DIY juice......and dry-mouth

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One for all you mix-maestros out there.

Since making my own juices, (mostly 70VG - 30PG), I've noticed that I get a drier mouth than when using vendor bought juices.

Is this down to anything in particular?

Quality of diluents?
Should I be adding water?
Is there a vendor most of you use for your pg/vg/nic that is recognised as being the best?

I'm hoping there are some tips you may have for me with this as I'm really enjoying the mixing and I love the flavours I'm making...........just struggling a bit with the dry mouth issue..

[clairea]

Drink more water, both pg and vg are humectants that attract water so they will dry you out, IMO I don't anything you add to a mix will stop drying your mouth out, just drink more.
I make myself up a litre of squash Ribera is my current favourite and I make urge I drink that during the day along with my normal coffee, teas, and squash I would regularly drink,

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Thanks clairea

But my question specifically was related to the fact I'm getting a drier mouth with diy juices and wondered if it was the base diluents doing it.

I always drink lots when vaping.......but it is a significant difference with the juices I've made vs vendors premade juices.

[clairea]

Maybe it's just better quality dilutents

[igual]

What flavour concentrates are you useing?
What juices don't dry you out so to speak? All juice that you have tried or just from 1 vendor are you comparing to?

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i get that with anything strawberry for some reason instant dry mouth
damn love strawberrys to eat but vape i cant some dilutents could be pg
heavy also am new to mixing myself but folks here will help you out am sure

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Apr 22, 2015 14:05:42 GMT igual said:

What flavour concentrates are you useing?
What juices don't dry you out so to speak? All juice that you have tried or just from 1 vendor are you comparing to?

Various flavours.

Just anything I make myself seems dryer when vaping than shop bought.

[lairey]

I haven't found that myself kreed. Do you think you could be vaping more with your DIY mixes maybe? What PG/VG ratio were you vaping with premixed juices? I don't add any PG to my mixes, so the only PG is in my flavourings. I use a variety of different vendors for my Nic base and tend to get this VG and water it down slightly with some vodka, which seems to lift the flavours slightly as well.

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I don't think I'm vaping more.

It was/is always in my hand or close by.

This is the stuff I bought to mix with: stores.ebay.co.uk/minerals-water?_dmd=1&_nkw=pg

Edited to add: I usually mix at 70VG - 80VG........so I'm definitely not overdoing the PG.

I'm not adding water/vodka though 

[lairey]

I'm at a complete loss then kreed

[Deleted]

That's absolutely fine lairey

If there isn't a "common knowledge" answer then at least I know I'm not doing it wrong....... if you follow that thinking.

I will have to try a few drops of vodka in a liquid to see what that does.

[Ripshod]

You could try a different source for the diluents. I've seen a buyer complaining about the 'taste' of the vape he was getting. As soon as just one vaper complains of the taste then I automatically avoid.

I get mine from ClassiKool on Amazon, Boots for VG in a rush.

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Apr 22, 2015 14:10:32 GMT lairey said:

and water it down slightly with some vodka, which seems to lift the flavours slightly as well.

How many drops/ml would you recommend I add to a 10ml bottle lairey
Just to try it.

[lairey]

I normally just slosh enough in the top of the litre bottle to thin it down a bit kreed (Perpetua's school of mixing precision) but at a guess, I'd say around 5% vodka in the VG, maybe?

[phtumshk]

Ive bought that minerals PG/VG in the past and wasnt very impressed with it at all.