So could I just use a rosin press and then mix that with the liquidizer and that gives me my oil?
@NugHeuser,
Be careful with the Wax Liquidizer.
It's basically PG, PEG, PEG200 and PEG 400 in their proprietary blend, with basic flavorings like grape and strawberry.
It's nice stuff, but in my opinion it is WAY over priced!!!
DON'T use more than suggested because the PEG has the ability to self siphon and if you add even just a little too much it will wet the wick and then eventually self siphon past the wick and flood the area below the cartridge where the battery connection is made.
It's not like a typical VG/PG mix.
Here's a demo of PEG self-siphoning
Also once you mix your cannabis oil with PEG, you cannot use Vegetable Glycerin because the PEG will cause separation.
The numbers after PEG have to do with it's molecular weight, PEG comes in every form from water thin to like a plastic-like wax and honestly it shouldn't be vaped or ingested because it is toxic to the kidneys.
There are a lot of options for diluting agents and honestly the topic can fill it's own discussion and even after the topic is talked about (and argued) to exhaustion, nothing will really be cleared up...
One I would suggest is triacetin, but good luck finding concrete documentation on this for vaping, other than opinion articles.
Triacetin is being used more and more to replace PG in flavorings and it doesn't mix with VG (which shouldn't be used for vaping anyway).
From what I can tell triacetin is pretty safe, though it is a plasiticizer and solvent, so if it or it's fumes come into contact with rubber, it will dissolve the rubber.
But for reference, the Wax Liquidizer will also dissolve the rubber dropper on the bottle as well.
There have been studies done on it's use orally and on the skin as well as limited exposure to the lungs with no adverse effects (something that cannot be said of either VG or PG).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14555416
But there have been no long term studies.
To be honest, there is just not enough data on any of the diluting agents used in vaping to make a concrete judgement call right now.
So choose your diluting agent carefully...
As far as flavorings, check out the flavor apprentice
https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/c-108-the-flavor-apprentice-world-of-flavors.aspx
Here you can get all the flavors your heart desires and they are affordable.
Just stay away from cream and butter flavors as these tend to produce diacetyl when heated and this can cause "butter lung" or "popcorn lung" which is not a reversible condition.
So your only defense is prevention.
Last thing to take into consideration, it all boils down to the atomizer you plan to use and that's a topic that will get people arguing...
If you have questions I am happy to help where I can.
