What is the Best Way to Store E-Liquids?

[Kurt]

I used to live in Tallahassee so I know what hot and humid are! Did you ever think of trying a humidor? It's those cigar boxes that also keep the humidity out. They are that expensive; you can find them for less than $20.00...

The idea is to remove humidity, not introduce it. Humidors are designed to create and hold humidity in, to keep cigars and other tobaccos from drying out. We want something more along the lines of a desiccator.

Kurt

[MaDPimP]

Kurt,

I know we're beating the tar out of this horse, but i was wondering if you had any thoughts about the idea of vacuum sealing before putting in the fridge for longer term storage. This seems like it would prevent moisture, light and large heat flucations. Then per your advice to only remove them when needed and not to open the lids until the solution is at room temp?

[dseanor]

Big Kurt, Any Thoughts ...
HiNic - UnFlavored, Long Term Storage ...
Plastic Or Glass Bottles ???

[Kurt]

Kurt,

I know we're beating the tar out of this horse, but i was wondering if you had any thoughts about the idea of vacuum sealing before putting in the fridge for longer term storage. This seems like it would prevent moisture, light and large heat flucations. Then per your advice to only remove them when needed and not to open the lids until the solution is at room temp?

Yes, ideally this should be ok for unopened unflavored bottles, I think. I would put some drying agent in with it too, just to be safe. But I'm still not sure if fridge-cold is necessary or wise, given the potential of absorbing water when opened.

I myself have a "cold room", which is largely unheated in the winter. This was a common thing in houses many decades ago, for vegetable storage, and I think I'm going to store them there in a vac container.

This week is insanely busy for me with my research, but next week I plan on getting more detailed and professional advice on this storage issue. I just don't have the time now to investigate further and make more concrete statements.

It seems cool, sealed, dry and dark are the key environmental parameters here. At least for unflavored juice being stored for the long term.

Vape like an ape in a cape!
Kurt

[Kurt]

Big Kurt, Any Thoughts ...
HiNic - UnFlavored, Long Term Storage ...
Plastic Or Glass Bottles ???

Good question! Pure nicotine can have a corrosive effect on SOME plastics, but I am not sure about juices. Amber glass would seem to be the ideal container for very long storage, but you must make sure it is very clean, dry and sterile.

I do have some plastic jars of unflavored mixing liquid, but I am planning on transferring the liquid to glass for long term storage.

Kurt

[MaDPimP]

vape like an ape in a cape!
Kurt

lmao kurt!

[deeanne59]

Kurt, I have a question. I have been purchasing 30ml bottles of unflavored nic-liquid, and I was wondering....if I purchased larger amber glass "screw-top" bottles or jars for long term storage, is it safe to open the smaller 30ml bottles and mix them together in the larger jars/bottles(I was wondering about possible air contamination before sealing)?

In other words, am I introducing contaminents into the liquid before I seal it in the larger bottles?

[Kurt]

Kurt, I have a question. I have been purchasing 30ml bottles of unflavored nic-liquid, and I was wondering....if I purchased larger amber glass "screw-top" bottles or jars for long term storage, is it safe to open the smaller 30ml bottles and mix them together in the larger jars/bottles(I was wondering about possible air contamination before sealing)?

In other words, am I introducing contaminents into the liquid before I seal it in the larger bottles?

Deeanne,

Hmmm, IMHO if the 30 mL bottles were shipped to you as such, and they are still unopened, I would tend to leave them as such. That way reserves can be opened to possible contamination only one bottle at a time. Mixing them, as long as everything is clean is in principle fine, but the problems come from actually using the liquids. Contamination of one 30 mL bottle out of several is better than contamination of one big jar of liquid.

But I do want to get more info from more knowledgeable people before I commit to my own long term storage strategies. I am expecting to meet up with someone next week who is much more involved with this stuff, to discuss this very topic, as well as other technical details. I won't say who it is without their permission, but he is one of our suppliers, specifically the person involved in the laboratory details.

In the meantime, if you have unopened unflavored liquid, and can leave it as such for the time being, I would do so. I do intend to get much more technical detail next week.

So stay tuned...

Kurt

PS: One really good thing coming out of this is everyone is being forced to learn some chemistry! Given all I am reading, and the questions I am getting, I've seen less chemical attention payed to materials in some professional labs I've been in!

[Kurt]

lmao kurt!

Mad: ya the image keeps making me laugh too! Kind of sums it all up, no?

Kurt

[emus]

Data point: I topped off bottles, placed bottles in a cooler, placed cooler in freezer. After about 2 months my e-liq is like new. I now buy only 48mg unflavored to minimize contamination risks.