Plastic Bottles & E-Liquid

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VPDownunder

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BTW – I haven’t yet found a juice delivery system I am completely happy with. Needs to be free of filling (often nails my lungs), be made of glass, metal or nalgene, work right out of the box, and taste great. I don’t ask for much!

You just describes a Zenesis from House of Hybrids ;)
 

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So I don't have to go through all 29 pages here, could someone please post if there is a (decent) juice vendor who also sells empty glass bottles? The only one I'm aware of is Virgin but she only sells 1/4 ounce and I'd like to get a few different sizes. I know where to order glass bottles online, but I was hoping to kill two shipping birds with one stone and get some juice/bottles together.
 

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So I don't have to go through all 29 pages here, could someone please post if there is a (decent) juice vendor who also sells empty glass bottles? The only one I'm aware of is Virgin but she only sells 1/4 ounce and I'd like to get a few different sizes. I know where to order glass bottles online, but I was hoping to kill two shipping birds with one stone and get some juice/bottles together.

The OP said at one point that he didn't want to mention vendors in this thread. You can PM him (perhaps her) - mwa102464 - for this info.
 

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Sa Da Tay,

Most vendors dont seem to carry Glass bottles do to the hassle of storing them in stock, which seems ridiculous to me seeing there juice vendors and anytime I have seen them there pricing is triple for what I can get them online,,, Specialtybottle.com and a couple other places seem to be the best bet since they specialize in glass bottles, they have a huge selection and much better pricing then juice vendors.
 

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You just describes a Zenesis from House of Hybrids ;)

I havent found one Genesis Mod I have liked to date, they all seem finicky and whenever I use them they actually hurt my chest when I vape from them do to the wire mesh set up, and I've had most all of them, they all vape pretty much the same and I also dont get the nice thick white clouds of vapor I do from say a good 510 reg Atty.
 

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I havent found one Genesis Mod I have liked to date, they all seem finicky and whenever I use them they actually hurt my chest when I vape from them do to the wire mesh set up, and I've had most all of them, they all vape pretty much the same and I also dont get the nice thick white clouds of vapor I do from say a good 510 reg Atty.

Yeah, I don't think it meets my works right out of the box criteria.

And, looking at the price of this thing, I guess I should have added reasonably priced!
 

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I was wondering if this thread was still active. Haven't been here for awhile. I got my glass bottles yesterday and made the switch immediately. All the juice I already had mixed up went in the trash and I made all new juice and put them in my new glass bottles.:D Now all my stuff...juice, flavorings, nicotine, PG VG etc are all in glass. YAY! I'm still on the search for that perfect tank though.:(
 

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I have questions :)

Mwa recently convinced me to switch all my juice to glass. So I went ahead and ordered 24 glass dropper bottles from amazon.

I put them in a bowl of dishsoap water.. dried them as well as I could. Sucked water in the droppers and spit it out. Then did 12 bottles filled with juice. Occasionally there would still be a drop or two of water left in the dropper. This doesn't ruin the juice does it?

I mean, these dont come clean right? I dont have (and wont buy) an autoclave or whatever. So what do you guys do to clean your bottles prior to use.

Also a challenge is finding a storage place for these. Before I'd put all my juices in a carryon bag.

Reason I switched was I looked at my juices which were in a cool dark place (carryon bag) from December 11 and they were murky and the bottles looked dingy and dirty and gross.

Another concern.. the dropper part does have a plastic piece that would come in contact with the juice when shaken. Is that a problem?

I can't just fill these from the packages right? I don't want to grow antennas or anything.
 

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Thank you Mark! Awesome thread.
All my juices that have been sitting in plastic for some time now have completely lost their flavor. It's tragic :(

I just remembered that my juices I've left sitting in the plastic 3ml bottles has no taste if I screw it back on the REO. Very interesting. I'm glad I found this thread. This will end up saving me money (even with going strictly glass) because I won't be throwing out juice.

Thanks for the info. everyone!
 
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Not sure what everyone else is doing but I keep about 15 X 30ml bottles of eliquid pre-made in brown glass with the black cap on it(no dropper)in the frig(I know many will say a no no but it has worked for me for over a year) then I bought 36 X 8ml glass vials with the dropper on them from ebay for $20.00 delivered to my door 36 pcs 2 dram 8 ml CLEAR Dropper Glass Vials | eBay and I keep those filled, out on my counter for convenience . If you are a juice hog this method probably wouldn't be too convenient but I use 1-2 ml per day and i skip around with the flavors I vape so refills of the 8 ml bottles is about every 3 months unless it's a fav flav. I am careful not to suck up the liquid into the dropper bulb so I hope this method will do well in the long run. If not I will have to go to the black caps on those as well and just use the droppers to transfer liquid. So far so good though.
 

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I have questions :)

Mwa recently convinced me to switch all my juice to glass. So I went ahead and ordered 24 glass dropper bottles from amazon.

I put them in a bowl of dishsoap water.. dried them as well as I could. Sucked water in the droppers and spit it out. Then did 12 bottles filled with juice. Occasionally there would still be a drop or two of water left in the dropper. This doesn't ruin the juice does it?

I mean, these dont come clean right? I dont have (and wont buy) an autoclave or whatever. So what do you guys do to clean your bottles prior to use.

Also a challenge is finding a storage place for these. Before I'd put all my juices in a carryon bag.

Reason I switched was I looked at my juices which were in a cool dark place (carryon bag) from December 11 and they were murky and the bottles looked dingy and dirty and gross.

Another concern.. the dropper part does have a plastic piece that would come in contact with the juice when shaken. Is that a problem?

I can't just fill these from the packages right? I don't want to grow antennas or anything.

No, a drop or two of water won't hurt your juice. I often add a little water to thin out my high VG juices.

And, occasional contact with plastic (i.e. the plastic dropper) is rarely a problem. Issues can arise when the juice is in contact with plastic for a long time.

I store my glass vials in a drawer divider. However, I assume you're asking about carrying glass bottles around, which can be a problem. I usually use the smallest glass bottles for transport, and haven't broken one yet. I admit, I sometimes use plastic bottles for transit, but only for a short time.

Not sure what you mean by I can't just fill these from the packages right?
 
I agree that glass is by far the best medium to store e liquid in. However LDPE plastic is considered safe for short periods, so smaller bottles that are used within a week or so, should be fine. If you buy larger bottles, that will last longer, then glass is definitely best.

There are quite a few people who do not like the glass bottles, preferring the plastic due to the risk of breakage of the glass if dropped. So it is a tricky one, although I tend to side with glass as the best option.
 

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Has anyone been able to find a bottle safe for the REO Grands??

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Is there a difference between blue, clear, and amber glass?

Don't have a Reo myself, but I don't think anyone has found an answer yet. There is a plastic called nalgene that is pretty safe (and expensive), but not sure they make a bottle the right size.

The blue and amber bottles are meant to keep out light, which can degrade some chemicals. Of course, the colored bottles are hard to see through. I use these for storing nicotine, but stick to clear for juices. Personal choice.
 

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Has anyone been able to find a bottle safe for the REO Grands??

Edit again:

Is there a difference between blue, clear, and amber glass?

Clear glass will screen out UVB but not UVA. Cobalt or Amber are the best. I stick with amber due to the higher cost of cobalt. If I am keeping a liquid for short term and keeping it in the dark I would go with the clear glass. UVA light is the enemy.
 
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