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Once you buy your ingredients, the resulting juice you make will be at least a tenth of the cost. Go easy and practice with simple single or a couple of flavors until you get the hang of it. Here's exactly how I started:
The first diy purchase can be a little pricey, I think I spent like $75 my first order but after that it’s been $15-20 every few months for flavors. Nicotine is probably your most expensive ingredient.
Opinions? Sounds like you heard some terrible ones. There is no question about it. DIY is an order of magnitude less expensive than buying pre-mixed.
1L 100mg/mL = CA$130
See my article on Wonder Flavours.
Wonder Flavors Single Ingredient Mixing
100mL of DIY juice costs less than $3, and that's Canadian.
But watch out because the tax collectors got wise. Stock up now. Buy several liters, glass bottles, and a standalone freezer to store them. That same 1L bottle could cost $5000 next year.
1L 100mg/mL = CA$130
See my article on Wonder Flavours.
Wonder Flavors Single Ingredient Mixing
100mL of DIY juice costs less than $3, and that's Canadian.
But watch out because the tax collectors got wise. Stock up now. Buy several liters, glass bottles, and a standalone freezer to store them. That same 1L bottle could cost $5000 next year.
Myself and I suspect most new DIY mixers buy flavors that remind us of a particular taste. Beware, those flavors are rarely standalone flavors and generally shine in particular mixes. Suggest buying 2-3 or so premixed one shot flavors just to get your feet wet and get to know the taste mix groups(mine, Tobac and Bakery) your interested in. Once you know where you want to go, then start collecting DIY recipes and only then buy enough flavors for those recipes only. Might like to check out one shots:
DIY E-juice Information | Tasty Puff
http://www.ecigexpress.com/shop/diy-e-liquid/one-shot-concentrates/diyordie-concentrates.html
https://www.liquidbarn.com/search?q=one+shot+
One Shot Concentrates
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Whatever you plan to buy, suggest you Google a review of that mix or flavor first.
Oh yes, suggest reading everything you can on DIY, it helps.
Get your nicotine, PG and VG here: River Supply Co. - Liquid Nicotine - Vegetable Glycerin - Flavors
Get flavors from the above link OR from here: Bull City Flavors - Best Prices on Flavoring
I buy my PG and VG in 1 gal jugs and I only vape 3mg/ml so my 100mg nic bases goes a long way, but I think it costs me around $0.30 (30 cents) per month to vape. Maybe less. I can promise you will never find pre-made that cheap.
Get flavors from the above link OR from here: Bull City Flavors - Best Prices on Flavoring
I buy my PG and VG in 1 gal jugs and I only vape 3mg/ml so my 100mg nic bases goes a long way, but I think it costs me around $0.30 (30 cents) per month to vape. Maybe less. I can promise you will never find pre-made that cheap.
Success depends largely on the recipes you use that you can find on this forum or online DIY recipe websites.
When I began DIY, only about 30% of my juices were reasonably good. I believe 100% of that questionable success rate was due to choosing the recipes that I chose. Trial and error and inexperience.
You'll need to decide whether to mix your components by weight (you'll need a scale) or volume. Being from the medical field, I chose mixing by volume (ml or cc).
I bought my nicotine from Wizzard Labs. Pg, Vg, flavorings, and mixing equipment (syringes, beakers, bottles) from Bull City Flavors (Bull City doesn't sell nicotine.)
When I began DIY, only about 30% of my juices were reasonably good. I believe 100% of that questionable success rate was due to choosing the recipes that I chose. Trial and error and inexperience.
You'll need to decide whether to mix your components by weight (you'll need a scale) or volume. Being from the medical field, I chose mixing by volume (ml or cc).
I bought my nicotine from Wizzard Labs. Pg, Vg, flavorings, and mixing equipment (syringes, beakers, bottles) from Bull City Flavors (Bull City doesn't sell nicotine.)
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Hi and welcome,Is it cheaper to DIY or buy ejuice? I've heard different opinions. I've only ever bought ejuice but I'm looking to start making my own. Also, any advice for DIY beginners would help me out a lot.Thanks
Your savings depends on your location.
In the EU/UK, DIY is seriously hobbled by the restrictions of the TPD2.
Max bottle size is 10ml and max mg/ml is 20mg/ml for products that contain nicotine. An average good price for 1000ml of 20mg/ml base (in 100 X 10ml bottles) is approx 100 £/€.
Where are you located?
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What strength nicotine do you vape(mg/ml)? What VG/PG ratio? I'm low budget and can help you get started for very little money.
By the way, Someone posted that Bull City Flavors has Real Flavors brand on sale 40% off. You don't need anything fancy, and always start off making very small test batches.
By the way, Someone posted that Bull City Flavors has Real Flavors brand on sale 40% off. You don't need anything fancy, and always start off making very small test batches.
I read a rumor that Real Flavors is going out of business, so might be a closeout sale.
For about $200 USD, I can get a litter of Nicotine, 3 gallons VG, 1 gallon PG and about 6 each 4 Oz bottles of flavors.
That equals about 500 each (minus mistakes and flavor differences, from 561) 30 ml bottles, which can cost $10 USD or more if you buy at a store online or offline (low price), for a low end total of $5000 USD.
Bottles, syringes and other needed items aren't even worth the calculation costs to add in...
That equals about 500 each (minus mistakes and flavor differences, from 561) 30 ml bottles, which can cost $10 USD or more if you buy at a store online or offline (low price), for a low end total of $5000 USD.
Bottles, syringes and other needed items aren't even worth the calculation costs to add in...
I posted a thread about this... it's true (sort of) but I think another company is continuing it with a different name:
Please tell me it's just a rumor...
I love their "french toast" (needs cinnamon though)
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