I'm making now I tend to use about 30% VG, 60% PG, the other 10% varies (play space).
Some people appear to have VG problems, just like others have PG sensitivity, though it seems to be rarer.

 

[rogerdugans]

Thanks for the replies.

One more new piece of info:
while looking through "new posts" I happened upon a mention that someone felt PG did better at high voltages and VG tended to get a bit "icky" to them but was fine at 3.7 volts.

I set my GGTS up for 3.7 and tried a 50/50 mix again and I DO see a huge difference.
A juice that I though horrible at 6 volts is vape-able at 3.7.
Not exactly a vape that I want to have all the time, mind you, but since I now have almost no pure pg flavors left until my next order arrives, 3.7 volts should let me get by.