What is Vegetable Glycerin?

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What is Vegetable Glycerin?

When it comes to making e-liquid, there are four ingredients that you can’t be without, and they are flavoring, nicotine, propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin. Today, we will be talking about vegetable glycerin in detail so that you can understand why this ingredient is such a crucial component to a vape juice batch, while also learning about how it’s derived.

Vegetable Glycerin: The Basics

So, what exactly is vegetable glycerin, anyway?After all, if you’re going to inhale a substance into your lungs on a daily basis, it’s good to know what it is and where it comes from. Vegetable glycerin, which is commonly referred to as VG within vaping circles, is a syrupy substance that comes from heating fats that are naturally rich in triglycerides, like coconut oil, palm oil and soybean oil. These fats naturally have glycerin in them, and this process separates and isolates the glycerin.

VG is odorless, colorless and has a slightly sweet flavor. It’s actually an extremely useful ingredient that can be found in everything from packaged foods to cosmetics. The FDA has approved its use as it is considered safe, and many of us consume it regularly without even knowing it.

What VG Does for Vape Juice

So, why is there VG in vape juice?Well, in order for an e-liquid to turn into vapor when heated, it requires the right balance of certain ingredients.VG makes up a portion of the base of an e-liquid, along with PG, or propylene glycol. Together, these ingredients create the perfect consistency that’s not too thin and not too thick, and which can handle the heat of a coil without burning or clogging the heating element.

As you probably know, e-liquids come in a variety of VG to PG ratios. VG, being thicker than PG, naturally results in thicker vapor, and thicker vapor means more cloud-chasing. That’s why e-liquids geared toward cloud-chasers have higher levels of VG than PG.

Because VG has a naturally sweet flavor, it does provide some extra sweetness to an e-liquid. Further, higher VG vape juices tend to last longer than high PG options, because VG takes a longer time to burn through due to its high viscosity. This makes it highly appealing among those who use high-powered devices which vaporize more e-liquid per firing of the device, as it can save some money on e-liquid in the long run.

Using Vegetable Glycerin when Making DIY E-Liquid

When making a vape juice on your own, it’s very important to get the VG content just right. As we said, e-liquids come in a range of VG to PG ratios, and the DIY vaper must decide on their preferred ratio to ensure that their vape juice satisfies them.

It’s also extremely important that a DIY vaper finds the best VG product that’s available, because VG can vary tremendously in terms of quality. Low-quality VG may save you money, but it will not allow for the best vaping experience possible. Low-quality vegetable glycerin may contain impurities, may have the wrong consistency level to vaporize properly, and may have an “off” taste that ruins the e-liquid batch.

The Vegetable Glycerin at Liquid Nicotine Wholesalers

Liquid Nicotine Wholesalers is dedicated to providing DIY vapers with the very best ingredients possible so that they can easily produce the highest-quality e-liquids imaginable. We proudly offer top-of-the-line VG in bulk so that DIY vapers can know with certainty that this ingredient is going to take their batches of e-juice to the next level. Our VG is kosher, USP-grade and compliant with every standard in the book. Further, it’s properly tested and purified, because we want you to be completely satisfied.

Our VG comes in a range of sizes, because each DIY vaper has their own size of operation, and storage-related needs. Best of all, we’re known for offering some of the most affordable vegetable glycerin that’s on the market.

Grab VG and Discover What You Can Vaping Create

At Liquid Nicotine Wholesalers, we want you to have the best vegetable glycerin possible for your DIY vaping ventures. That’s why we offer USP-grade VG that’s available in a multitude of sizes. As you can see, this natural ingredient plays a major role in the ability to enjoy one’s e-juice.

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