How I store my nicotine

I purchase my 100mg/ml nic in 1 liter bottles. As soon as I get it I transfer all of it to smaller glass bottles. I use mostly 120ml blue or amber glass bottles but also have some 60ml and 120ml clear glass bottles and some 250ml and 500ml amber glass in there.
I fill to within 1/4" from the top and cap tightly with poli-cone caps.
I then wrap each bottle with aluminum foil--No light is going to get through that.
Then wrap each bottle with bubble wrap to prevent the chance of breaking one if bumped.
Then comes my vacuum seal food saver.
I put 1, 2, or 3 bottles in a vacuum seal bag (depends on size of bottles) and then get all the air out.
no air is going to get through all of that :D
And there you have it. Sounds complicated but really isn't.

My oldest nic was purchased May 2012. I removed a 500ml bottle of it just last week and it was still as crystal clear as the day I got it. I kept 60mls out for use and transferred the rest into smaller bottles. wrapped them up and put them back in the freezer. There was no noticeable difference in smell, taste or strength either. It was about 3 1/2 years old. Only time will tell how it will hold up but I expect it to still be as good as new 10 or more years from now.

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Thanks! I'd read elsewhere on this forum that someone had PG base go bad over a fairly short period of time. That didn't make sense to me. FWIW, Dow says its PG has a two year shelf life when stored as recommended and they say it's three years for VG.
 
The one I am using right now is 100% PG and I bought it in 2012 so I am comfortable with buying mine in PG. I truly do not think it is anything to be concerned about but I'm not a scientist so freely admit that I could be wrong. :D
 
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Fwiw, I also purchased 500ml of MFS 100mg, 100% VG in 2012, and stored it unopened in a chest freezer. I opened it early this year, and like Mattiem, it was as clear, odorless, and tasted exactly the same as the bottle that I DID open in 2012. NO apparent degradation whatsoever. So I think whether VG, PG, or a mix, you are good to go if you can keep air, light, and heat away from it.
 

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