Compared to high nicotine e -liquids , 0 nicotine e-liquids are relatively cheap. But they are also rising in price, and some vapers prefer to stick to 0 nicotine e-liquids.
There is a growing trend towards nicotine-free e-liquids. This is driven by stricter regulation of nicotine. The EU requires e-liquids to contain only 20mg of nicotine per milliliter.
Of course, there are other factors at play. Advanced devices allow users to get more nicotine from less nicotine-rich e-liquids. Vapers also often try to gradually reduce the amount of nicotine in their e-liquids as they become more comfortable with vaping.
Nicotine-free e-liquid: taste and throat hit
Nicotine also has a taste and can affect the taste of the e-liquid.
Taste varies from person to person, and most people report a stronger spiciness when switching from a lower nicotine e-liquid to a higher strength.
Some people think that the nicotine taste is stronger than the taste of the e-liquid. This is only half true, because nicotine only makes the e-liquid taste worse if the concentration is too high.
Nicotine also affects your throat hit. Throat hit is the satisfying feeling you get when vapor hits your throat. This can be a problem for smokers who have just switched to vaping, because the throat hit is very similar to the feeling of smoking.
Nicotine concentration is the main factor that affects throat hit. E-liquids with high nicotine content produce a strong and pronounced throat hit, while e-liquids with low nicotine content have a nearly invisible throat hit.
Since nicotine affects taste and throat hit, vapers often try to balance both when choosing nicotine strength.
New vapers often choose e-liquids with high nicotine levels because they want a strong throat hit. Experienced vapers often choose lower nicotine levels because they want to enjoy the best flavor.
How the device used affects nicotine absorption
E-cigarettes come in many forms. Advanced products like sub-ohm tanks and box mods deliver nicotine to users more efficiently than small devices like cigs.
In a 2014 study comparing nicotine absorption between early and new generation devices, Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos found that mod users absorbed more nicotine than cig a-like users.
In the test, cig a like users used the device for an hour without getting the same amount of nicotine as they would get in five minutes of smoking a cigarette. The experiment showed a difference between the devices in their ability to absorb nicotine.
Who uses nicotine-free e-liquids?
Not everyone likes nicotine-free e-liquid, but a group of vapers prefer to use only this type of e-liquid.
The trickers
It's difficult to shoot O's and perform other vape tricks when using e-liquids with high nicotine concentrations.
When you continuously inhale large clouds of smoke, the large amount of nicotine entering your body will make you feel a bit uncomfortable, so trickers only like to use e-liquids with little or no nicotine.
Regular vapers
Vapers who have never smoked before and don’t need nicotine, they just like the social aspect of vaping. They aren’t addicted to nicotine and don’t want to be, so they only choose nicotine-free e-liquids.
Former smokers quitting nicotine
When smokers switch to vaping, they often want to wean themselves off nicotine. These vapers will use high-nicotine e-liquids and gradually reduce the nicotine level, until they are using nicotine-free e-liquids.
If you want to try this, be careful and patient.
