Whats in fog machine liquid?
Many commercial smoke machines use ‘fog juice’ that consists of glycols, glycerine, and/or mineral oil, with varying amounts of distilled water. The glycols are heated and forced into the atmosphere under pressure to create a fog or haze. There are a variety of mixtures that may be used. Read Material Safety Data Sheets Some homemade recipes for fog juice are: 15%-35% food grade glycerine to 1 quart distilled water 125 ml glycerine to 1 liter distilled water (glycerine creates a ‘haze’ at concentrations of 15% or less and more of a fog or smoke at concentrations higher than 15%) Unscented mineral oil (baby oil), with or without water (I can’t vouche for the safety of using mineral oil for fog juice) 10% distilled water: 90% propylene glycol (dense fog) 40% distilled water: 60% propylene glycol (quick dissipating) 60% water: 40% propylene glycol (very quick dissipation) 30% distilled water: 35% dipropylene glycol: 35% triethylene glycol (long-lasting fog) 30% distilled water: 70% diprop
