Ok, so I understand how it would be easy to get PG, G, flavorings, water, etc, but where are companies like JC getting nicotine from?
Where does the nicotine come from?
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This is what I've been wanting to know, too! I've been cutting my juice in half with glycerin and adding flavors, but could save tons making all of my own stuff.
I know in high school biology class we had concentrated nicotine that we applied to the gills of fish to observe to effects of a stimulant on blood vessels so I've always assumed that one could purchase nicotine from a chemical supply company.
A little searching turned up a company in China that will sell it to you in a 25kg or 50kg barrel at 10% to 99% concentrations. It didn't specify, but my guess is that you need some sort of chemical handling license to import it into this country.
The stuff is fairly dangerous in its pure form, I don't think it sounds like a very good idea to try to make your own juice from scratch. Pure nicotine is 1000mg/ml so it would be fairly easy to get a lethal dose through skin contact. Plus, how many of you have a pipette in micro liters? That's what it would take to measure the stuff accurately.
A little searching turned up a company in China that will sell it to you in a 25kg or 50kg barrel at 10% to 99% concentrations. It didn't specify, but my guess is that you need some sort of chemical handling license to import it into this country.
The stuff is fairly dangerous in its pure form, I don't think it sounds like a very good idea to try to make your own juice from scratch. Pure nicotine is 1000mg/ml so it would be fairly easy to get a lethal dose through skin contact. Plus, how many of you have a pipette in micro liters? That's what it would take to measure the stuff accurately.
You can't purchase and use it safely. You CAN extract it from tobacco though. Search the forums. I haven't tried and don't know how well it works.
I know it can be extracted from tobacco, but I believe JC's is manmade. Do you suppose they're getting their nic from China? Hmmm. That would be interesting. I think I'll ask them and see what they say, if anything.
Don't understand the "extreme danger" of making your own liquid.
Pure nicotine is about 1000mg/ml and is a liquid.So you have to dilute it
by a factor of 25 to make 40 mg juice. (1000/25 = 40)
For example, why not take 10ml of pure nicotine and dump it into 250
ml of PG or VG, then shake vigourously. It's all done 10 seconds after
you open the nicotine bottle. No danger anymore.
Wear rubber gloves ( and maybe a raincoat ?) and do it outside in fresh air.
What's the extreme danger here ?
Am I missing something ?
Pure nicotine is about 1000mg/ml and is a liquid.So you have to dilute it
by a factor of 25 to make 40 mg juice. (1000/25 = 40)
For example, why not take 10ml of pure nicotine and dump it into 250
ml of PG or VG, then shake vigourously. It's all done 10 seconds after
you open the nicotine bottle. No danger anymore.
Wear rubber gloves ( and maybe a raincoat ?) and do it outside in fresh air.
What's the extreme danger here ?
Am I missing something ?
I need to figure out how to extract nic from potatoes, there's load of potatoes in Ireland 
So sad but true.
I made a comment that someone else had asked a vendor about whether their juice was from China. I thought it was JC but it wasn't. Anyway the person got banned from their forum for just asking. All is ok now though - reinstated.
There are two processes that I am aware of for extracting nicotine from tobacco plants.
"Liquid extraction", and "steam distillation".
You can google those terms I'm sure to learn more.
Regards
"Liquid extraction", and "steam distillation".
You can google those terms I'm sure to learn more.
Regards
I'd like to try steam extraction with a juicer. Probably have to do it out in the shed though.
Victorio Stainless Steel Steam Juicer
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