I drink iced tea all day with equal. I think the equal sweetens my e-liquid indirectly. I definitely think the iced tea is a good pallette cleanser. Although I'd watch with the hot tea...you'll wreck it if you burn your tongue....
What makes good palate cleansers?
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The iced tea that's lightly sweetened with some lemon seems to be working pretty good. I'm thinking the lemon, b/c it's a citrus, helps. I've gotten some really great advice on this thread. Thanks everyone! HUGS
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Actually, I was talking about a way to clear your entire palate/smell/throat for a new flavor. I did get sidetracked to the atty cleaning and having other e-juice residue can alter the flavor (sometimes subtly and sometimes radically).
For me, the Mentholyptus clears everything back to a neutral place where the next e-juice is a fresh experience. Perhaps you can find a flavor that does that for you. I imagine it might be different for everyone.
I also have some weak, plain coffee I sip throughout the day as I vape (along with glasses of plain water every now and then to keep hydrated).
I'm very interested in hearing what ends up working for you.
Mentholyptus as in an ejuice flavor or maybe a Halls cough drop? I do like that flavor. Cleans out the sinuses really well.
I love coffee but if I drink too much of it, it bothers my stomach. I do drink a lot of water throughout the day, maybe a can or 2 of Mt Dew and lots of iced tea. I just recently discovered that if I squeeze a lemon wedge into the tea, it makes for a nice taste bud restorer.
Pickled ginger...
Works amazingly, I keep some on hand due to I eat sushi also lol
Works amazingly, I keep some on hand due to I eat sushi also lol
Coffee. Black. And I have a little 2 oz snap-lid container with coffee beans in it. Sniff 'em and your olfactory gets a complete reboot. Perfume shops have coffee beans sitting on the counter to reset your sniffer so you can smell the different fragrances. There is something about the oils that completely wipe out all the scents that are stored in the receptors, but it is easily replaced with other scents.
Since taste is estimated to be 80%-90% smell, it made sense to me, and has worked well. Don't use ground coffee though, the particles of the grounds can get into your nose and the smell won't go away. I've also been more diligent about using my tongue scraper when brushing my teeth because the plaque and mucus build-up on your tongue holds flavors like crazy. Keeping that off your tongue really helps.
Since taste is estimated to be 80%-90% smell, it made sense to me, and has worked well. Don't use ground coffee though, the particles of the grounds can get into your nose and the smell won't go away. I've also been more diligent about using my tongue scraper when brushing my teeth because the plaque and mucus build-up on your tongue holds flavors like crazy. Keeping that off your tongue really helps.
Pickled Ginger. Every good Sushi restaurant serves it between different kinds of Sushi - it helps to clean your mouth and enhance the flavors of the different Sushi. You can buy it in small jars or make your own. Here is the link to a good recipe:
Pickled ginger recipe - gari recipe - sushi recipe
and a link to where you can buy it cheaply:
Pickled Vegetable - Orchids - Orchids Sushi Ginger 8 Oz | AsianFoodGrocer.com
It really works, and is very pleasant to eat.
Pickled ginger recipe - gari recipe - sushi recipe
and a link to where you can buy it cheaply:
Pickled Vegetable - Orchids - Orchids Sushi Ginger 8 Oz | AsianFoodGrocer.com
It really works, and is very pleasant to eat.
Thanks Banjo! I happen to love sushi and I love the pickled ginger, too. I will definitely go to the store and buy a jar of it. If I can't find any, then I'll make some.
second the crackers!!!, i use it before drinking wine...drinking beer, and today i realised its useful to vaping too. i usually just eat a few then im good to go, and i dig crackers anyways so its fun to wolf em down.
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I vape the Totally Wicked Decandent Vapor Mentholyptus juice. It is my all day, every day vape. I alternate it with many other PV's with different flavors in each. I do keep similar flavors in specific attys i.e. chocolates together, fruities together, tobaccos, menthols, cinnamons, coffees, etc.
I like the suggestion of the coffee beans to clear the smell and that still leaves the palette and throat uncleared. I've tried the cough drops but they leave too much residue to really get a clean vape of a new flavor.
I must disagree with some of the advice given here. Not flaming at all.
1. Coffee/tea are bad ideas. For one, both have strong aromas. Secondly, they tend to acidify the mouth and to "pucker" the taste buds.
2. Sorbet?? LOL You've got to be kidding me. The last time I asked for "sorbet" at the local grocery store in my little town, the clerk thought I was talking dirty.
3. Menthol-eucalyptus, while a good sinus opener has a strong aroma which lingers. That can't be good.
Here's what I have done in my short vaping experience:
* Gently brush the tongue with a dry toothbrush. The gag reflex becomes manageable with a bit of practice and with breathing through the nose. Swish the mouth with water.
* Most municipal water and all bottled waters are slightly alkaline (from added calcium). This helps normalize the pH in the mouth and provides for better tasting.
* Take a break from vaping long enough to allow the body to naturally cleanse the previous flavor from your mouth and sinuses. Fresh air works wonders.
Just my take. I love coffee and tea (Constant Comment...yum!) but I don't think they're great ways to prepare for vaping a new flavor.
1. Coffee/tea are bad ideas. For one, both have strong aromas. Secondly, they tend to acidify the mouth and to "pucker" the taste buds.
2. Sorbet?? LOL You've got to be kidding me. The last time I asked for "sorbet" at the local grocery store in my little town, the clerk thought I was talking dirty.
3. Menthol-eucalyptus, while a good sinus opener has a strong aroma which lingers. That can't be good.
Here's what I have done in my short vaping experience:
* Gently brush the tongue with a dry toothbrush. The gag reflex becomes manageable with a bit of practice and with breathing through the nose. Swish the mouth with water.
* Most municipal water and all bottled waters are slightly alkaline (from added calcium). This helps normalize the pH in the mouth and provides for better tasting.
* Take a break from vaping long enough to allow the body to naturally cleanse the previous flavor from your mouth and sinuses. Fresh air works wonders.
Just my take. I love coffee and tea (Constant Comment...yum!) but I don't think they're great ways to prepare for vaping a new flavor.
I agree with what you advised does not work. As far as what works... JUST EAT CRACKERS. Plain or salted. It works...
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