How Does E Liquid Work?

All brands of electronic cigarette generate vapor smoke by heating e liquid , contained in the e cig cartridge. E liquid is also referred to as e juice, or e-liquid and is what contains the flavoring, nicotine, and visual smoke producing agent in an e cig. The atomizer of e cigs is designed to detect when the smoker inhales on the device which then turns on the atomizer that heats the e liquid and produces the vapor. Many brands of e cig will prepackage the e liquid in self-contained cartridges for you to purchase, but others will be designed for you to refill your own cartridges with e juice so that you can save money when using vapor smoke.

Where Does E Juice Get Its Taste?

Most e cig manufacturers offer at least five to six flavors with some offering even more. These normally include traditional smoke flavors such as menthol and regular tobacco as well as coffee and cherry flavors. Specialized e liquid manufacturers will have a wider selection available for consumers to choose from to include a wide variety of mint and alternative menthol flavorings. The taste of e juice is different than the nicotine strength but can be confused by new users of e cigs. A common problem that arises with e juice taste is if a manufacturer uses too much of the flavoring ingredient resulting in an overpowering taste when the e juice is vaporized. This issue can occur with any manufacturer, with the more reputable companies offerring money-back guarantees on their product.

What Makes the Smoke in E Liquid?

Propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin is used to create the smoke seen by someone using a smokeless cigarette or e cig. The smoke producing agent is added to the e liquid mixture and when heated by the e cig atomizer creates the visual smoke. Some e cig users are not able to use propylene glycol based products and have to use e liquid created from vegetable glycerin as a result. Propylene glycol is found to create the most consistent vapor smoke when comparing e liquids made from both substances.

What Makes Good E Juice?

After the taste and smoke production, one of the last qualities that a user looks for in e juice is the quality of the throat hit that he or she experiences. This is the term used to refer to the sensation that the vapor smoke creates when it hits the back of your smoke. The "throat hit" is create by the nicotine contained in the vapor smoke and will vary with the nicotine strength of the e juice. Older e juices would not have a detectable throat hit when using a lighter strength of nicotine, however, most e juice products now produce a detectable sensation even with lighter mixes of e juice.

How is the E Liquid Quality Checked?

E liquid and electronic cigarettes are not FDA approved or controlled devices. Although this may come in the future, the burden is on the consumer to check and producing companies to provide proof of the quality control of the product. With a large amount of the e liquid product available online being produced in China or other foreign-based companies, the popularity of American and British made e liquid has increased. Major manufacturers will pay for and publish testing results of their e liquid products by an independent third party in order to provide for random quality control measures to help ensure consumer safety. For consumers who produce their own e liquid, buying propylene glycol and the liquidfied nicotine mixtures from major companies that also provide similar documentation is the best means to check the quality of the ingredients of the e liquid.

E Juice Safety!

Nicotine is a deadly substance. When you have e liquid, you are storing liquidfied nicotine in your home and it should be stored in a secure area out of reach of children and pets. E Juice can prove deadly to infants and toddlers if ingested. When you are handling the product to refill your electronic cigarette filters, the appropriate protective equipment should be worn in order to prevent direct skin exposure to the e juice. When you store the e juice, it should also be kept in a dry, cool, area in order to prolong the useful life of the substance. Heat and humidity will server to break down the e juice and cause it to go bad at a faster rate.