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In order not to prolong you, in short, the e-liquid consists of a mixture of several main substances, which we will mention below with a simple explanation for each substance, and by the way, most flavoring manufacturers mention these substances with their percentages on the packages:
1) Vegetable glycerin (VG)
Glycerin is a natural substance that can be extracted from most types of vegetable fats. The glycerine used in the e-liquid comes from vegetable oils, which is why it is called VG, and it is responsible for increasing the amount and density of smoke or steam emitted from the vape, up to 80% of the mixture composition of the e-liquid
What is vegetable glycerin (VG)?
Vegetable glycerin (VG) or glycerine is a clear, thick liquid that is usually derived from soybeans or palm trees. It can also be made from animal fats, although it is less common.
Many people confuse this with vegetable oil because of its thick, drinkable texture, but VG is not the same as vegetable oil. Glycerin is soluble in water while vegetable oil is insoluble.
VG has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a chemical that is "generally recognized as safe" for human ingestion. However, the health effects of inhaling glycerol or VG are unknown.
What is the use of VG?
Glycerin is used in the food industry as a sweetener because it leaves a slightly sweet aftertaste. It is also used as a food additive to retain moisture, and to help foods thicken and homogenize various ingredients.
In the pharmaceutical industry, glycerol is used in skin cream to retain moisture as well as increase the solubility of other ingredients to make them more absorbable by the skin.
VG is a household ingredient found in personal care products: makeup, shampoo, deodorant, soap, skin and hand cream, toothpaste, and eye drops.
VG is also found in food products such as baked goods, cheese, yogurt, softgel capsules, and other processed foods.
HOW DOES VG AFFECT YOUR VAPING EXPERIENCE?
VG affects the amount of vapor produced due to the viscosity of the liquid. The higher the VG, the thicker the clouds. Cloud tracking vapers will use a high VG in their sub vapes to get big, awesome clouds.
The VG is also known for its smoother and softer throat strike.
Due to the thickness of the VG, it will make it more difficult for your vape coil to damage which can cause dry strokes. Thus, a higher VG will take longer for the cotton in your vape coil to saturate.
It is also important to note that VG will make the tank more difficult to clean compared to PG due to its sticky consistency.
2) Propylene glycol (PG)
What is propylene glycol?
Propylene glycol is a colorless, odorless liquid derived from petroleum with a mild sweet taste. PG has a syrupy texture but is smoother compared to vegetable glycerine.
Propylene glycol is often confused with a toxic chemical found in antifreeze called ethylene glycol. Due to the high toxicity of ethylene glycol, many manufacturers now use an alternative called propylene glycol. PG is a chemical used in products for people and pets while ethylene glycol requires proper handling.
Propylene glycol is a chemical approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human ingestion, and it is not considered carcinogenic. For inhaling PG, the long-term health effects are not yet known.
What is PG used for?
PG is commonly used as a food additive due to its ability to retain moisture, making ingredients thicker, as well as to bind different ingredients together.
Foods that use PG as an additive: salad dressing, ice cream, soft drinks, packaged frosting, packaged cake mix, commercial food coloring.
Cosmetics that use PG: shampoos, lotions, mouthwashes, ointments, toothpaste, and deodorant.
HOW PG AFFECTS YOUR VAPING EXPERIENCE?
PG is used as a carrier in e-juices to carry flavour. Thus, the higher the PG, the sharper flavor you will get compared to VG.
An increase in PG is also associated with a stronger throat hit that is similar to inhaling tobacco smoke.
PG is thinner in consistency compared to VG and much easier to clean your vape. If you vape with a high PG percentage, you may also experience leaking issues depending on the vaping device you are using.
Some people are sensitive to PG, and if you have allergy symptoms such as a sore throat or skin irritation, it may be best to choose an e-juice with a higher percentage of VG.
PG vs. VG chart
3) Flavors
What are flavor concentrates?
The flavor concentrates in e-juices use a combination of natural and artificial flavors to replicate the taste of a food or drink.
E-juice manufacturers use "food grade" or "GRAS" flavored concentrates approved by FEMA (Flavour Extract Manufacturers Association). Although flavor concentrates are food grade, the effects of inhaling these concentrates are not fully understood.
Why use flavor concentrates?
Flavor concentrates are found in baked goods, soda, candy, and any processed foods that have some type of artificial flavor.
When vape juice flavors are created, a simple flavor like strawberry can take a mixture of different flavor concentrates to replicate the feeling of eating strawberries. Mixology is both a science and an art.
How do flavor concentrates affect your vaping experience?
Flavor concentrates make up no more than 10% of the total e-juice content.
E-juices do not use oily flavorings.
Flavorings are part of the diketone family as diacetyl, acetoin, and acetylpropionyl are ingredients that are known to be dangerous if inhaled. Diacetyl has become a health hazard in the media when microwave popcorn factory workers start to develop a rare lung disease called popcorn lung or bronchiolitis obliterans.
The amount of diacetyl contained in cigarettes is 10-100 times more than in any existing e-juice.
4) Nicotine
What is nicotine?
Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants such as tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, and tobacco.
Nicotine is highly addictive and one of the main reasons why it is so difficult to quit smoking.
Nicotine is a stimulant but it also relaxes a person as well.
Many people wrongly assume that nicotine is the carcinogen in cigarettes, but tar and other additives in cigarettes have carcinogenic properties when inhaled. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, but there are no scientific studies to support that nicotine causes cancer.
Why is nicotine used?
To help smokers quit smoking, nicotine is used in nicotine gum, nicotine inhalers, nicotine patches, and e-liquid.
Quitting cold turkey cigarettes is difficult due to nicotine cravings.
Nicotine is used in e-juices and other nicotine replacement therapies to help people quit cigarettes. Many people smoke e-cigarettes to get the sensation of smoking as well as get nicotine in a less harmful way.
Since the nicotine in vape juice is used as a quit aid, 0 nic vape juice is also available. It can be used as a final step to lower your nicotine intake for good.
How does nicotine affect the vaping experience?
Vaping nicotine can come in different levels like 0mg, 3mg, 6mg and 12mg.
Not all vape juices contain nicotine as you can order 0mg nicotine e-juices if you are going to quit nicotine but still maintain the smoking sensation.
The higher the nicotine levels, the harsher the throat. Nicotine has a peppery taste and can make the flavor harsher.
There are two types of nicotine: baseless nicotine and nicotine salts.
Freebase nicotine is also referred to as regular nicotine and is most commonly available in 0mg, 3mg, 6mg and 12mg.
Nicotine salts are relatively new and what makes them different from regular (free-base) nicotine is that e-cigarettes can vaping at higher strengths of nicotine without getting the harsh aftertaste like they do with base-free nicotine. It's the closest vaping experience that delivers nicotine the way a cigarette does.
Nicotine salts are also known as nicotine salts. Nic salts are most commonly found in nicotine strength levels of 25-50mg.
All e-juice bottles must be child proof to avoid children drinking nicotine overdoses that could be fatal.
If you would like to know how to choose the right nicotine strength