How much nic salt should I use?
Nic salts are most commonly sold in two strengths. 10mg, which is best suited to light smokers that smoke less than 20 cigarettes a day and 20mg, which is best suited to heavy smokers that smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day.
As an example, a 20mg nic salt vape will give you around the same level of throat hit as a 3mg freebase nicotine, but with a far higher nicotine strength!
If you haven't heard of it before, nicotine salt basically allows you to vape at higher nicotine strengths without getting the rough throat hit you're typically used to. This also means you get more bang for your buck! You end up vaping less because you get a lot more nicotine.
Most pod mod vapers find that somewhere between 1.0 and 1.4 ohms is the sweet spot when it comes to 50mg salt nic e-liquids. In most cases, anything lower will result in a burnt taste and harsh sensation, and anything higher will produce very little vapor, not to mention a weak nicotine hit.
The Breeze Plus has 50mg of nicotine blended into its recipe, which means it has the equivalent nicotine level of smoking 25-50 cigarettes, depending on the brand.
Just like freebase, nic salts are also usually 50% VG and 50% PG. They also contain flavouring and nicotine but it's the kind of nicotine here that's different. Nicotine salts are a more neutral pH than the freebase nicotine found in 50:50s.
The basics of vaping and nicotine amount in Disposable Vapes
A disposable vape with a 2ml tank (the legal max size in the UK) with a 20mg nicotine or Nic Salt, contains 40mg of nicotine in the entire disposable (2ml x 20mg). This is why most disposables are suggested to be the equivalent of a pack of 20 cigarettes.
Is 20mg Nicotine a lot? A 20mg/ml nicotine strength is usually advised for smokers who used to smoke around a pack of cigarettes a day. For vapers who smoke less than a pack a day, lower strengths are more likely to be better for you. 20mg/ml of nicotine may be too much for many vapers if they only smoke lightly.
Rate of absorption - Because nic salts are absorbed much more quickly than freebase E-Liquids it can feel more intense, e.g a 20mg of nic salt will feel stronger than a 20mg freebase.
Nic salts, for a number of reasons, are best for transitioning smokers who are just getting into vaping. They're particularly well suited to those smokers who need a super strong nicotine level. While smokers are used to that throat hit feeling, an 18mg freebase nicotine can be uncomfortably harsh.
Why is salt NIC so addictive?
Nicotine salts are potentially more addictive — just by virtue of higher concentration, they might be more addictive than regular eliquid. That's because they lead to higher nicotine blood content in a shorter amount of time, triggering neurochemical reactions faster.
Experts agree vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking but it is not risk-free. Vaping exposes users to fewer toxins and at lower levels than smoking cigarettes.
Most Nic Salt e-liquids will typically be available in high strengths only, most commonly 11 and 20mg. As such it is recommended that you try to use a device with a coil rating of 1.0ohm or higher. Most MTL (mouth-to-lung) style vaping devices will be well suited to Nic Salts such as the LiQuid Pro.
You technically could but it would be pretty harsh. Also there's no need for that high level of nicotine in any sub ohm device. Nic salts were developed for extremely low power devices with high resistance coils that don't use a lot of eliquid.
Nicotine is too strong
Perhaps the most common cause for a harsh vape is the strength of nicotine is too high. This is an easy mistake to make, particularly if you're just starting out on your vaping journey, and switching up your e-liquid for one that contains less nicotine should swiftly resolve the issue.
Is 20mg Nicotine a lot? A 20mg/ml nicotine strength is usually advised for smokers who used to smoke around a pack of cigarettes a day. For vapers who smoke less than a pack a day, lower strengths are more likely to be better for you. 20mg/ml of nicotine may be too much for many vapers if they only smoke lightly.
Just divide the amount in mg/mL by 10. So, if you have a 6 mg/mL e-juice, this is equal to a 0.6% e-juice. A 25 mg/mL e-juice is 2.5%.
Due to TPD regulations, nic shots are only available in 10ml bottles. This is why many vapers choose to add one nic shot to 60ml bottles, and two nic shots to the 120ml bottles. Of course, the amount of nicotine strength in each nic shot affects the overall mixture.
A heavy vaper will use a 2ml bottle for about a day. Moderate vapers will get about two full days of use, while casual vapers could enjoy it for up to a week.
