What Is Propylene Glycol or PG

According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol and other sources, Propylene Glycol (PG) is "generally regarded as safe" by the FDA. It is used in many, many things including:

• As a solvent in many pharmaceuticals, including oral, injectable and topical formulations (notably, diazepam, which is insoluble in water, uses propylene glycol as its solvent in itsclinical, injectable form^[5])
• As a humectant food additive, labeled as E number E1520
• As an emulsification agent in Angostura and orange bitters
• As a moisturizer in medicines, cosmetics, food, toothpaste, shampoo, mouth wash, hair careand tobacco products
• As a carrier in fragrance oil
• To produce polyester compounds
• As an ingredient in massage oils
• In hand sanitizers, antibacterial lotions, and saline solutions
• In smoke machines to make artificial smoke for use in firefighters' training and theatricalproductions
• In electronic cigarettes, as a vaporizable base for diluting the nicotine liquid
• As a solvent for food colors and flavorings
• As an ingredient, along with wax and gelatin, in the production of paintballs
• As a moisture stabilizer (humectant) for snus (Swedish style snuff)
• As a cooling agent for beer and wine glycol jacketed fermentation tanks
• As a nontoxic antifreeze for winterizing drinking water systems (for example recreational vehicles), and in applications where the used antifreeze eventually will be drained into the soil, water, or a septic system
• As a less-toxic antifreeze in solar water heating systems
• As a solvent used in mixing photographic chemicals, such as film developers
• In cryonics
• As a working fluid in hydraulic presses
• As a coolant in liquid cooling systems
• To regulate humidity in a cigar humidor
• As the killing and preserving agent in pitfall traps, usually used to capture ground beetles
• As an additive to pipe tobacco to prevent dehydration
• To treat livestock ketosis
• As the main ingredient in deodorant sticks
• To deice aircraft
• As an ingredient in UV or blacklight tattoo ink
• As a lubricant in air conditioning compressors
• As a wetting agent, used to determine drying time in paints and coatings
• Used in the beverage mixer Sweet N Sour.
• Used IN antifreeze because it can act as a coolant.
• It is NOT ANTIFREEZE that is used everyday in automobiles. That product is ETHYLENE GLYCOL. For PG to be toxic a person would have to ingest gallons in a short amount of time. 
•  some electronic cigarette users who inhale propylene glycol vapor may experience dryness of the throat or shortness of breath . As an alternative, some suppliers will put Vegetable Glycerin in the "e-liquid" for those who are allergic (or have bad reactions) to propylene glycol.

All of our "E-juice" is made of 50%PG and 50%VG for optimal "throat hit" and fog. 

Shasta Vape in Palo Cedro, CA 96073 | (530) 547-5329 | MagicYellow.com

Shasta Vape in Palo Cedro, CA 96073 | (530) 547-5329 | MagicYellow.com

Can I use E-cigs to quit?

Can I use the E-cig to quit? This is the most popular question asked in my store and of me, in general.  The answer to that is very individual.  I have significantly reduced my own nicotine consumption, but that is a personal choice. There is approximately 1mg (milligram) of nicotine in a "regular" cigarette, when I vape, I use 6mg per ml (milliliter) E-juice and consume about 2mls per day. So, when I was smoking a pack per day I was consuming about 18-20 mg of nicotine per day. Now I'm consuming about 12mg per day! When I am going to drive somewhere I use even lower strength like 6mg. Then when I vape all day I haven't exceeded my daily nicotine consumption!!  My daughter quit smoking a few years ago and if she is tempted at, say, a bar-b-que, she vapes ZERO mg and has that "cloud" and the hand to mouth experience without ingesting any nicotine!!

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Using E-cigs as an alternative to Smoking

For all users it would probably be an excellent policy to reduce the nicotine strength of the refill liquid over time. The difficult period is probably going to be the first three months, when some stronger liquid may be needed. After that, a good plan might be to reduce the strength down to the next level, every couple of months. When 12mg or 1.2% is reached there is probably no need for most people to go further unless they want to.

Electronic cigarettes were invented in 1995 and have only been widely used for a few years. This is one of those things on which you have to make your own decision, since if someone were to state otherwise - either pro or con - they might face action by parties with opposing views since there is absolutely no proof either way. But think of it like this: would you rather inhale a bonfire of burning leaves and paper, with over 5,200 proven dangerous ingredients; or inhale a mist with no combustion products like tar, and with only half-dozen or so ingredients that are all licensed as safe for human consumption as they are in many foodstuffs, medical inhalers and even injections?

What is an "e-cig"??

Ecigarettes are a modern way to supply nicotine, and an alternative to smoking. They can also be used without nicotine. The refill liquids usually contain between five to ten constituents that are all licensed for human consumption and considered safe, as opposed to the 5,300-plus identified substances found in the latest research into cigarette smoke, many of which are known to be toxic or carcinogenic. Nicotine, in itself, is NOT carcinogenic. Electronic cigarettes are rechargeable battery powered personal vaporizers (PVs) , often in the form of a cigarette. They contain either flavored nicotine liquid or flavored cartomizers with predetermined amount of nicotine. The refill is called e-liquid. The nicotine strength is measured in "mg/ml" or, milligrams per milliliter. A typical cigarette has about 1mg of nicotine so an 18mg "cartomizer" is equal to approximately a pack of cigarettes. A milliliter is a liquid measurement. There are approximately 5 milliliters(mls) in a teaspoon. The first electronic cigarettes were 3 parts: the battery, the atomizer and the cartridge. The battery heats up the atomizer which turns the liquid nicotine into "steam". There is NO COMBUSTION! The "newer" e-cigs are only 2 parts, the battery and a "cartomizer"; the atomizer and cartridge have been combined for ease of use. The cartomizers are "disposable" and the batteries are re-chargeable.

This is the 3 piece model: Battery, atomizer and cartridge. Cartridges are filled with "e-juice"

This is the 2 piece model: battery and cartomizer