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How to Choose the Perfect Nicotine Strength!

January 29, 2021 3 min read

When you first make the switch from traditional cigarettes to vaping, choosing what nicotine strength is best suited to you is one of the most common questions that new vapers have. While there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to choosing a nicotine strength, in the following guide, we’ll attempt to break down all the factors which may influence your decision.

There’s no simple and easy way to quit smoking, with many traditional ‘quit smoking tools’ such as patches, gums, and therapy consistently failing many long-term smokers. For many smokers, vaping has been one way that they have successfully quit smoking permanently. However, vaping isn’t for everyone, and if you have a bad experience right from the start, it can turn you off vaping.

In the following article, we’ll take a look at how to choose the perfect nicotine strength for you, and also some great tips on quitting smoking with vaping.

 

What is the Perfect Nicotine Strength?

There is no perfect answer to this question, but we can assist you in getting closer to the perfect nicotine strength for you. When you first transition from smoking traditional cigarettes to vaping, you should start with a higher nicotine level. Your craving from quitting smoking is going to be at its most intense in the first few days and weeks after you quit.

This is where you’re going to want to start at the higher end of the nicotine scale, but before that, you need to understand how nicotine strengths are displayed on e-liquid.

The nicotine level of e-liquid is always displayed as a number; for example, 3mg. Most people that first start vaping when they’re trying to quit smoking start off with high nicotine levels at approximately 20mg. Nicotine levels in cigarettes and e-liquids aren’t the same, and you’re also not getting as much nicotine when you vape compared to smoking an entire cigarette.

When you inhale or puff on your vaporizer, you may take 1, 2, or 3 puffs and then put it down again, but when you light a cigarette, you usually smoke the entire thing from start to finish. Vaping allows you to pick and choose when you vape, and you can pick it up and put it down whenever you like.

Starting off with higher amounts of nicotine will make transitioning from cigarettes to vaping to quitting much easier as it’s going to be closer to what you’re used to with cigarettes. After a week or two, if you have managed to stop smoking altogether, you may be ready to start thinking about lowering the amount of nicotine in your e-liquid.

You can drop from 20mg down to 12mg or even lower if you’re confident that you can resist the urge to turn back to cigarettes. The great thing about vaping is that you can easily go back to a higher level of nicotine if the cravings get too much for you or you feel the urge to start smoking again.

As you reduce the amount of nicotine, you get the added benefit of choosing from more e-liquid flavors. High levels of nicotine can have a negative impact on the flavor of e-liquid and limits you to considerably basic flavors that help to cover up the flavor of the nicotine. As you reduce the amount of nicotine in your e-liquid, you can start to enjoy various different flavors that are more complicated and subtle.

 

How to Choose Your Nicotine Strength – Conclusion

How much you smoke and how often will play a significant role in how much nicotine you want in the e-liquid you choose. There’s no easy answer, but until you’re sure, try sampling a few different nicotine strengths and flavors. That way, if you change your mind, you won’t have to throw the e-liquid away.

We have a variety of delicious, premium e-liquids available, all of which come with a free shot of nicotine ready to go! With all the crazy and delicious flavors, the hardest decision that you’re going to have to make is how many you want to buy! If you have any questions about any of our short fills, please don’t hesitate to contact us.