PDO - 1,3 Propanediol

[beedee]

Have never heard of this before and came across it in a recipe, so I did some web research.

Said to be a thinner alternative for PG, there are claims it carries flavour better than VG, still produces lots of vapour and might be useful for people who are PG intolerant.

The wiki entry is Here

There's a thread on it Here

There is a Canadian seller Here

Anyone tried it?

It looks more expensive than  PG or VG (25 Canadian dolloars for 1 litre, however much that is!), but, given it's supposed properties and that the thread dates back to 2012, I wonder why its not more popular.

[lobeydosser]

25 Canadian Dollars is £15. 09p.

[Bob]

Mar 20, 2017 10:57:37 GMT beedee said:

Have never heard of this before and came across it in a recipe, so I did some web research.

Said to be a thinner alternative for PG, there are claims it carries flavour better than VG, still produces lots of vapour and might be useful for people who are PG intolerant.

The wiki entry is Here

There's a thread on it Here

There is a Canadian seller Here

Anyone tried it?

It looks more expensive than  PG or VG (25 Canadian dolloars for 1 litre, however much that is!), but, given it's supposed properties and that the thread dates back to 2012, I wonder why its not more popular.

Not sure, but think that is the stuff they use in the McFlavours range of juices instead of PG

[beedee]

Would make sense, Bob , Liquid Labs in the US seem to be marketing it as a base, and also do versions with Nic allready added, See link

[Postmodern Smoking]

Personally I can't see the advantage

[Perpetua]

I've heard of it . . . . . but haven't felt moved to try it beedee , despite being PG sensitive. VG heavy mixes suit me just fine and I've never had any issues with flavour not carrying well as I always give all my mixes plenty of steeping time.

Back in the day, there used to be something called PEG400 which on the face of it appears to have similar properties to this stuff:


www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/32w4mc/peg400_why_not_use_it_over_traditional_pg/

www.eliquid-shop.com/product/9/totally-green-peg400

I remember trying some readymade which used it, not for me as it had a distinct sort of ' chemical ' flavour for my tastes which I didn't enjoy.

[beedee]

Thanks for the info on PEG400, Perpetua , one less thing to know about vaping. It sounds like dodgy stuff as I would not expect 100% vaporisation, especially when dripping, and it seems from the article it's only safe when 100% vaporised. Also @ 23.90 € for 100ml, I'd give it a miss anyway!

[beedee]

Mar 20, 2017 16:20:27 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

Personally I can't see the advantage

The advantages are said to be:
a) carries flavour better than VG
b) does Vapour as well as VG
c) It's thinner than either of them, so possibly needs less steeping  

If all this is true (which I doubt!) it would mean VG need not be added to any mixes.

This would probably take some of the fun out of mixing (for me anyway)!

Mind you,  I tend towards the 'try everything once' when it comes to vaping!

 

[Postmodern Smoking]

Mar 20, 2017 22:34:07 GMT beedee said:

Mar 20, 2017 16:20:27 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

Personally I can't see the advantage

The advantages are said to be:
a) carries flavour better than VG
b) does Vapour as well as VG
c) It's thinner than either of them, so possibly needs less steeping  

If all this is true (which I doubt!) it would mean VG need not be added to any mixes.

This would probably take some of the fun out of mixing (for me anyway)!

Mind you,  I tend towards the 'try everything once' when it comes to vaping!

 

I meant that I can't see the advantage over PG.

(Which carries flavour better than VG, and is thinner than VG. The only plus appears to be the 'claim' that it produces as much vapour as VG).