Question about diluting the juice for my ecig

[bamboozled]

Hi, I am a newbie to ecigs. I started with a Smoke 51 ecig initially. It helped me stay of analogs for a couple weeks, but it quickly lived up to its negative reviews that I have read about it so I decided to get a better ecig. I received my Joye eGo yesterday. It works great except I think the smoke juice that I bought has too high of a nic level and also the flavors are way to strong

Is there a way that I can dilute the juice to make it less potent... add purified water maybe???.

Today I feel stomach aches but it goes away but then comes back when I smoke one of my new flavors. I feel the upset stomach is from the potent flavors that I purchased and not nicotine OD. When I smoke a 24mg strawberry that I used for my smoke 51 ecig I don't get any of these symptoms and the flavor is rather weak.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[NicLiq]

You could get some USP glycerin at a drugstore for a quick fix.

 

[bamboozled]

Cool thanks NicLiq. I found a couple other post stating the same thing.

Should I just experiment with the ratio until I find a level I like or can you recommend a ratio for me to start with?

 

[440BB]

If your Smoke 51 liquid is weak enough you may be able to mix the two to weaken the batch a bit. Distilled water isn't ideal but you could try adding 5-10%. The best way is to get some weaker juice to mix it down.

If you live near a CVS you can go online and look up Glycerin on their website, call them and they'll order it and have it in within a day. Glycerin is the VG in the juice and would definitely help you dilute juices. It's cheap - $4.99 for 120ml. You'll probably have to water down vg 10-15% so it flows before you mix it up.

Stick to small sample batches till it works. If it still bothers you, it's just not good juice for you. You can sell it here on ECF or trade it! Good luck!

 

[Shane709]

are the drugstores going to stare at me like they do when i ask for syringes, lol

 

[NicLiq]

What kind of juice do you have now? What mg is it and what percentage of PG or VG?

If you use this calculator: e-Juice Calculator | ecigexpress

You can figure out how much VG (USP glycerin at the drug store or Walmart, most likely made by HUMCO) to add to bring the mg and flavor content down.

You could also add some distilled water, but it might get too thin, I wouldn't recommend it unless the juice you have now is more than 50% VG.

You can go to a farm supply store and look for PG, but you'd want it to be USP, and they might only have gallons.

I know what you are describing, that happened to me when I first started vaping and I was sick, it's awful.

 

[NicLiq]

are the drugstores going to stare at me like they do when i ask for syringes, lol

No - it's on the shelf

 

[iceberg]

Look online for an e-juice calculator

 

[renstyle]

I second the VG option, and add the other two standbys: Propylene Glycol USP and PGA (high proof vodka or everclear if you can get it).

All of these items are DIRT CHEAP. I get my VG from Hobby Lobby, $1.98 for 60mL, in the cake decorating section (along with a few choice Lorann flavors too).

The PG I picked up from Walgreens, got 16oz (473mL) for $11.00, and I've been told that's not even the cheapest available.

I have some PGA (everclear), picked up from the local supermarket. In Iowa a fifth (750mL) averages $17.00 after they tack on all of the taxes. I've heard in other states (if you can legally obtain it) EC can be had for as little as $6.00/fifth.

VG will diminish the flavor more than PG and both more than PGA.

Another option, if you really like the flavor of the smoke juice you have picked up, is pick up another bottle with zero nic. That way you can meter out the nic to whatever concentration you desire, and will not have to sacrifice flavor to get it done.

 

[ethnobot]

Some DIYers use flavour-free eliquid. There are several types of different bases available including 0% nicotine options. Do a search online. If they're within your budget then they could be perfect for diluting down your juices

 

[NicLiq]

You will need to measure and you can use a child's medicine syringe or a child's medicine measuring cup, or even a cup that might be on a bottle of medicine you have in your cupboard - anything that shows milliliters.

I would think that going from 24 mg to a dilution with VG to 18 mg would probably be best so you don't lose too much flavor. If you have 18 mg, go to 12 mg. The calculator will help. In a pinch, you could "eye-ball" it - such as 3/4th of your juice to 1/4th VG (and then shake well).

 

[bamboozled]

What kind of juice do you have now? What mg is it and what percentage of PG or VG?

If you use this calculator: e-Juice Calculator | ecigexpress

You can figure out how much VG (USP glycerin at the drug store or Walmart, most likely made by HUMCO) to add to bring the mg and flavor content down.

You could also add some distilled water, but it might get too thin, I wouldn't recommend it unless the juice you have now is more than 50% VG.

You can go to a farm supply store and look for PG, but you'd want it to be USP, and they might only have gallons.

I know what you are describing, that happened to me when I first started vaping and I was sick, it's awful.

I bought tonic USA 2.4% nillanova and 2.4% coffee flavor. It does not say if it is PV or VG on the bottle or website. I will use the calc and buy some VG today and start trying to get a good dose. thanks for the advicee

 

[NicLiq]

I bought tonic USA 2.4% nillanova and 2.4% coffee flavor. It does not say if it is PV or VG on the bottle or website. I will use the calc and buy some VG today and start trying to get a good dose. thanks for the advicee

It's probably 100% PG, so adding VG would work great. Good luck! (2.4% is 24 mg, but you probably knew that - that's what you would say your base is in the calculator)

 

[bamboozled]

The VG worked great, I purchased 100% pure food grade VG from central market a whole foods type store. Plenty of vapor and the taste is actually very good now that its not so overwhelming. Found a good ratio to use so now I have to get some dropper bottles and start mixing in larger quantities.

Thanks everyone for the great advice.