Propylene Glycol by perscription only?!?!?!?

[2_wheel_nation]

hi everyone, hope it isn't uncool of me to make this my first post but...

VG is commonly used in home liqueur making; as a thickener/sweetener. if there's a homebrewing shop nearby you can try that too. might be more expensive than the pharmacy, probably the same price as in health food stores.

 

[voltaire]

could someone please explain to me why you can't just put e-liquid in one of these?!

No, I can't - because you can!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/62775-wizard-why-not.html?highlight=wizard

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/16362-wizard-stick.html?highlight=wizard

 

[vapinjuicexx00]

No way Hobbt Lobby isn't in California!!! And tractor supply and hardware carry PG but it has other ingredients in it. Maybe they have a different bottle thats better. Gonna have ta go in to the store and check it out.

 

[Elapid]

Candle and soap makers use Glycerin all the time, just be sure it has USP or Kosher on the label. Here's a link to some suppliers, Glycerine Where To Buy - Health & Beauty - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review

 

[john doe]

walked into a farm and fleet yesterday to see what they had. 1 gallon 100% usp propylene glycol for about $21 may get it in the future. anyone in the madison, wi area want to split a gallon of pg? that much would last forever.

 

[Scott EE]

Looks like the FDA wants to make our beloved PG purer which sounds good.

Hot Topics: USP Propylene Glycol and Sorbitol Solution Information

From the site it is "These efforts are to assist in preventing future diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG) adulteration."

With regards to properly labeled USP PG.

 

[WonderfulMe]

Went and picked some up today at CVS. Asked the young lady at the pharmacy and she said she thought she saw some in the toothpaste isle. I was in no hurry and was curious so I looked, it wasn't there so I went back to the counter. After asking the pharmacist he asked me what I wanted for. I said my ecig, he said "your what?" so I pulled out my xhaler and explained. He said "I don't want to know, I'm supposed to be one my lunch" and went to the back. The woman looked it up on the computer after I spelled it for her and, to her surprise, they will have it tomorrow. I think she said 13$.

 

[GoodDog]

Tasty Vapor carries plain PG and VG.

 

[pixiedust]

I ordered a couple of bottles of flavorings from Capella's and ordered 2 4 ounce bottles of PG for $2.95 each. The nice thing was that shipping for the PG and two bottles of flavoring was around $3.00

 

[phoenixfire]

SOOOOO Why is PG being restricted? I guess I should go to screw-mart and check and see if they have it. The only thing I am worried about is if it is food grade. I don't want to buy anything less than that.

Any ideas?

A friend of mine who is a long time farmer, and someone who recherches just about every thing for the fun of it said that the main difference between food grade and the stuff you get at the feed store is the cost of insurance. a lot of the time the feed store product is over runs of food grade stuff.

 

[pm2006]

My husband (the country boy) said that it is the way they clean the tanks etc. They aren't held to the same standards for 'animal grade' as they are when it is for human consumption.

 

[Beelzzeebob]

Wench.

Love the name and the avatar.

 

[renstyle]

Friday 4/1 I stopped into my local Walgreens, headed back to the pharmacy and asked the counter lady for a bottle of PG. She had to look around a bit, but found the one bottle they had instock that had not been opened for other purposes...

It was a 473ml PINT of PG, USP. With tax the total was $11.01. Not the best price in the world, but it was hassle free. 473ml should last a while, both for DIY and cleaning attys between flavors.

Only restriction was that I had to pay for it at the pharmacy counter, rather than take it to the front.

 

[CarrieM]

Check out the smoke shops in the area PG is used for maintaining humidity levels in humidors

 

[IOU]

You need to make sure it is USP grade PG, or VG. I buy VG from Wallmart and CVS, it's on the shelf in the cosmetics section. It costs about $6 for 6 oz. that equates to approximately $1 per 30ml. not too bad for DIY's.

 

[redheadone]

I have been reading all of these threads and getting a good laugh. I just do the easy thing and go over to My Freedom Smokes and order the pg and vg He has got really good prices on both and the shipping is really fast

 

[LeAnn]

VG is easy to find. PG in your original is not so easy.

Madvapes has PG that's where I got mine. Vg is online too if you don't want to hunt for it in stores. I went to Walmart and they told me that their VG was not for human consumption, I didn't buy it!

 

[classwife]

LeAnn...(Humco brand at Walmart is the right stuff)...

 

[pm2006]

Pg and ecigs get a bad enough rap. I really don't think I want to put 'for animal use only' pg in my diy. I will stick with the ones with the labels that markarich discussed earlier.

Thank you btw for all your expertise in this and the links. I found them very informative. I hope that all who post here bother to read the last page for all the links you posted.

 

[Lab]

you can also get it in cake making supplies.. it is used to give a shine to frosting..