"Just Another Vanilla Custard v2"
Co.| Flavor | %
---|-----------------------|----
TFA| DX Bavarian Cream | 4%
FA | Caramel | 1%
FA | Catalan Cream | 2%
CAP| Cinnamon Danish Swirl | 2%
TFA| French Vanilla II | 2%
CAP| Vanilla Custard v1 | 2%
TFA| Marshmallow | 2%
| PG | 10%
| VG | 70%
This recipe is a coil gunker. I have tried to find the Safety Data Sheets for the ingredients: I have found some (but not all) and I suspect not all compenents are listed (because there are notes regarding trade secrets). For the components that are listed, I'm no chemist and have no idea what components are responsible. OK, there is maltol and ethyl maltol in some of the ingredients, but is there something more? Do you see ingredients in this list that you know are coil gunkers?
All of them. They are all packed with sweeteners that gunk the coils.
:) Oh, bother!
Literally... the more you add, different elements, and more complex the recipe the nastier the coils. If your running an rdta setup you simply have to “dry fire” the coils every third day or so, when any responsible valet re-wicks or thereabouts. And boom no problem. For me, I go simple, and stay away from tpa (Tfa) just because of how thin and kinda nasty most of the flavors they offer are (super diluted in my experience). Find a profile, and keep it simple, and maybe stay away from all the added sweets, except for maybe.5% or 1% tops of Capella Super Sweet or other comparable.
But to each his/her own. Happy mixing! Check www.Riversupplyco.com They have an awesome line of flavors that they the company (originally a nic and flavor vendor) have started producing.
> just because of how thin and kinda nasty most of the flavors they offer are (super diluted in my experience).
TFA Honeydew, Blackberry, and Caramel Cappuccino would like to have a word with you :) I wouldn't write the whole company off because they do have some excellent flavors. They do have their fair share of bad ones as well. But most companies are like that. I don't find most of them weak either.
Unrelated side note: Flavorah's potency is blown way out of proportion on the internet. Sure they have some strong flavors, but so does Inawera and a bunch of others.
My bet would be the cinnamon Danish swirl. Every cinnamon roll variant I have tried killed coils quick.
Thanks for the comment. I use this simply for the cinnamon note, so I won't be upset to remove it.
Just my opinion, I wouldnt remove it, honestly I've never used it. I was mainly talking about commercial cinnamon roll flavored ejuices.
I don't worry about this anymore. If it tastes good, I'm quite happy spending 10 minutes rebuilding every two to three days. Costs 20¢ in wire and cotton. YMMV depending on your device.
What device do you prefer? I've found going for unsweetened, plain jane juices I've mixed myself expanding my coils from days into weeks or months. I haven't wrapped my mind around the rebuildable thing yet.
I recommend checking out the classifieds when you’re ready for a rebuild able.
Actually, I broke my RTA tank, and can't find replacement glass (one order from China sent me the wrong glass after to boot).
Right now I'm rebuilding my old commercial atomizers. 5.5 wraps 26 gauge around a 4 mm bolt, 1cm x 6cm strip of sheet cotton, repack, voila. Works as good as store bought.
BTW, any device that supports variable wattage will do for building coils if you don't want to be -exacting-. Building is easier than you might think. You will have a learning/experimenting phase, but, hey, you DIY your liquid, so you're not going to be leaking $20/bottle during that time ;)
Any sweetener will burn your wicks faster. They burn hotter, they stick to your wicks and do a good job of turning them into charcoal. If you can get used to the natural sweet taste of the basic juice you may find your coils going from lasting from a few days to weeks or even months. I buy my juice from the liquid barn, $8 for 500 ML that lasts me for over a month.
Most likely the caramel. Check the list of unsafe flavours to vape, has a section for sugars
The unsafe flavor list must not be completed yet, because none of my ingredients are on the list and I KNOW CAP VC v1 has diacetyl in it. I also expected to see caramel listed with corn syrup, but it's not there either. Thanks for the comment.
Diacetyl doesn’t need to be avoided. You aren’t going to get popcorn lung from vaping.
You will NEVER hear of a popcorn lung incident related to e cig's because it's NEVER called popcorn lung by medical professionals.
It's much more related to COPD symptoms and respiratory illnesses .
1st paragraph below Courtesy of Cocky 1976
The symptoms of popcorn lung are very similar to emphysema. So much so that people diagnosed with emphysema from smoking may in fact have bronchialitis obliterans. Most doctors however see the imaging and breathing studies, see smoker in your medical chart, and instantly diagnose it as emphysema.
The amounts of certain chemicals in juices varies a great deal , some have tested to have extremely high levels of the undesirables and others much lower .
The other thing to remember is the original detection levels were obtained with the old clearomizer type toppers , they don't compare at all to the juice devouring high wattage tanks people use today.
Hi u/TimInElmira. I think it might be a coil gunker because the cinnamon and bavarian cream can be coil killers. It might be high in sugars with that many sweet notes. I noticed the last batch of bavarian was really strong. I would reduce the amount of flavours being used. If you’re wanting a vanilla custard have the main note set at 3%. Introduce a compliment at 2%. And have a finishing note, like marshmellow, at 1%. Hope that helps. Have a wonderful Monday☺️.
Sugars?
Lots of flavors will have sweeteners used in them. Not necessarily "sugar" as we know it, but things like sucralose will gunk up a coil in no time. Less sweet juices tend to make coils last a good while.
I'm using a premix pink lemonade from liquid barn, which isn't that sweet, and I can keep my coils clean for weeks.
From the SDS's I've found and the DIY Compendium, none of the ingredients have sucralose listed. I am aware, however, there are other "sweeteners" in ingredients.
Unfortunately, I am one of the few that has a PG sensitivity and need that 1% Marshmallow for a buffer. I do like that marshmallow isn't as sweet as sucralose, but does add to the volume of the recipe. I find it interesting that I can add 2% CAP Marshmallow to a 60/40 fruit recipe and I don't have this gunking issue with them: I figure it's got something more to do with the custard and creams in this recipe.
There would be natural occurring sugars in the vanilla and caramel.
On a fresh wick and clean coil, this recipe is a delight to vape: but I expect the gunking starts almost immediately because I lose the caramel and cinnamon notes after ~two days. I think I will start by removing those two ingredients and then see what happens. I have tried replacing the Bavarian Custard and French Vanilla II but got a stronger vanilla and less of the full body cream I've enjoyed. The marshmallow is simply to buffer the PG (I have a sensitivity to). I expect I will still have some sweetness (aka gunk) but hope this may reduce or delay it some. Thanks for looking at this u/Alternative-Vape.