Colours???

[Rick0007]

Can I colour my liquid? Would look a hell of a lot cooler? Anyone know anything about this?

Been searching but no info

 

[Tubbyengineer]

MrKraken might be willing to give you some advice, but as far as I'm aware results are variable and not all colours are safe...

 

[Fleabag]

Some flavours have colouring added, but personally, I wouldn't add anything that doesn't need to be there for taste & satisfaction

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[Chegs]

I got a flavouring(wild strawberry)that had colouring in it, the juices I made with it tasted bloody awful and during the mixing my fingers ended up stained, the plastic bowl needed binned as it had red tint and it even stained stainless steel ffs.

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[Diablo]

 

[Rick0007]

I got a flavouring(wild strawberry)that had colouring in it, the juices I made with it tasted bloody awful and during the mixing my fingers ended up stained, the plastic bowl needed binned as it had red tint and it even stained stainless steel ffs.

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I nearly ordered that, as it was the only one I could see that was pre coloured..... then I read some reviews of it. Will avoid at all costs.

Guess I will just leave it for now until someone gives some sound information on colouring liquids.

But as soon as I get chance ima make that shit look awesome!

Thanks a lot guys, your advice is much appreciated as always!

 

[Diche]

Have a look at PlumeBlu quite a few of the liquids there are coloured. Nothing too vivid just a nice subtle tinge to add to the experience. I think there are details on the website of %

 

[inkyy]

I believe he adds around 0.01% of colouring. He will tell you PlumeBlu

 

[Rick0007]

I hear a lot of good things about your liquid @PlumeBlu so any advice on colouring would be great

 

[Colonelboom]

I hear a lot of good things about your liquid @PlumeBlu so any advice on colouring would be great

I have three I use colouring in just because (for me) the colour worked with the flavours better than the colours naturally, I use a very minute amount though and usually 0.02 or 0.04%.

Colourings are one thing that are totally unknown for vaping, safety wise at least so no-one is really able to say what effects they might have down the line and that is the reason that a lot of decent juice vendors who use colours will specify this on their listings. I try to use natural colours where possible and only use colour+pg with nothing else added, some of my juices are coloured naturally (such as liquorice) and that carries through to the juice so I specify this also in the listing.

Really though, if you want a flavour that is coloured you need to balance out what you class as a risk, if you smoked before then in my view any of this risk is still negligible by comparison.

Things to avoid in colourings:

oil - never add oil to a mix
stabilisers - often and indicator that the ingredients will split and can sometimes indicate that oils are present
gelling agents - made to bind and gum up ingredients which will just foul a wick

E numbers are easily searched, even natural colours will carry an e number, you can use ones made from spirulina for blue and green if you use a bit of yellow too or much less for an aqua/turquoise, beetroot or carmine for red, yellow is often turmeric and annato. Brilliant blue, tartrazine are other alternatives for blue and yellow.

Just remember that a little goes a very long way usually, 0.02% of my blue is 1 drop in about 50ml of juice.
Hope this helps