How do I cut 24mg down to 12mg?

[Monkey Arms]

I have 24mg juice from Vapor4life. I want to cut it down to 12, or even 8.

I've been feeling jittery, & I think 24mg is too high, but I have a ....-load of
juice I'm afraid to use.

Do I just go to Wal-Mart & buy a bottle of VG & cut this stuff?
I'm also using Cartomizers, do I need to thin out the mix?

Thanks

 

[MickiO]

Yeah, you get it there or at Wal-Greens. alot of us use this online e-juice calculator eJuice Recipe Calculator

Just enter in the nic strength you have, the nic level you want, then put the desired amount you want to make and type 0 in the flavoring amt. if you're not adding any flavoring, then hit ENTER. It'll calculate how many drops you need to use.

 

[Birdy]

I bought my VG at whole foods (in the body oil/massage section of all places). This is what I got : NOW Vegetable Glycerine . You need to make sure you buy USP food grade vegetable glycerine.

Starting with 24mg:
for 8mg - 1 part juice to 2 parts VG
for 12mg - half juice, half VG
for 16mg - 2 parts juice to 1 part VG

Cutting it is going to dilute the flavor- so if you have a lot of juice on hand already you could just buy 0mg juice in the same flavor and use that instead of VG.

As for the cartos- why not just use the high mg ones in the morning? And then as you use them up over time refill them with the lower nic stuff.

 

[NightShadow]

I havent ever used a cartomizer, just a 510. I have mixed and cut down my own juices however. (very fun)

PG is a very thin liguid, if your juice you want to cut down is pg based you will know what I mean. Thin like water almost if you arent sure.

VG on the other hand is Much thicker, like a light karo syrup or a thick vegatable oil, perhaps pancake syrup type of thing best describes it.

Mixing the 2 at anywhere near equal ammounts still results in a very fluid liquid, if you have ever mixed a salad dressing you will know what I mean, thick oil gets really thin when mixed down, so will the VG.

My VG in a dripper bottle is very hard to drip from the bottle, it is that thick.

I keep some 50/50 vg/pg mix here for cleaning out flavors from my atty's, it is much thinner than straight vg and drips out of the bottle just fine.

I was going to post the calculator posted above, it is very handy and simple to use.

 

[Birdy]

alot of us use this online e-juice calculator eJuice Recipe Calculator

hey, hadn't seen that before. thanks!

 

[MickiO]

hey, hadn't seen that before. thanks!

why you're very welcome, Birdy

 

[Monkey Arms]

Thanks everybody, it is very helpful. I didn't even think about losing flavor by adding just VG. Duh! Well Back to the Drawing Board

 

[RyGuy]

Thanks everybody, it is very helpful. I didn't even think about losing flavor by adding just VG. Duh! Well Back to the Drawing Board

Another option would be to purchase some 0 nic juice in the same flavor and mix half and half to get down to 12mg. This way you won't lose any flavor.

 

[Kavik79]

thinning the flavor would be better than having the problems you're having. just a bit of advice here, you'll get more consistant help if you keep it all to the one thread, where you've already explained the reasons for wanting to cut it, and the other contributing factors to those reasons.

Like I said in the other, I'd personally suggest trying to cut it to 18 first. you won't lose THAT much flavor and if it's still too much, it will at least hold you over until you can order some lower stuff with the right flavor mix

 

[MickiO]

Thanks everybody, it is very helpful. I didn't even think about losing flavor by adding just VG. Duh! Well Back to the Drawing Board

You can always get some strong flavoring like they use for Candy/Cake making and add a few drops of the same flavor or a compliment flavor to the mix to liven it up. Alot of ppl use these https://www.lorannoils.com/c-6-super-strength-flavors-candy-oils.aspx (Very strong)

There are several places and different brands, besides Lorann's, that have different flavors and prices. Even some that are e-liquid, pre-made, and with the option of having double or triple strength There are lists on the forum too. (pm me if you'd like I can give you a list of websites )


I use flavoring extracts faerie's finest - extracts and liquid flavors