A little PG is good for the soul.
If these reports scare you, wait until you read the reports on tobacco!
If these reports scare you, wait until you read the reports on tobacco!
School me on Propylene Glycol
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I have a 10 yr old pouch of Capt. Black in my desk at work, still springy and moist.
I hate the stuff and was one of the main reasons I blend my own from wholeleaftobacco.com nowadays.
Maybe it's because I used to spray it on jets when de-icing jets in my 20's. Also the absolute hatred of the smell of antifreeze burning from a car leaking coolant.
I hate the stuff and was one of the main reasons I blend my own from wholeleaftobacco.com nowadays.
Maybe it's because I used to spray it on jets when de-icing jets in my 20's. Also the absolute hatred of the smell of antifreeze burning from a car leaking coolant.
Open the tub and spread it around on a baking pan, then bake at the lowest setting until it dries, if you are in a hurry.
Otherwise leave the lid off.
I would just like to point out that PEG (polyethylene glycol, miralax) and PG ( propylene glycol) are not the same and have very different chemical properties.
Most threads about PG seem to drift to debates about safety. My dislike of PG is not about safety but about the adverse effects that it has on smoking:
- Difficulty drying tobacco
- Difficulty lighting tobacco
- Difficulty keeping tobacco lit
- Excess moisture in bowl and gurgling
- Harshness
About thirty years ago I had the privilege of visiting a huge Phillip Morris cigarette factory in Louisville Kentucky.
There were 32 enormous machines, each the size of a big combine, in four rows eight deep, making more cigarettes in an hour than I could imagine the entire world could smoke in a year.
The smell was indescribably wonderful, of the tobacco.
As we were leaving, they offered all the adults two free packages of cigarettes of the production run we saw being made.
The hostess cautioned us, they were made slightly damp, and full flavor would appear in about five days when they were intended to reach store shelves.
She said the ultimate shelf life of the product was twenty or more years, but they recommended use within six months to one year.
Preservatives are good.
Without them your cellar would turn to dust or rot, depending on humidity.
There were 32 enormous machines, each the size of a big combine, in four rows eight deep, making more cigarettes in an hour than I could imagine the entire world could smoke in a year.
The smell was indescribably wonderful, of the tobacco.
As we were leaving, they offered all the adults two free packages of cigarettes of the production run we saw being made.
The hostess cautioned us, they were made slightly damp, and full flavor would appear in about five days when they were intended to reach store shelves.
She said the ultimate shelf life of the product was twenty or more years, but they recommended use within six months to one year.
Preservatives are good.
Without them your cellar would turn to dust or rot, depending on humidity.
Don't confuse me with facts.
I may be wrong here, but isn't some form of pg on every pipe tobacco product in different amounts?
The manufacturer usually adds it on during the curing phase before sale of tobacco.
Added blender pg is probably more rare, however not as uncommon as some would expect, I think.
The manufacturer usually adds it on during the curing phase before sale of tobacco.
Added blender pg is probably more rare, however not as uncommon as some would expect, I think.
This is my understanding as well, based on the Dunhill book I previously quoted.
Think if you follow the $$ trail it will come back to the gov just like that pathetic excise tax they enforce.
I don't know where people got the idea that it is only "OTC" tobacco or aromatics that have PG.
Many highly-regarded (on this site) tobaccos contain substantial amounts of PG, such as Wessex Brigade, Dunhill Flake, Early Morning Pipe, Nightcap, Marlin Flake, Solani Silver Flake, Savinelli Punto Oro, Rotary Navy Cut, McConnell Oriental, to name a few.
Rattray Old Gowrie is 4% PG by weight!
Many highly-regarded (on this site) tobaccos contain substantial amounts of PG, such as Wessex Brigade, Dunhill Flake, Early Morning Pipe, Nightcap, Marlin Flake, Solani Silver Flake, Savinelli Punto Oro, Rotary Navy Cut, McConnell Oriental, to name a few.
Rattray Old Gowrie is 4% PG by weight!
I don’t have the idea it’s only OTC, everyone seems to be using it.
Crap, I wanted to buy Old Gowrie, where did you see it listed with 4%?
@PipeIT I believe PG is used for its humectant and its anti fungal properties.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but Hamborger Veermaster by Dan Tobacco has about 3% PG by weight.
Tobacco Additives Database
I guess I should of said, blends I thought were higher content.
No problem with the Parade here.
Is there a Tobacco Additives Database for other countries besides Europe?
I thought a lot of the European companies might be anti chemicals in their blends, I guess not.