Thinking about DYI - Need info

[Bob92985]

So I've been toying with the idea of mixing my own juice for a bit now and I'm just doin some research on things I'd need to buy and I'm hung up on nicotine. Theres so many different mixes and stuff that I'm not sure what to buy.

So I figured Id throw out what my target result is: I drip and I'm looking to make juice that is at least 90% VG and is at 3mg nic. I understand that PG based flavors can change my ratio but right now I'm only concerned with what nicotine should I get to achieve this?

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

I treat my 100% (diluted) nicotine as safely as drain cleaner. Thats the safety issue. Other than that it's easy to use in calculators, and a little goes a long way. When I first started I asked the experts in the forum and they answered "go with the 100 proof"(diluted). I would suggest getting it in VG base because you are trying for a very high VG content. I have found the "math" I use with a 100% (diluted) nicotine is easy in my head, but I strongly suggest a juice calculator like one of these:

E JUICE CALCULATOR
eJuice Me Up - Best eJuice Calculator
DIY E-Liquid Calculator Ten Flavors Plus PG/VG Adjusting
New Calculator to try | E-Cigarette Forum (Android/beta stage)

Here are some links for diy supplies :
DIY SUPPLIERS
Bull City Vapor - Best Prices on DIY e-liquid Supplies (Capella, Flavour Art, Flavor West, Hangsen, Inawera, Flavor Apprentice)
Wizard Labs (Capella, LorAnn, Seedman, Flavor Apprentice, )
DIY E-Liquid, Electronic Cigarettes and Wholesale Nicotine & E-Cig Juice | EcigExpress (Flavour Art, Flavor West, LorAnn, Flavors Express, Natures Flavors,
Signature (TFA), Jungle Flavors, Hangsen, Tasty Puff, Inawera, Capella)
DIY E-Cig Supplies & E-Cigarette Liquid | Make Your Own E-Liquid | RTS Vapes (LorAnn, Capella, Hangsen, Flavour Art, Flavor Apprentice, FLavor Jungle,
Flavor West, Inawera, RTS blends)
Electronic Cigarettes | E-Liquids - MyFreedomSmokes (LorAnn, Flavour Art, Flavor Apprentice, MFS house blends)
http://www.diyflavorshack.com/ (House blends/brands)
Perfumers Apprentice - The Flavor Apprentice - World of Flavors (TPA/TFA)
Capella Flavor Drops - Over 75+ Water Soluble Concentrated Flavorings (Capella)
Flavor West (Flavor West)
DIY E-liquid Supplies - Home (Capella, Flavor West, LorAnn, Flavor Apprentice,House Blends)
Wholesale Nicotine, Bulk e-Liquid, PG, VG and Supplies Heartlandvapes Wholesale (Capellas, Flavor West, LorAnn, Flavor Apprentice, House Blends)
E-liquid Mart (Capellas, Flavour Art)
DIY E Liquid Flavoring - E Cig eGo, E juice, Mods, Cartomizers, Liquid Nicotine, DIY Flavorings (Vaping Zone VG flavor, Hangsen)
All Vaping Flavors (Flavorah)
[Concentrated Flavorings] - Nude Nicotine
Flavor Extracts - DIY e-Liquid Supplies (Madvapes)
DIY Flavors (Ellas, Flavor West, NF Organic, Flavor Apprentice, Capellas)
Product Categories Tasty Puff Flavor Drops | Tastypuff (Tasty Puff)
Vapers Tek (Molin Berry, Inwaera, German Flavors)

PG/VG
Essential Depot: Sodium Hydroxide, Lye, Potassium Hydroxide, Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Essential Oil, Fragrance Oil, Vegetable Oils, Food Grade
DudaDiesel - Biodiesel, Chemical & Solar Supplies, Alternative Energy Store
Glycerin | Bulk Apothecary

Good luck in your journey.

 

[suburbiansam]

Hey Bob,
Congrats on making the transition to DIY. As Sir2 posted a lot of the community resources above, I will make my post brief. To achieve those kinds of results, you will likely need to use VG based nic liquid, and potentially even VG based flavorings. There are stickied posts in DIY about who makes those kinds of flavors. When in doubt, just take pencil to paper and do the math! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. Good luck

 

[dc99]

I do VG based 100mg nic and only use VG. The flavoring is the only PG. I do however thin my VG with distilled water to make it more manageable. I don't thin the nic though. As long as your flavorings are 10% or less your 90% is feasible. I haven't tried the VG flavorings

 

[suburbiansam]

Thats how I do mine as well, but i go 80/20 vg/pg. Do you have any issues with flavors being to weak at 10% with 90% vg?

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Flavor Art is high concentration flavorings. I've seen recipes as little as 5% flavoring, so if they are pg and your nic is in vg you're still above the 90% vg goal.

hic : cerealkillaclone (FA) <---recipes

 

[suburbiansam]

No doubt they are. Sorry for the confusion. I started out with TPA, and have just recently branched out to FW FA and Cappella