Converting to E Cigs with regards to Nicotine content.

[hgielm1]

I have an 10 milliliter bottle of 18mg strength liquid. Does this mean that there is 18 mg. in ONE milliliter and 180 mg. of nicotine in the whole, 10 milliliter bottle? True or false. Thanks.

[yvilla]

Yes. Liquid strength is measured/labeled at mg per gram, which is virtually the same as mg per ml.

The only exception to that so far is Johnson Creek, which measures their liquid at mg per 1.2 ml, for their own reasons. So JC liquid labeled as 18mg strength, for example, will be less strong than any other liquid labeled as 18mg strength.

[MaMaStarZ]

I just ordered mine and I can't wait to get it in the mail so that i can finally figure out how this all works. heh.

[hgielm1]

Please see this:

E-cig News: Dr. Laugesen's report on the Ruyan e-cigarette as shown to the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco conference in Dublin April, 2009

If this doctor is correct that it takes 72 puffs on an ecig to equal one tobacco cig, this throws off attempts that have been made to do an accurate conversion from tobacco cigs to ecigs. This would mean that it would take about 7 cartridges full of eliquid to equal ONE regular cigarette. (Assuming about 10 puffs per cartridge) Does this seem correct to any of you?

[hgielm1]

Wasn't awake when I typed original message about this.
Say one takes 35 "puffs" from one ecig cartridge. At that rate, if you use this doc's figures, that would only be the same as 1/2 of l tobacco cigarette. I've read that 1 ecig cartridge equals about 1 PACK of tobacco cigs. Big difference between 1/2 of 1 tobacco cig vs. 1 pack of tobacco cig.

[GavinMcCall]

well heres a chart of the nic content for a few popular brands of combustion cigarettes in my area

Marlboro Reds 0.8mg per cig=16mg per pack
Marlboro Lights 0.6mg per cig12=mg per pack
Camel Filters 0.9mg per cig=18mg per pack
Camel Lights 0.7mg per cig=14mg per pack
Pall Mall Red(Full Flavor) 0.8mg per cig=16mg per pack
Pall Mall Blue(Lights) 0.6mg per cig12=mg per pack
Winston Filters 0.9mg per cig=18mg per pack
Winston Lights 0.6mg per cig12=mg per pack

Nicotine content is taken from manufacturers website

Now as many have said this isnt necessarily the same nic youl get from your e-cig but its a good guide for those of us who are switching from analog to electric.

[GavinMcCall]

and karen just read your link, thats crazy, their using marlboro as the comparison and 16mg juice. so with that info if one were to use 36mg juice then they would essentially half that number to get the results of marlboro, then again the ecig is cleaner and cleaner may equal stronger, who knows!

[Vee]

It is correct that you do not get full absorption of the nicotine contained in the fluid according to the two studies that have been released on it. It is true what the e-liquid vendors say is the amount of nicotine in the bottle. But it's the device that doesn't deliver.

One study measured the nicotine in the system after one puff for e-cig vs analog. Analog measured almost exactly 10 times the amount of nicotine per puff vs e-cig.

But, some on this forum question (myself included) whether more of the nicotine isn't absorbed right away and stays in your system and gets absorbed slowly over time in your body. Until more studies are done, there's no way to know for sure.

[ImYourSalt]

will start small, and work my way up

[ImYourSalt]

i like my 18mg, but could use a bit more, anyone know where to get some good 24mg, or 36? (do they make higher)

i heard about cutting it, and am very familiar with VG

will try that approach