E-Liquid

Nicotine is a naturally occuring colourless oily liquid which is best known for being an active element in tobacco. It is most commonly found in smoking cigarettes. It acts as a stimulant in small doses and is used for smoking cessation to relieve cravings and withdrawal symptoms. There is a common myth that Nicotine is the harmful chemical found in cigarettes, however this is not the case Nicotine is relatively harmless and it is in fact other chemicals that are mainly formed via combustion such as carbon monoxide and tar that are much more harmful to your health (source:https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/stopping-smoking/reasons-to-stop/tobacco).

Freebase means that the nicotine is in its purest form compared to the other nicotine derivatives. In turn, the nicotine is much more potent when heated, therefore giving a stronger throat hit, and takes longer to be released into your system, but will also keep your nicotine cravings in check for a longer period of time. This form is the most common form of nicotine found in vape liquids and is the most that resembles the feeling of smoking a real cigarette and so it is the one favoured by those looking to quit smoking.

Nicotine Salts are another form of Nicotine, they are also derived from tobacco leaves except compared to freebase nicotine, nicotine salts have Benzoic acid added to them, the result is a smother throat hit and the ability to absorb more nicotine and in turn satisfying your nicotine cravings faster. With freebase nicotine as you increase the level of nicotine the throat hit is harsher, with salt nicotine you can increase the nicotine level without the harsh throat hit therefore this is ideal for those who may find eliquids containing traditional nicotine are too harsh on their throat or those needing a faster nicotine fix. You can find the same variety of flavours as you find with freebase nicotine containing elquids, however there is a difference in the level of nicotine where for salt nicotine the common levels are 10mg and 20mg.

A Hybrid nicotine contains a mixture of freebase nicotine and nicotine salt. People will often choose this type of nicotine if they want a more noticeable throat hit and a more prominent vaping sensation, similar to smoking a traditional cigarette.

All e liquids including short fill vape juices such as 50ml and 100ml with a higher VG content are best suited to sub ohm devices and tanks. The higher the VG content the denser a vape cloud would be. A rule of thumb would be that any coil rated below 1.0 Ohm is designed for sub ohm e liquids. Its also best to try a lower nicotine level such as 3mg Nicotine first in a subohm device as the throat hit on subohm liquids is stronger than in a mouth to lung device. Subohm devices also tend to use up more eliquid so its worth looking at shortfils if you are using a sohmohm kit, have a look at our shortfil section for a perfect flavour for your subohm kit.

There are generally two types of pod kits, a mouth to lung (most common) and sub ohm, you can tell the difference by looking at the resistance of the coil that comes with the pod kit. If the coil in the pod kit is 1.0 ohm or higher than it is a mouth to lung pod kit, if the coil is lower than 1.0 ohm then it is a sub ohm pod kit. For a mouth to lung pod kit (higher than 1.0 ohm) then it would be best to use a more viscus liquid, these are where the pg ratio is either 50% or higher, so 50 /50. 60/40 or 70/30 pg/vg. You can also opt to have a higher nicotine content as well as trying out salt nic e-liquid, our starter elquids are perfect for mouth to lung pod vapes. For sub-ohm pod kits (lower than 1.0 ohm) its better to opt for 50/50 or highr vg rations such as 40/60 or 30/70, again have a look at our starter liquids where you can chose the pg vg rations to best suit your pod kit.

Most mouth to lung kit coils are rated above 1.0 Ohm and therefore you would want to opt for a 10ml e liquid with a high PG/VG ratio as this will carry the most flavour and provide an easy to vape MTL experience.