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How to Choose Your E-liquid

How to Choose Your E-liquid

There are two choices to make, what strength of the nicotine, and what flavour. 

The strength of nicotine may be guided by the number of cigarettes you smoke each day; below are our suggested strengths. 

1 - 5 a day 

0.6% (6mg/ml) 

5 - 15 a day 

1.0% (10mg/ml) 

15 - 20 a day 

1.4% (14mg/ml) 

20+ a day 

1.8% (18mg/ml) 

 

Generally speaking, the fewer cigarettes you smoke, the lower the strength you need for nicotine. The above guide is a really good starting point, and when choosing your first e-liquid, you should refer to that. This is definitely not set in stone: you may smoke 5 a day, but you may need a 1.8 percent e-liquid to satisfy your cravings, you may smoke 20 a day and need a 0.6 percent, you must try to see what suits you best. 

If you're vaping and still feel the need to smoke, you may need to increase the strength of your nicotine. If you feel you get too much nicotine, slightly decrease the force, or just vape less often. Importantly, remember that it is the tar and carbon monoxide that are deadly in cigarettes, not the nicotine. There's no huge health benefit or virtue in trying to get away with using the lowest nicotine strength you can get. 

Choosing an e-liquid flavour can be as involved as you want it to be, as well as being one of the most enjoyable vaping parts as there is so much choice. The taste of an e-liquid is so subjective that it can be difficult to recommend the ideal flavour. Because what one person enjoys, another might not stand. 

comfortable that you can vape it all day and that you have pinned down the best strength for you Most new vapers begin with a tobacco or menthol flavour as they are familiar and can make it slightly easier to switch from cigarettes to vaping. Once you’re used to vaping, you can start experimenting with the hundreds of available flavours. 

A good rule to adhere to when you start is to take it slowly. Give your body time to adjust to your chosen e-liquid. Don't buy 30 bottles of one strength and one flavour until you're totally comfortable that you can vape it all day and pinch the best strength for you. 

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