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What Is the Best VG/PG Ratio for E-Liquid?

What Is the Best VG/PG Ratio for E-Liquid?

Do you think that flavors are the majority of what you inhale when you vape? What about nicotine? Wrong on both counts; almost all of the contents of any bottle of e-liquid are two carrier liquids: vegetable glycerin (VG) and propylene glycol (PG). The carriers in an e-liquid have several important functions. They dilute highly concentrated nicotine and flavors to their proper strengths for inhalation. They emulsify an e-liquid’s ingredients and eliminate the need to shake the bottle constantly to keep those ingredients mixed. They also form large, smoke-like clouds when heated. Without those clouds, you wouldn’t have the visual...

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Mouth-to-Lung vs. Direct-to-Lung Vaping

Mouth-to-Lung vs. Direct-to-Lung Vaping

Out of all the things that can dramatically affect your vaping experience, the way in which you inhale is certainly one of the biggest. You can draw the vapor into your mouth before inhaling it – mouth-to-lung inhaling is the way in which most people smoke cigarettes – or you can inhale the vapor directly into your lungs. If you started vaping by buying a small e-cigarette, it’s likely that you’ve already tried mouth-to-lung inhaling. Why would anyone want to inhale vapor directly to their lungs, and what are the benefits of direct-to-lung vaping? What vaping equipment and e-liquid work...

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The Best Way to Clean a Dry Herb Vaporizer

The Best Way to Clean a Dry Herb Vaporizer

A dry herb vaporizer is great because it extracts the beneficial compounds from your herbs using heat alone – and without burning the herbs. Although enjoying your herbs without smoking them is undeniably a wonderful experience, the downside is that vaping also extracts sticky, wet resins that collect in the vaporizer’s oven, vapor path and mouthpiece. Those resins can mask the delicate flavors of your expensive herbs – and if the resin layer becomes thick enough, it can block airflow and make vaping difficult. Cleaning your dry herb vaporizer will therefore need to be a major part of your vaping...

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Why Isn’t My E-Cigarette Working?

Why Isn’t My E-Cigarette Working?

There is probably no broader or more difficult vaping problem to troubleshoot than an e-cigarette that simply isn’t working. You press the button, and nothing happens. If you have a device with a screen, maybe the screen displays a cryptic error message. In this article, you’re going to get some much-needed help. We’re going to explain some of the most common e-cigarette problems and describe the steps you’ll need to take to fix them. E-Cigarette Battery Problems Symptoms Device doesn’t turn on or respond at all Indicator light blinks repeatedly or changes red Screen displays a message such as “check...

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Dry Herb vs. Wax Vaporizers

Dry Herb vs. Wax Vaporizers

If you’re in the market for a new herbal vaporizer – and you’ve done your research – you know that you have a major decision to make before you can even start to think about what brand or model of vaporizer you want to buy. You’ve got to decide between dry herb vs. wax vaporizers. Although there are several vaporizers that can handle both dry herbs and wax concentrates, the fact is that the best vaporizers typically focus on one or the other. So, how do dry herb and wax vaping compare? In this article, we’ll provide some information that...

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