How To Make Your Own E-Liquid

How To Make Your Own E-Liquid

DIY e-liquid follows the exact same process and uses the same ingredients as retail e-liquid. The only difference is that when you make your own e-liquid, the flexibility and customisation options are endless. Making your own e-liquid is a creative and cost-effective solution to finding your favourite flavour.

This guide will give you an extensive look into the supplies and ingredients you need, the different methods of mixing, vape calculators, steeping, and all sorts of tips and tricks.

What’s the Difference Between DIY E-Liquid and Retail E-Liquid?

Standard e-liquid comes premixed with ingredients, balanced to create a specific PG/VG ratio. If you vape with nicotine, this will also be factored into the equation. These e-liquids will often follow a specific recipe to ensure consistency across the full range of products.

On the other hand, DIY e-liquid allows the mixer to balance out individual ingredients to create a flavour that suits their needs.

Premixed e-liquid is simple, but DIY e-liquid offers more freedom over your flavour as well as cutting costs.

What Equipment Will I Need to Make My Own E-Liquid?

While making your own e-liquid might be an easy job, it’s important to make sure you have all the necessary equipment before you start. You might have to invest in your own gear and ingredients before you have a fully functioning setup.

• Empty E-Liquid Bottles: Empty e-liquid bottles come in a variety of sizes and are usually made of plastic. Total Vapour sells a range of empty bottles on our website to get you started. It might be a good idea to keep any empty bottles from pre-mixed e-liquids that you have previously bought. Make sure you wash them out well and start saving yourself some money for future mixes.
• Measuring Containers: Not a necessity unless you are looking to make larger batches of vape juice. If you’re just making your own little supply, you might not require measuring beakers.
• Syringes / Pipettes: These are essential for getting the right quantity of each liquid into your mix. Using these tools allows you to get the precise measurements of nicotine, PG, VG, and flavour concentrates.
• Disposable Gloves: Gloves will help to protect your skin from potential spills. Nicotine can be absorbed through the skin so always protect your hands with gloves when you are mixing.

With these ingredients, you are well on your way to making your own DIY laboratory. Safety is paramount and ensuring you are protected from mixing is very important so make sure you keep yourself safe with the correct equipment.

You can find a range of tools and ingredients on our website.

What Ingredients Will I Need to Make My Own E-Liquid?

DIY e-liquid only requires 3 ingredients, 4 if you want to add nicotine to your e-juice.

• Nic Shots: Nic shots are only required if you want to create a vape juice with nicotine. There are a number of different options when it comes to nicotine. Some are higher in VG and some in PG. Some utilise ‘nicotine salts’ to create a stronger and smoother vape juice. Nic shots are only available in the UK in 10ml quantities as it is currently illegal to buy a bottle of nicotine solution any larger for personal use.
• PG and VG Liquid: VG and PG make up the base of your e-liquid. You can mix your own variation of VG and PG or you can buy a premixed 50/50 or 70/30 if you want a more traditional and straightforward mix. If you want to have flexibility over the final ratio of your juice, you can mix your own using the standard PG and VG bottles.
• Flavour Concentrates: Flavour concentrates makes up the flavour of your e-liquid. You can have lots of fun creating new flavours. It is really important that you only use concentrates made specifically for vaping, putting anything else into your tank could have serious side effects.

How Do I Know How Much to Mix?

Once you’ve got the hang of mixing your own e-liquids, it might be a good idea to start your own little recipe book to keep a log of everything you like or don’t like.

If you are just starting out, using an e-liquid mixing calculator is a really useful tool. All you need to do is put your quantities into the website and it will produce a recipe for you.

What Do I Do With E-Liquids Once I Have Mixed Them?

• Labelling: Label your e-liquid with PG/VG ration, nicotine level, flavour and the date created. This helps you to keep a track of your creations as well as a straightforward recipe that you can follow if you like the flavour.
• Steeping: When you make a homemade e-liquid, you will need to leave it for a certain amount of time to let the flavours blend. This varies with every mix, but most recipes online will come with a recommended steeping time.
• Storage: The main thing to keep in mind is to protect your e-liquids from sunlight, heat and oxygen.