Disintegrating nicotine

[RockDrummer]

When asking a local vendor about steeping, I was told that the min. the nic hits the flavor, that it not only begins to decrease the flavor, but quickly dissolves the nicotine content. So a mixture at 24 mg nicotine, would have hardly any nicotine left in it within a week or 2. This is why instead of steeping first, many vendors make/send out the juice as soon as it is ordered.

Please give me your thoughts and/or any proof you may have to back it either way!

 

[Thrasher]

totally false, unopened nic has a shelf life of a year or more. nicotine will oxidize when exposed to the air changing the color but it takes forever for the actual nic to degrade.
and many juice venders will tell you just the opposite, that our juices are freshly made, may be delayed shipping a few days to catch up on orders and SHOULD steep if not days at least a week or more becuase it was just mixed.

i think i would have to ask him "that means your selling me 0 nic juice now? because it sat in your store?"

(really hate uninformed people selling this stuff)

 

[B_J_inCalgary]

Yes Thrasher is right. Check out threads related to steeping e-juice. Also avoid exposing e-juice to too much light. It sounds like the "local vendor" was not very well informed or just trying to get you to use more so they could sell more.

 

[sugarlily]

wow that is wrong my boyfriend had one juice for over a month and now its purrfect and it def has nicotine in it still lol My boyfriend uses 36 and Im 18 it took me out

 

[NuLLMyndZ]

Only thing I have found when steeping is a smooth flavor. The kick is still there just as profound as when it first hit my door step.

I always test every juice before I steep it just to make sure.

 

[Off Topic]

I DIY. Anything I'm not going to be vaping in the next month is in my deep freezer.

Light and heat will degrade nicotine. I had a small bottle of 100mg/ml nic concentrate get dark and go bad after about 8 months.

 

[tomas]

Nicotine will survive, in contrary to aromas. Agree. I always store my bulk in the fridge. I have about 3x10ml with me, not more.

 

[grandmato5]

That bit of information is going on my top ten list of ridiculous things I've ever heard said by a vendor related to vaping. Some People REALLY shouldn't be vendors.

 

[fourthrok]

That vendor was blowing chunks of hogwash!!! Totally not true!!

 

[steved5600]

Probably told you that so you'd buy more and throw out the old. Next time ask him where the nic. goes in a sealed container. When I hear something like that I have a stock response, " Don't Xee down my back and try to tell me it's raining". LOL
Some of these smoke shops that carry e-cigs are really uninformed. I use to by juice in one and heard them spouting stuff to potential customers that is pure bull hockey.