Recommended Low Nicotine eCig Liquids?

[Liam McArthur]

Does anybody have any recommendations for low-nicotine ecig liquids? I've been vaping some 0.3mg liquid that my friends friends friend makes himself but I'm always a bit weary about the dangers of using home-made stuff.

 

[Susan~S]

Many of us DIY our own e-liquids/juice. Nothing dangerous about it.

I highly recommend you visit your local vape shop and taste test their juice. Most have "flavor bars" where the juice they sell is loaded up in clearomizers.

All shops as well as online sites carry juice in many different levels of nicotine. 0/3/6/12 and maybe 18 are common.

 

[Liam McArthur]

Bought some 6mg and 0mg liquids to test with today. 6mg was quite harsh on my throat still but the home made 3mg my friends friend made is perfect. Definitely going to look into making my own.

How do you flavour them after mixing the PG/VG? Literally use food flavourings?

 

[Susan~S]

Bought some 6mg and 0mg liquids to test with today. 6mg was quite harsh on my throat still but the home made 3mg my friends friend made is perfect.

If you have the same flavor in both 0mc & 6mg try adding equal amounts of each to get 3mg. If that still tastes harsh could be the flavors you bought are higher PG or the nicotine base used by the vendor is harsher than your friend uses. Cheap nicotine base sometimes has a "peppery" taste. Or it could be the juice flavor you bought. Some flavors give more throat hit than others (i.e. menthol or cinnamon to name two).

How do you flavour them after mixing the PG/VG? Literally use food flavourings?

No, food flavorings that you find in grocery stores are not concentrated enough and may contain oil and other things that are not safe to inhale.

For all things DIY head on over to the DIY ELiquid Forum. There's a bit more to DIY than adding flavoring and steeping. There are many additives and flavor combinations that will enhance a mix. Things like creams, custards, caramels, marshmallow and graham cracker are very common components in a lot of recipes. These are good to have on hand, especially when you start to get confident and want more complexity in your flavors.

A little research goes a long way in perfecting a mix. Below is the information I often give to members new to DIY.

• Dannyv45's blogs will give insight into all aspects of DYI, from steeping to what supplies to have on hand to a basic walk through mixing your first E-juice. => dannyv45 - Blogs
• Hoosier's blogs concentrate on fine tuning your mix and give insight on additives. =>Hoosier - Blogs
• For a juice mixing calculator consider using eJuiceMeUp and video tutorial on using it.
• If you are interested in mixing by weight (vs volume) here are a couple of great videos
  1. How to Use an eJuice Calculator and Mix with a Scale
  2. Mixing by Weight (a DIY Tutorial)

Here are some threads you may like to read through for different flavoring companies. Many of the posts include recipes and comments about a specific flavor.

• Flavor Arts (FA) - Flavour Art Thread => When you reach the end you can continue reading about FA by googling "FlavorArt Club" => Also see HIC's "My notes on FA Flavorings"
  
• The Flavor Apprentice (TFA) - The Flavor Apprentice Flavoring Thread => Also see Bill's Magic Vapor's Blog & TFA Flavor % Recommendations
• Inawera (IW) - Inawera Thread
• Capella (CAP) - DIY Capella's Recipe Thread v2.0 & List of Capella Flavor %'s & Reddit Reformatted Capella Recipe List from Sidebar
• Hangsen (HS) - The Hangsen Thread
• Flavor West (FW) - Flavor West Thread

DIY Recipe Sites & Misc Links

• E-Liquid Recipes <= Feel free to post your recipes here for all members to enjoy and comment on.
• TPA/TFA Recipes only! <= ECF Thread
• FlavourArt.uk Recipes
  
• Le DIY Pour Les Nuls - Great French site (in English)
• Reddit Recipes - Read the Sidebar for different flavoring companies (and recipes)
  
• EcigExpress Archive Cookbook
• EcigVape
• UK E-Liquid Recipes
• kritikalmass - E-Liquid Recipes
• One Stop DIY Shop - Recipes