VG vs PG

[the_antisheep]

Is it just me, or does PG liquid produce little to no vapor? I ordered several PG liquids from both CigNot and V4L and was sorely unimpressed with vapor production (but the banana cream pie from V4L has a pretty nice flavor to it). The VG that I got from CigNot (Caramel) produced a good deal of vapor... Is this normal?

 

[keyzygirl]

Yes,I prefer a 70%pg,30%vg mix.Then you get flavor,TH,and vapor.

 

[DC2]

Taken from the thread linked in my signature below...


PG versus VG juices
PG is propylene glycol and VG is vegetable glycerin.
Either of these ingredients can be purchased relatively cheaply and easily by themselves.
They can be used for making your own liquid if desired. or for cutting juice you have purchased.

As far as differences go, this is what I have gathered from reading things here and there.

1) VG is thicker (more viscous)
2) VG vaporizes at a lower temperature
3) VG produces better vapor
4) VG is somewhat sweeter

Because of the above...

1) VG does not wick quite as well
2) VG may gunk up your atomizer more quickly
3) VG produces a somewhat cooler vapor which may reduce throat hit

 

[the_antisheep]

Excellent information. I think that I prefer the VG quite a bit more, but perhaps is not the best way to go if you are going for incognito. I did find that the pina colada PG from V4L was not 1/2 bad, so I might be giving that a go for when I am in places I am not supposed to "smoke."

 

[thephoenix]

i also prefer 70%VG 30%PG...DEKANG seems to be the best I've found...

if you go with 24MG on this mix you'll get a nice throat hit as well...anything lower just feels like hookah to me...

70/30 gives maximum vapor and won't burn out your atomizers quickly like 100% VG will...

i also like the sweet aftertaste of VG...so there you have it...

 

[son et lumiere]

I like PG better. Nothing like a nice throat hit.

 

[irwink]

Right now I prefer 100% vg juices to any that contain pg. The mostly pg juices that I have tried from TV leave me with a subtle chemical taste and less vapor. For me vapor production seems to be an overiding factor. After that I really don't like the chemical aftertaste I seem to be getting either. The throat hit thing for me is meaningless.

 

[rhsmitty]

Being a new vapor(er?), TH is important to me. Massive amounts of vapor without FEELING it doesn't seem that important. Is just for looks ? I like the feel of taking in smoke ... I Mean vapor