As a vaper, most of us more or less must know something about PG & VG. But do you know the benefits of them?
PG & VG Definition
PG is short for Propylene Glycol while VG stands for Vegetable Glycerin.
What are the benefits of VG and what are the side effects of PG?
PG, being the consistency of water, is put into e-liquids for flavor and for throat hit. So you can find propylene glycol in a lot of things by self mouthwash body wash shampoo, some of the key treats at your local grocery store bakery section. If you have an allergy to propylene glycol you probably already know it, or this may be a way to kind of figure out that you do have an allergy. But there’s a small percentage of people that will have an allergy to PG. PG is considered generally recognized as safe by the FDA and it’s also in some asthma inhalers as well, so since PS is a thin consistency similar to water it carries the flavor a lot better when you vaporize it. Some side effects of propylene glycol are sore throat nausea, but don’t get this confused with side effects from quitting smoking if you’re quitting cigarettes and going to vape you could be experiencing other side effects that aren’t necessarily related to your eliquid.
What are the benefits of VG and what are the side effects of VG?
VG, vegetable glycerin, is a lot thicker than PG and it’s a lot more viscous. It also produces more vapors. This is why a lot of people who have dripping atomizers love VG, it produces those big clouds. However, because it’s so thick it also cane tend to gunk up your coils very quickly. Vegetable glycerin allergies are super rare, but there’s a chance that you could have an allergy to VG. You may experience side effects when you first start vaping that include soar throat, dry mouth. There’re things like that but just keep in mind that this can occur in the first few weeks of vaping and may also be a side effect from quitting smoking and switching to vaping. So ejuice is primarily composed of PG and VG, some of them have some other flavorings in them as well. You can read that in the description labels of your ejuice. Most vendors will include the PG and VG ratio on their bottles or on their website as more and more people are getting into specific percentage of blends that they prefer because of allergies or just based on preference.
How to find your sweet point of PG & VG ratio?
To find your most satisfying PG & VG ratio, we’d recommend you finding a vendor that has the same exact ejuice in multiple different blends and go try those and see what you like better, what tastes better, what produces better vapor.