The Vape / Vapers Lounge
07-08-2017, 04:48 PM
At its most basic formula, Ejuice is compromised of either one of two basic elements Propylene Glycol "PG" and Vegetable Glycerine "VG", or most commonly both elements PG and VG together. In all formulas you will find the ratio of PG to VG, most common ratios are 70/30, 50/50, or 30/70.
These two elements are the "diluents", but technically you could just vape PG, VG, or both.
PG is an organic chemical compound widely used in food, tobacco, and personal care products. PG doesn’t alter the flavor of the flavor concentrates and also delivers a stronger throat hit (than VG.) It is also a good conduit of flavor.
VG is slightly sweeter and viscous than PG. VG can slightly alter the way a flavor tastes, but that can be good or bad depending on your individual taste. I personally find it sweetens flavours.
The other most common elements are Nicotine and flavorings. These two are highly concentrated; and, thus, diluted in PG or VG. For someone like me, who took the habit of vaping to quit a cigarette smoking habit of over 20 years, nicotine is a must in the formula of the ejuice I make.
In regards to flavours, there are hundreds of them ... almost anything you can imagine. You can easily find the website of the manufacturers doing a simple online search (Flavor Art, Capella, Loreann Naturals, and many more.)
There are many online stores that sell the ingredients to make ejuice. Just make sure you buy from a reputable business that sell high quality ingredients. I personally use Wizardlabs because they are located one shipping day away from me.
I have made many different combinations of PG/VG/Nicotine/flavours and now I am vaping a clone of "NAKED 100 - VERY COOL - 60ML" which retails at $20.00 for a 60ml bottle.
The flavors in this formula are: 10% menthol concentrate, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry and sucralose. After playing with the ratios I really like it as follows:
100mg Nicotine Solution 3.00%
Propylene Glycol 10.00%
Vegetable Glycerin 74.65%
10% Menthol 1.80%
Blackberry (CAP) 3.25%
Blueberry (CAP) 4.00%
Raspberry (CAP) 3.00%
Sucralose 0.30%
I make the mix in 110ml bottles. the cost of each 110ml mix is approx $4.72, or $2.57 for 60ml, $0.43 for 10ml.
the following is the cost of the ingredients:
100mg Nicotine Solution - 120ml $15.99
Propylene Glycol USP - 250ml $5.49
Vegetable Glycerin USP - 500ml$9.49
10% Menthol10PG-8ML $1.49
Blackberry (CAP) 30ML $5.45
Blueberry (CAP)30ML $5.45
Raspberry (CAP) 30ML $5.45
Sucralose 8ML $1.49
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