DYI Juice - Questions on Vendor & Shelf Life

[jpharr]

I'm about to take the plunge into DYI juice and don't really know if there is a shelf life for liquid nicotine, pg, vg or peg. Do these degrade, does the plastic degrade, will they react to light and temp?

Also, I have been looking at a few vendors and found a pretty good deal from one of the vendors listed on ECF. I have a friend that pointed me to .......... and they are considerably less expensive than anything else I've found....but may be there's a reason for that. Anybody had any experiences with this particular vendor and their product?

 

[rolygate]

Keep liquids in glass bottles, in a cool, dark place - to get maximum life. Nicotine and flavorings will degrade in sunlight and if the bottle cap is left off. Plastic bottles are good for liquids in use but not the best choice for long-term storage as the plasticizers can leach out.

For really long-term storage, in the freezer is best. Use glass bottles, leave a little headroom in the bottle, and double-bag them. Unflavored will last several years like this.

The fridge is not a good choice because the cool, damp atmosphere and tendency for flavors to dissipate/transfer causes some problems, depending on what is being stored and in what type of container. Plastic bottles are a bad idea here.

The link you gave has been blanked out by the forum software - they are banned here for one reason or another. Probably best to avoid them. In this life you get what you pay for, and cheap e-liquid may not be such a great deal.

Think about this: if you go to buy an asthma inhaler, you want to know that the manufacturer knows what they are doing, is approved, tests their materials, and knows exactly what is in their product. Agreed? Well, now you are going to buy something that you will be inhaling 10,000 times more than any asthma inhaler. Maybe it would be a good idea if there is some kind of quality control? Maybe it should be made from the best materials if possible? Cheap e-liquid is exactly that - cheap. There's a reason for it.