Is vegetable glycerin vape bad for You?
While vegetable glycerin is safe for oral human consumption, there are not enough studies that can state with scientific backing that vaping with vegetable glycerin is unsafe. There are few things which have to be kept in mind about e-cigarette and e-liquid safety: Not enough studies
What liquid product can I substitute for vegetable glycerin?
Vegetable oil is another potential substitute for vegetable glycerin, for the same reason as corn syrup is sometimes used — it is one of the sources of vegetable glycerin. This is one of the better options for a substitute if vegetable glycerin is being used mainly to help maintain moisture.
What are the side effects of vegetable glycerin?
- Upset stomach .
- Stomach cramps.
- Gas.
- Diarrhea .
- Burning.
- Rectal irritation.
Can You vape pure vegetable glycerin?
Can you vape vegetable glycerin? The short answer is yes, you can ! There’s no reason why vaping 100% would be any worse from a health perspective than the combination of PG and VG that makes up the majority of e-liquids.
Are glycerin and glycerol the same thing?
The vegetable glycerin used in most e-liquids is made up of 99.5% glycerol. For this reason, vegetable glycerin and glycerol are often said to be identical. To be more precise, it is preferable to say that glycerol is the main molecule of glycerin.
Is glycerin always obtained from plant sources?
Glycerin is available in the form of vegetable glycerin, used in e-liquid compositions, but also from animal sources.
Can the vegetable glycerin contained in an e-liquid be organic?
Different organic standards apply according to the certification criteria. The cosmetic organic standard differs from the organic standard for food. As such, an organic product according to cosmetic specifications does not necessarily meet the organic criteria for food.
What are the physicochemical properties of glycerol?
Glycerol (1,2,3-propanetriol) is an alcohol with the molecular formula C3H8O3
How is glycerol manufactured?
Glycerol can be obtained using two main processes: fat saponification or plant oil trans-esterification.
What is glycerin used for?
Glycerin is widely used in many industrial and consumer products such as soap, detergents, medicinal products, cosmetics, foods, drinks, paints, resins, and paper.
Where can glycerol be found naturally?
Glycerol is a substance found naturally in living beings (humans and animals). It is a precursor of glucose and glycogen. It is also involved in lipogenesis. Low concentrations (< 0.1 mmol/L) can be found in all cells (Robergs & Griffin, 1998)*
RyanA New Member
Do you know how to make food grade vegetable glycerin from coconut oil? Every place I look mentions lye. I cannot find out how to do it anywhere
RyanA New Member
Do you know how to make food grade vegetable glycerin from coconut oil? Every place I look mentions lye. I cannot find out how to do it anywhere
Robert Cromwell Moved On ECF Veteran
I got no clue how to make it, but you can buy certified USP grade for around $25/gal.
RyanA New Member
I like trying to do things from scratch. It never hurts to learn how to do something new.
Hoosier Vaping Master ECF Veteran
Research biodiesel production. The glop you dispose of is glycerin and associated hydrocarbons. Refine the hydrocarbons out and you'll have glycerin. Expense, time consuming, and takes a bunch more chemistry knowledge than my simplistic overview here, plus the equipment to do so.
JCinFLA Vaping Master Verified Member ECF Veteran
Bulk Apothecary online has VG by the gallon for $13.40 and PG for $18.52 per gallon. They also have it in smaller quantities. Shipping cost depends upon your distance from Ohio where they're located. If you use the code savings10 at Checkout, you'll save 10% off the cost of the items, not the shipping though.
What is vegetable glycerin?
The chemical formula of vegetable glycerin or propane-1,2,3-triol is HOH₂C–CHOH–CH₂OH.
The ingredients of vegetable glycerin
Originally, glycerin or glycerol was essentially an animal product. Today it is vegetable, derived from rapeseed, palm or sunflower oil.
How glycerin is made?
Glycerin is the result of a saponification reaction. A fatty substance - vegetable oil - is mixed with soda. The result is soap and glycerine. It is also produced by transesterification reaction, the usual technique for producing biodiesel (rapeseed).
Can I drink glycerin?
It is quite possible to ingest glycerin. Grandmother's remedy, it has long been used to fight constipation and is known to be an aid for dehydration. It is also found in many medications ranging from cough syrups to suppositories. In the food industry, it is an additive, a flavor enhancer texture agent that is found in ice creams, chocolate, pastries and various products. It is also used in toothpaste..
Can you heat up vegetable glycerin?
Used in electronic cigarette products, alone or in combination with propylene glycol, the glycerin is heated by the resistance to vaporize it. It is strongly discouraged to overheat an e liquid so as not to degrade its components. Indeed , volatile compounds such as aldehydes - formaldehyde, aldehyde, acroleine - are then likely to form and are potentially harmful to health. Note that the latest devices are designed to avoid what is called "dry hit", the resistance heating a wick insufficiently soaked in liquid which generates a taste of burnt and the formation of aldehydes..
Why is vegetable glycerin in vape juice?
Most of the e liquids available on the market are composed of a propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin mixture at equal parts. The combination of these two substances makes it possible to create a balanced electronic cigarette e liquid, near what we call the hit, the throat contraction when the vapor is inhaled, and a consistent cloud.
How much vegetable glycerin to use?
Most e-liquids are offered for sale at a 50% propylene glycol to 50% vegetable glycerin ratio. Some liquids are available in 70/30 or 30/70 PG VG. You are free to purchase these two ingredients to create your own e-liquid base and the ratio that suits you best, whether you want 90% or 80% glycerine to reduce the propylene glycol. Note that a high ratio of VG requires increased power to heat up..
What do You Need to Get Started?
You need to make sure you have the proper e-juice ingredients and tools for mixing. While the chemistry involved is basic and doesn’t involve blowing anything up, you still need to practice proper safety.
Ingredients to Make Vape DIY E-Juice
There are five ingredients to make e-liquid namely vegetable glycerin (VG), propylene glycol (PG), e-juice flavor extract, diluted nicotine, and distilled water or vodka, though you may or may not use nicotine and vodka. At a bare minimum, e-juice can be made with just a PG/VG base and flavoring.
How to Make DIY Vape Juice Kit in 5 Easy Steps
Step 1. Prepare Nicotine Here you’ll need some math skills to figure out the volume of nicotine required for the e-liquid to achieve the desired percentage. Since you’ll have diluted nicotine, use its strength in milligrams and the overall volume of the e-juice to calculate the required amount of nicotine.
Tips on Making a Great Tasting DIY Vape Juice
If you were to walk away with just one tip from this entire article, let it be this: take notes of every single measurement and every step you take in making an e-juice. Many users have expressed how they’ve once made the perfect mix but can never replicate it because they never took note of the ratios and amounts.
Frequently asked questions
30 ml of flavor concentrate can be used to flavor 150 ml of a base liquid.
Closing Thoughts about How to Make DIY Vape Juice
But let’s be realistic. Learning how to make DIY vape juice can be time-consuming but fun. It requires a lot of testing before you create the perfect mix.
