E-liquid ingredient A-Z

This is Hangsen International Co., Ltd, a fast growing E-liquid manufacturer in China. 

After several years E-cigarettes have grown into a very big market with many loyal users. Most people are very familiar with how e-cigarettes work and how they were manufactured. However not many people know much about E-liquid and its chemical content, and therefore don’t know how to use E-liquid properly. As a manufacturer we would like to let users know what is inside E-liquid and how to use it. 

We will continue to post technical information from our E-liquid experts and tips on E-liquid DIY. Watch out for our post.

Tobacco Extracts – Tobacco leaves are processed and extracted by chromatography for us in tobacco flavoured e-liquid. Examples of processing techniques include air cure and flue cure. Chromatography is a separation technique in which the required substance is selectively isolated. The type of tobacco leaves, processing technique and chromatographic technique used determines what tobacco flavour this extraction can be used for. 

Tabanone – A chemical that is naturally found in Turkish tobacco. Tobanone is commonly added tobacco cigarettes for its unique flavour. Addition of Tabanone to e-liquid creates a similar tobacco flavour to these well known brands of cigarettes. 

2,5 Dimethylpyrazine – A flavour additive that enhances taste and aroma in tobacco cigarette and many other food products including coffee and wine. 
Damascenone – A pleasant rose scent flavour.

Propylene glycol (PG) – A solvent that is used across the pharmaceutical and food industry. PG is often labeled as an E number when used as a food additive. PG has been approved to be safe to consume by human and animals, except for cats. E-liquid using PG as a solvent base gives a strong throat hit. A small group of the population is allergic to PG. 

Vegetable Glycerine (VG) – VG is commonly found in food and has a very sweet taste. Unlike PG, VG based e-liquid has very good vapour production, but less of a throat hit. 

Alcohol – Alcohol is an essential ingredient for alcohol based flavour including whisky, rum, champagne etc. 

Linalool - A naturally occurring alcohol chemical found in many flowers and spice plants. E-liquid containing Linalool has a pleasant floral scent. 

Coco powder – An ingredient used in coffee and chocolate e-liquid. 

Vanilla Extract – An ingredient commonly used to enhance flavouring of certain e-liquid flavours such as ice-cream, cakes and candy. 

Sugar – Used in sweet e-liquid flavours

Nicotine – Used in nicotine containing e-liquids. 

Mint extracts – Used in menthol, mint and strong mint e-liquids

Tips for DIY e-liquid

For optimal vapour production – Use 90% VG and 10 % water (this is important for lowering the viscosity of the final product – so it will flow freely into the atomiser)

For optimal throat hit – Use PG only

For a balanced smoking experience - Use a base of 20% VG to 80% PG. 

The best technique to added menthol crystal to your menthol/mint e-liquid is to first dilute your menthol crystal in PG (menthol will not dissolve in water!) and then add the mixture to your e-liquid in a drop wise manner until you have reach your ideal strength. The remaining mixture can be kept in an airtight container, for example your empty e-liquid bottle, at 4C for several month. This technique is also applicable for other flavourings. 

Welcome to Hangsen Electronic Cigarettes and E-liquid

angsen is an E-liquid and E-Cigarette manufacturer dedicated to the production, packaging and sales of the finest E-liquid and E-cigarettes at reasonable price. Our core competency lies on our ability to produce exceptional quality e-liquid manufactured to the highest safety requirements in unique packaging. Our engineering and management team have been involved in the research, development and marketing of electronic cigarettes and e-liquid since emergence of the industry. Our broad network and profound experience in this industry, has enabled Hangsen to satisfy our customers' procurement needs for all products in electronic cigarette industry. Our goal is to provide a one-stop shop solution for e-cigarette/e-liquid purchase.

Why are there so few E-liquid manufacturers?

E-liquid is the key of electronic smoking as it is inhaled by consumers and the quality directly dictates the smoking experience, by its taste, the amount of smoke it transform by vaporization and the nicotine content it delivers effectively to satisfy the addiction. However as the electronic cigarette industry grows at an unprecedented pace and numerous electronic cigarette manufacturers emerge into refining the equipments, E-liquid continues to place a technical barrier for the industry.

E-liquid has noticeable better quality when it is extracted naturally from tobacco than synthetically produced in lab. However natually extracted ingredients are difficult to control its quality and safety when manufactured with labours and therefore most of the existing E-liquid has unstable tastes and smoke. Hangsen is the only company in the industry that has automate a large part of the production process. We guarantee safety, consistency and quality in every drop of our liquid.

What does Hangsen do?

Hangsen, with a 10-acre tobacco extraction factory based in one of the biggest tobacco farming province, and multiple years of research, marketing and sales in the E-liquid field for China domestic market, starts to engage in E-liquid supply internationally. We supply the safest, most consistent and best flavoured E-liquid. Our E-liquid is tested and certified by SGS and our customers are ensured of its safety.

A one-stop-shop solution

With the broad network and experience of our management team and aiming to provide our customer a one-stop-shoping solution on e-cigarette/e-liquid procurement from China, Hangsen is now expanded into the manufacturing of e-cigarette related product while continuing and ever developing our core business on the e-liquid manufacturing.