Is it even possible to produce 99.95% pure nic liquid

[Pleski]

This Chinese company claims that they're producing 99.95% pure nic.

Is this even possible or is it some scam? At any rate, let's hope nobody buys any.

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[saph]

yes you can

thats pure nic dont buy it deadly stuff

[Pleski]

I messaged them to email me the tech specs.

They claimed they have 5 people in Australia who already buy it. #sigh#

[saph]

I messaged them to email me the tech specs.

They claimed they have 5 people in Australia who already buy it. #sigh#

those 5 have a death wish

1000mg is pure nic only ever buy upto 100mg nic even then be darn safe with it

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[Fatman]

Its all good til they tell you the 0.05% is polonium and yer willy falls off

[Smasha]

Thing with importing pure nicotine is you are putting postal workers and couriers health at risk even if you have little regard for your own safey.

[Pleski]

They've sent me a tech sheet they claim verifies their nic claim. But it's only in Chinese. Funny though, I can't see the Chinese characters for nicotine nor the 99.95% figure anywhere on the page.

[Pleski]

Thing with importing pure nicotine is you are putting postal workers and couriers health at risk even if you have little regard for your own safey.

I think the potential for some major cockup is huge. The only known death from nicotine used for eliquid (at least that I know of) has been a child drinking concentrate in New York state.

This is why the TGA should be allowing people to purchase nic at safe handling levels (ie 3%), to avoid these types of risks. If people are afraid of a ban and can't access safe amounts cheaply, some are going to try and get super high concentrations through the post, for cost saving and stockpiling. It's a total mess.

[flyingfox12]

They've sent me a tech sheet they claim verifies their nic claim. But it's only in Chinese. Funny though, I can't see the Chinese characters for nicotine nor the 99.95% figure anywhere on the page.

If anyone reads Chinese can you message me and I'll email it? It would be interesting to know if what they sent matches what they claim.

PMSL I once tried to use google translate for an email I got in Chinese, the result was ridiculous, I think some of the user guides they send out are translated by Google translate.

[fridgemagnet]

Is this a liquid - then it's probably nic freebase. This is fairly commonly sold as pure nicotine.
If you buy a powder form of pure nic, then it will probably be nicotine bitartrate dihydrate, and here the bitartrate dihydrate part is much heavier than the nicotine part, so you get much less nicotine in, say, a kilo.
Chinese pharma companies will fall over themselves trying to sell you this stuff, but how pure it is - is another question.
It is possible to grow tobacco, and extract the nic, but it is quite a complex procedure.
The safety concerns have already been pretty well covered.