How to make e-liquid at home

What you need

• Food-grade glycerin (VG) - dense vapor and sweetness.
• Food-grade propylene glycol (PG) - carries the flavor and gives the throat hit.
• PG-based flavor concentrates - no oils, no alcohol-based baking flavors.
• Nicotine base - only if you want strength. E-liquid can be nicotine-free.
• Syringes or a scale accurate to 0.01 g, clean dropper bottles and gloves.

• Colourants · Flavorika 3 packaging options
• Ethyl Maltol Crystals 2 packaging options
• PG · Flavorika 3 packaging options
• Sucralose 3 packaging options
• Vanillin Crystals 3 packaging options
• VG · Flavorika 3 packaging options

Bases, PG and VG →

Step 1. Choose the VG/PG ratio

For pods and cigalikes take 50/50: the flavor is brighter and the cotton wicks faster. For sub-ohm tanks and rebuildable atomizers take 70/30: denser vapor and a smoother draw. If in doubt, start with 50/50.

Step 2. Pick the flavors and the dosage

It is easiest to start with two or three flavors: a main one and one or two supporting notes, for example strawberry and cream. Brands differ in strength: Capella and FlavourArt are usually added at 1-4%, TPA at 3-8%. The average dosage of every flavor across thousands of recipes is in the catalog.

Step 3. Work out the components

Calculating by hand is error-prone: flavors and nicotine base contain PG too. The calculator takes that into account and gives volumes in millilitres and weights in grams.

Step 4. Mix

1. Put on gloves and get a clean bottle ready.
2. Pour the flavors first, then the nicotine base (if any), then PG and VG last - thick glycerin is easier to add at the end.
3. If you weigh, tare the scale after every component.
4. Close the bottle and shake hard for 1-2 minutes.
5. Label the bottle: recipe, date and strength.

Step 5. Let it steep

Fruit and berry liquids are ready in 1-3 days; desserts, tobaccos and creams open up over 1-2 weeks. Keep the bottle in a dark place at room temperature and shake it now and then. You can vape it straight away - shake and vape - but the flavor will be simpler.

Common mistakes

• Too much flavor. The taste turns bitter and chemical. Better to add too little and top up later.
• Oil- or alcohol-based baking flavors. Oils must not be inhaled - use only PG-based concentrates.
• Technical-grade glycerin or PG. Only food-grade (pharmacopoeia) components will do.
• Measuring by eye. Even 1-2% of flavor changes the taste a lot - use syringes, a scale and the calculator.

Safety

Keep the components and the finished liquid out of reach of children and pets. Nicotine is toxic: wear gloves and wash it off your skin with water straight away. We do not sell nicotine products.