How To Choose The Best Vape Juice To Use
Freebase, Nic Salts, High VG, Shortfills, the list might seem endless with all of the different vape juices available to buy on the market today, and if you're new to vaping, this can seem pretty daunting to get your head around.
Which is why we've written this blog, to help you understand all of the different types of vape juice so that you know which is the best vape juice to buy to cater to your needs. Whether you're looking for the best flavour vape juice, the best vape juice to help you quit smoking or the best vape juice to provide the biggest vape clouds, we're going to cover all the bases to give you a clear understanding on how to choose the best vape juice to use in your vape kit.
Table of Contents
Different Vape Juices Explained - The Best Vape Juice For Pod & Pen Vapes
- The Best Vape Juice For A Strong Throat Hit
- The Best Vape Juice For A Smooth Throat Hit
- What Vape Juice Gives The Best Flavour?
- What Vape Juice Is A Good Alternative For Disposables?
Different Vape Juices Explained
As we mentioned in the header of this blog, there are more varities of vape juice on the market today than there has ever been, and it can be confusing to new vapers to fully know and understand what the different types of vape juice are and what the best one would be for them to use.
We've broken down each different type below and briefly explained what they are and why they have the name they do;
Freebase Nicotine Vape Juice - This type of vape juice is the OG of the vape juice world, and was the first vape juice to enter on to the market when vaping first started trending, and it's still as popular today as it was back in 2016. It's name comes from the type of nicotine used within the vape juice and it's commonly associated with the standardised nicotine strengths like 6mg, 12mg and 18mg.
Nicotine Salt Vape Juice - Nic salts as they're shortened to are the more recent addition to the vape juice world, and are fast becoming the more preferred type of vape juice used by vapers worldwide. These differ from freebase as they use a salt nicotine as the base, which is made by adding a weakened acid to a freebase nicotine to neutralise the pH levels of the nicotine, reducing the harshness of it and allowing a higher strength like 20mg to be vaped and it be smooth on the throat, more on this further on in the blog.
High VG/Shortfill Vape Juice - This type of vape juice is more commonly associated with sub ohm vaping, which is done by using a vape kit that can be ran at higher wattages to produce more flavour and bigger vape clouds, with a low nicotine strength like 3mg or 6mg being used. Commonly available in 10ml bottles or bigger shortfill bottles which come as nicotine free and you add nicotine shots to reach your desired nicotine strength.
High VG relates to the amount of VG used, which is normally a 70/30 ratio, and the VG adds to bigger cloud production as well as enhancing the flavour of the vape juice concentrates.
Bar Salts - You might have seen these available on our site and wonder what they are. Simply put, these are a range of nicotine salt e-liquids designed to replicate the popular flavours of disposable vapes, made available in 10ml bottles for a considerably cheaper way to vape compared to using disposable vapes. These are made with a nicotine salt base and double the flavour concentrates to offer a smooth on the throat and flavoursome vape each and every time.
What Is The Best Vape Juice For Pod & Pen Vapes?
Pod vape kits and pen vape kits are the most common beginner vape kits which people tend to choose. The reason being is that they offer a relatively simplistic approach to vaping, and don't have advanced features such as variable wattage or temperature control settings to get your head around when you're first finding your feet on your vaping journey.
We've written a guide to tell you everything you need to know about vape kits and how to choose the best one for you and we'll now go over how to choose the best vape juice to pair with these kits.
Most pod vapes or pen vape kits utilise replacement coils which are of higher ohms resistances, normally around 0.8ohm or higher. This means that it will create a mouth to lung vaping experience and the best vape juice to compliment this would be one that's a 50/50 VG/PG ratio so either a freebase nicotine or a nicotine salt vape juice.
What Is The Best Vape Juice For Mod & Pod Mod Vapes?
If you use a mod vape or a pod mod vape kit, chances are that you've upgraded from your basic starter kit to get a device that has all of the additional features like variable wattage or temperature control settings.
Commonly, mod vapes are used for sub-ohm vaping, or direct to lung vaping as it's sometimes referred to as. This is because they use coils in either the tanks or pods which are lower ohm resistances, meaning that the device can be ran at a higher wattage to produce bigger vape clouds as well as enhancing the flavour of your vape juice that's used.
If you're using a mod vape or pod mod vape, we would recommend using a High VG vape juice from either our 10ml range, or our 50ml shortfills which are both mixed at a 70/30 VG/PG ratio.
What Is The Best Vape Juice For A Strong Throat Hit When Quitting Smoking?
When people quit smoking and start vaping, they'll want to mimic the effects of smoking as closely as possible to help with a smooth transition from cigarettes to e-cigarettes. The common thing people want to replicate is the throat hit which was previously obtained from inhaling on a cigarette and the nicotine and cigarette smoke hitting the back of the throat before exhaling.
This can be replicated by using a vape kit like a pen vape kit or pod vape kit with a MTL (mouth to lung coil) and a 50/50 vape juice. The vape juice plays a crucial part in creating the throat hit as we explain.
Propylene Glycol or PG as it's more referred to is one of the primary ingredients used in vape juice, and this is the ingredient which acts as a carrier for the flavourings and also the nicotine which then leads to a throat hit sensation being created.
The nicotine content of a vape juice also aids to the throat hit replication as it's a harsh chemical, so the higher the nicotine strength, the stronger the throat hit. This could be good for those who were formerly heavy smokers as they'll be used to a strong throat hit and high nicotine consumption.
If you're seeking a strong throat hit, we'd recommend using a 12mg or 18mg freebase nicotine vape juice from our Original £1 range. With tapered nicotine strengths available in all of our vape juice ranges, the oppurtunity to step down your nicotine strength is there as and when you feel ready to.
Other than the throat hit replication, ex smokers may also be looking for a vape juice that can satisfy their cravings for nicotine in a quick time and nicotine salts are arguably the best vape juice for this. This is because the nicotine absorption when vaping nic salt vape juices is very close to the same time as what the absorption rate is from smoking tobacco products.
What Is The Best Vape Juice For A Smooth Throat Hit?
If you're seeking a more smoother throat hit with your vape juice, especially if you were not a heavy smoker, then nicotine salts or High VG vape juice may be the better option for you rather than the standard Freebase e-liquids.
As we mentioned, nicotine salts are considerably smoother on the throat because of the weakened acid that's added to the nicotine which reduces the harshness of the nicotine, allowing you to vape a higher nicotine strength like the 20mg strength which nicotine salts are available in. You can also get lower strength nicotine salts like 5mg or 10mg if you were not a heavy smoker and do not have a high dependency for nicotine.
High VG vape juices are also smoother on the throat due to the ratio they are mixed at, normally a 70% VG (vegetable glycerine) to a 30% PG ratio. As we explained above, PG adds to a throat hit and is the harsher of the two primary ingredients, so if it's a lower ratio in the vape juice mix, then it's going to be a lot smoother as well as flavoursome.
High VG is commonly only available in 3mg or 6mg nicotine strengths, or shortfill vape juices which comes as nicotine free, so a low nicotine content will ultimately provide a much smoother & minimal throat hit.
What Vape Juice Gives The Best Flavour?
If you're a vaper looking for the most flavour from your vape juice possible, you might be curious as to what the best vape juice to use for flavour would be. It ultimately comes down to a few different factors in which we will go over below.
The vape juice that has the most flavour is that which is mixed with a higher Vegetable Glycerine (VG) percentage. The reason for this is because the VG reacts better with the flavour concentrates that are used and the more that is used in the ratio mixture, the more flavour will be produced from your vape juice. Shortfills are commonly mixed at a high VG ratio and we've explored shortfills in depth in our handy guide.
And as we've mentioned above, nicotine salt vape juices are known to be richer in flavour, because of the weakened acid that's added to the nicotine not only neutralises the pH levels to make it smoother, it also reacts with the flavour concentrates used to really bring out a bold and strong flavour in the vape juice.
This is part of the reason why disposable vapes have been and still are as popular because people are drawn in by the tempting flavours, and more often than not, it's nicotine salt vape juice used inside them which has enhanced flavour.
The vape kit that you're using does play quite a pivotal role in enhancing the flavour of the vape juice you're using. This comes down to the type of coil that's being used in your pod/tank, as a mesh coil build design is renowned for giving heightened flavour from your vape juice. Most of the best vape kits on the market use mesh coil design, and we'd recommend either the Aspire AF mesh coils or the Vaporesso Xros Pro pods that use their patented Corex mesh coil build.
And if you're wanting to use High VG vape juice, you're going to need a vape kit that's capable of running at higher wattages, as coils need to heat up well enough to then heat the thicker e-liquid up to turn into vapour. This also adds to getting the most flavour out of your vape juice too, as the higher the wattage, the bigger the flavour!
What Vape Juice Is A Good Alternative For Disposables Vapes?
Disposable vapes have been incredibly popular with vapers in the UK for the last few years, as their convenient approach to vaping as well as tempting flavours have acted as a huge appeal for people to pick them up, but the days of disposables being readily available in the UK may be numbered if the plans to ban disposable vapes come in to action.
If you're a disposable vape user, you may be wondering what the best vape juice is to act as an alternative for disposables as and when they are banned from sale, and here at LiQuid, we have the perfect vape juice alternative for disposables!
Bar Salts is our range of nic salt vape juices which have been inspired by the popular flavours of disposable vapes and recreated by our flavour experts by using double the flavour concentrates to make a rich and full flavoured vape juice, made in the UK, and available for less than half the price of a disposable vape.
Bar Salts are available in over 20 different flavours as well as in tapered nicotine strengths to cater to all individual flavour and nicotine strength preferences, and they are only £2 for 10ml.
Shop the range today and find the best disposable vape alternatives for the best prices!
Why Buy The Best Vape Juice Online From LiQuid?
Quality, Safety, Price - these are the three best reasons to choose the LiQuid brand as our trusted vape supplier, whether you are looking for A new vaping device or indeed any vaping product.
We have been proudly serving hundreds of thousands of customers every month for ten years, selling millions of bottles of e-liquid and constantly evolving our ranges through extensive testing, R&D and customer feedback. When you buy a bottle of e-liquid from LiQuid, you get the benefit of a decade of industry expertise, dedication to quality, and a commitment to low prices. You simply won't find a higher quality e-liquid for less in the UK.
We have developed an end-to-end manufacturing process that gives us unmatched control over the quality of our raw ingredients and e-liquid blending. This is combined with our full scope of laboratory testing that allows us to ensure the strictest standards are upheld at every stage of production to guarantee your satisfaction.
Beyond our promise of quality and value, becoming a member of the LiQuid community gives you acces to unique benefits as a vaper, including our subscription service and LiQuid loyalty point scheme to help you get even more from your vaping journey.
Written By James Drake
James discovered the world of vaping 7 years ago as an alternative to smoking. Since then, he's become a dedicated enthusiast, experimenting with various e-cigarettes, flavours, and nicotine strengths.
James is committed to sharing his in-depth knowledge to help both new and experienced users make informed decisions about their nicotine alternatives and his blogs are a platform for honest reviews, helpful tips, and discussions.
