I have that issue too albeit with a different nic vendor. I read you should let it steep and shake multiple times a day to really ensure the nicotine is evenly distributed in the mix and there's no hotspots where it's more concentrated. Could also try the mix without nicotine to see if the issue persists.

Anyways I'm giving that a try, but also going from my usual 6mg to 3mg because I vape sub ohm and don't really need 6mg nic. I usually buy stronger juice so it lasts longer lol. Also going from 70/30 vg/pg to 75/25 or 80/20.

some people are pg sensitive. are you vaping it mtl or dtl? dtl you may find vg/pg 70/30 a better ratio. mtl you may find 70/30 doable if you are dripping. I wouldnt suggest 70/30 for an mtl rta unless you like an occassional hit; if you at all chain vape, i wouldnt go higher than 60%vg.

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that said, it could be your flavors. you didnt mention which ones they were.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned yet, but you aren't supposed to use food grade base. You are supposed to use USP or the euro equivalent. Food grade VG isn't suitable for vaping.

It sounds like you are saying you started with 50/50 then added 15% flavoring(which is PG) which probably put it down to 60 pg 40 vg... then you added your nic(not sure if yours is pg or vg based) either way pg is what causes the throat hit /chest burn. You want your final product AFTER adding nic and flavoring to be 50/50 not before. Your flavoring and your pg needs to be part of that 50% , same with your nic whether it's pg vg

Not alot comes to mind. Try a different source maybe. I have had pg that was straight nasty but also had kosher grade out of a blue 50gal drum be kinda sweet and clean.

another option to replacing PG entirely, depending on what you are using for an atomizer, you can get away with up to 65 vg successfully. make sure you aren't chain vaping all day or have two devices at hand for when one is not rewicking fast enough.

No. You should absolutely not leave the cap off at any time. Doing so will oxidize the nicotine and allow lighter flavor molecules to evaporate from the bottle.

INW Shisha Vanilla

I second inw shisha. if you want a fuller mouthfeel and dont mind the hint of cherry, flv smooth vanilla. it's pricey and does great with baccos and bakeries.

Thanks, I'm going to put Shisha in my cart now. I already have the smooth vanilla but I do catch that cherry type off note from it.

I beleive they have shots as well, but it even says on it to use 10% of the concentrate.

But most importantly, the flavoring is fine when mixed in the base they have for sale on their site which is 50/50 6mg/ml. I've used the mix this way for months and it was fine, only had this problem when mixing my own pg/vg/nic base recently.

What it sounds like you're saying to do is what I did. We started with 10% total flavor months ago and it wasn't enough so we went to 15%. Which we did 7.5% of each falvor to total 15% total for the 1000ml.

EDIT: You edited yours, so just wanted say I saw and ask if you're saying 70 vg 30 pg? And, is it possible for the flavor to be hurting me now when it never did for months? It seemed like that'd be the only new thing in the equation (the home made base). I'm just wondering because I'm new not trying to sound like some kind of know-it-all or something. Just genuine questions.

Also, here'swhat I used, does that look correct?

The best tool I've found, as a fellow newbie to DIY is: https://e-liquid-recipes.com/. You just plug in how much you're making, add the flavor/s and it gives you all the info you need.

I would suggest starting with little test bottles, so the 10mL at first while you're still figuring out what you like. If you're not sure what % of PG and VG, start with 50/50, and then alter it from there. Lots of people seem to like 70VG/30PG, but it's a bit of personal taste. I usually test new flavors at a low %, like 2-5 or so, but you can also read on that website what other people suggest. If the flavor is too weak, add more, if it's too strong, add less. Some flavors I've found are just overpowering, and I only need like 0.5%, while others I need like 6%.

To break it down as simply as I can, let's assume you're making 50% PG and 50% VG juice. PG and VG are the base of juice, but also flavors and NIC will have a PG or VG base generally. So say you're making 50/50 mix 10mL, and adding 5% flavor of honeydew, and you said no nic, so we'll skip that part. Most flavors are PG based I've found. So you'd end up with 50% VG (5mL), 45% PG base (4.50mL), and 5% flavor (0.5mL) to equal the 10mL total. That website above will also give conversions of mL to grams, so you can use the scale (which I recommend). Once you find flavors that you like, you can mix them (typically at lower % than if you're doing a single flavor mix). I think I heard general rule of thumb is no more than 10-20% flavor total. I highly recommend taking notes, because after you've made 40 bottles it's hard to remember which you liked and if you were going to change it on the next batch somehow. There are some really good resources on youtube and the internet as well with very detailed walkthroughs, this is the one I read that made sense to me: https://vaping360.com/learn/how-to-make-diy-vape-juice/.

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For me at least it was a fair amount of trial and error to figure out what I like and in what percentages. But I found it was totally worth it once I got there, and all you've got to lose is time at this point if all of that was free :) hope this helped.

sharing what percents you tried would also help us understand what you have tried and mysebe why it was dry for you.