PEG 400 Safety ― An Open Letter From Organa Labs CEO Ralph Morgan
Organa Labs has always been committed to purity, consistency, and balance. That philosophy is reflected in every product we make. We honor it every day, sourcing only the finest organic ingredients and pharmaceutical-grade chemicals for use in our formulations.
We feel you have every right to know what you put in your body. And that the more discriminating you are, the more you’ll appreciate the standards we set for our products.
Recently, some competitors have questioned the choice of PEG 400 as an excipient (an inactive substance that serves as the vehicle or medium for a drug or other active substance) in our VapeCartridges. Please allow me a few moments of your time to personally address those concerns.
Why PEG 400? Chemists have discovered that PEG 400 has the ideal viscosity (the state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency due to internal friction) for use in personal vaporizers where temperatures often exceed 300 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s used to thin the herbal formulations, enabling them to heat quicker and turn into vapor faster. You experience that as a satisfying hit after you draw on an O.Pen.
PEG is an abbreviation for polyethylene glycol. PEGs come in molecular weights appropriate for use in a variety of applications. These molecular weights are represented by numbers starting at 100 and ranging upwards of 8,000; PEG 400 has proven to be the “sweet spot” for personal vaporizers.
Confusion stems from the fact that pharmaceutical-grade polyethylene glycol can be easily be mistaken for ethylene glycol ― an industrial-grade chemical used in antifreeze that’s altogether different in molecular weight, structure, and toxicity.
Implying that pharmaceutical grade polyethylene glycol is the same substance as industrial grade ethylene glycol because the words are similar is like implying that “horror” is the same thing as “humor” or "elephantitis" is the same thing as "elephants."
Our competitors' insinuate that Organa Labs heartlessly employs a toxic substance without regard to customer safety.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, due in part to its low toxicity, PEG 400 is widely used for a variety of medical applications including infant inhalers. It’s been shown to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, and it smooths the introduction of titanium rods into the body when repairing broken bones.
Additionally, while we’re not going to tell you that it’s a perfect institution, the FDA has fully endorsed PEG 400 as a GRAS ― Generally Regarded As Safe ― substance. “Generally” means that if you or your dog lapped up a bowlful of PEG 400 like some dogs have lapped up ethylene glycol in the past, unpleasant consequences could occur.
However, under normal operating conditions ― taking a few puffs from a personal vaporizer ― not only are our VapeCartridges perfectly safe, they're the preferred delivery system for tens of thousands of customers seeking the maximum medicinal benefits from THC. Our patient list includes umpteen cancer patients supremely conscious of every last molecule they put into their bodies.
But don’t just take my word for it; the safety of PEG 400 in personal vaporizers is supported by numerous clinical studies, including the ones linked to below:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC185333/
http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/35/1/9.full
I trust that this explanation substantiates our confidence that judicious use of carefully-sourced pharmaceutical-grade PEG 400 in personal vaporizers is 100% safe.
Customer safety has been and will always continue to be priority #1 at Organa Labs. We will continue to strive for utmost purity even though the states we currently sell vape cartridges in ― Colorado, Washington, and California don't require it.
Can our competitors say the same?
Thank you for the opportunity to speak directly with you about this matter. If you have any further questions or concerns whatsoever, please don’t hesitate to contact me personally at Ralph@organalabs.com.
Ralph Morgan
Organa Labs