Glass vs Plastic?

[Kropotkin]

Okay then. What's the real deal on this glass vs plastic thing?

I'm getting the impression that you should use glass bottles if you're going to store something for a long while. But what IS "a long while," exactly? Does that mean weeks? Months? Years?

Thank you!

 

[Hottody]

Glass offers better protection, a kind off impermeable quality! Some believe liquids taste better out of glass. Plastic is more likely to impart flavors and toxins that potentially effect flavor.

I have plenty of juice in plastic bottles, and most of them taste just fine. Many juice suppliers suggest a two year shelf life on their e-liquids, no matter the packaging.

Some also like the glass droppers Found in many glass bottles. Glass imparts a sense of quality that plastic does not.

 

[Kropotkin]

Some also like the glass droppers Found in many glass bottles. Glass imparts a sense of quality that plastic does not.

Yup. I can certainly understand that point of view.

Actually, I'm kind of hoping somebody will chime in to say that you absolutely must buy those incredibly cute blue glass bottles, no matter what. I just love them, but I need a plausible-sounding excuse to spend yet more money. "Oh, but I'm saving so much by not smoking!" doesn't even fool me any more.

 

[JYan]

Yup. I can certainly understand that point of view.

Actually, I'm kind of hoping somebody will chime in to say that you absolutely must buy those incredibly cute blue glass bottles, no matter what. I just love them, but I need a plausible-sounding excuse to spend yet more money. "Oh, but I'm saving so much by not smoking!" doesn't even fool me any more.

Hehe yea im starting to think that i'm spending a lot more money than with smoking even though i know in the long run it is worth it.

 

[Motoman101]

Glass glass glass. Like drinking a beer out of a can or a bottle. There is a difference.

 

[Kropotkin]

Oh, YAY. An enabler!



Will you be my neighbor?

 

[dizzytrmpt]

Really no difference if your vaping all the time. If your storing glass, for sure. It will have less transfer of temperature like plastic will and tends to hold juice in a better state (meaning mixture of oxygen to the juice). Nothing to get to over critical about.

Jonas

 

[ShogaNinja]

I have found that storing juice for long periods of time is pretty much a death sentence to it. As a DIY'er I have stored quite a few over the months. I had several bottles that I bought commercially that were just garbage after a month of sitting. Vape it or mix it or give it away, but don't consign it to death by storage. This I think you will agree is true, at least in small quantities of 5-10ml bottles.

PG lasts for about 2 years.
Nicotine solution lasts about 1 year.
VG is 4 years.

 

[Racehorse]

Does anyone have list of vendors that only sell e-juice in glass bottles?

I know we are talking storage here, but I also want to purchase in glass.

 

[mwa102464]

Kropotkin see this thread below,

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...scussion/296537-plastic-bottles-e-liquid.html

 

[74deeds]

I know that Ahlusion.us sells all his juices larger than 10ml in blue glass bottles. I would suggest his "W&A Sasparilla" one of my favorite vapes!

 

[mwa102464]

Really no difference if your vaping all the time. If your storing glass, for sure. It will have less transfer of temperature like plastic will and tends to hold juice in a better state (meaning mixture of oxygen to the juice). Nothing to get to over critical about.

Jonas

Your welcome to your opinion of course but ketones from flavorings will make plastic leach, a little bit from each bottle you vape over time and add that up over a couple of years and I disagree big time. some day take some freshly made juice and put 3ml's in a small glass bottle, and another 3mls in a plastic bottle and tuck it away for a month or two, then vape each out of a fresh Atty and let me know which taste better = juice in the Glass will

 

[DocRokRx]

PG lasts for about 2 years.
Nicotine solution lasts about 1 year.
VG is 4 years.

Goood to know

 

[Kropotkin]

Oh, wow - great thread, Mwa. Thank you!

All joking about aesthetics aside, the thing about plastic leeching into the juice really is worrying. I simply had no idea this might happen in relatively short periods of time - that is, in weeks, rather than years.

When I have a minute, I'll review that entire thread and make note of the suppliers that use glass, but I'm also wondering about buying the bottles separately. Can anybody recommend a place that sells them a few at a time? I did look, but it seems that they're usually sold in very large quantities.

Again, thank you.

 

[salemgold]

Oh, wow - great thread, Mwa. Thank you!

All joking about aesthetics aside, the thing about plastic leeching into the juice really is worrying. I simply had no idea this might happen in relatively short periods of time - that is, in weeks, rather than years.

When I have a minute, I'll review that entire thread and make note of the suppliers that use glass, but I'm also wondering about buying the bottles separately. Can anybody recommend a place that sells them a few at a time? I did look, but it seems that they're usually sold in very large quantities.

Again, thank you.

I get mine here Specialty Bottle - Cobalt Blue Boston Round Glass Bottles

 

[Hottody]

VaporBeast.com uses glass bottles. Great juice too.

 

[Kropotkin]

Perfect! And they're BLUE. How pretty!

 

[Malduk]

Nicotine solution lasts about 1 year.

I never came across this info. 1 year? Figured it would last longer due to nicotine being a poison and stuff. Is it 1 year before enough nicotine oxidates and weakens or what?

Btw, on my PG and VG bottles, bought directly from manufacturer, says "retest at xx.xx.xxxx." ; with date for both being exactly 2 years.

 

[zoiDman]

The big Problem with "Plastics" is that it is a term to discribe a HUGE Family of Materials.

Some are Very Chemically Stable. Some are Terrible Choices to be in contact with something like an e-Liquid.

But which are Good and which are Bad?

Glass takes the guess work out of the Equation. Because even though there are Different types of Glass, the Family of Glass exhibates much Great Chemical Stability than all but the Most Stable "Plastics" over a Wide Range of Chemicals.

 

[mwa102464]

Like Salem posted, Specialty Bottle is where I purchase mine too, they have decent pricing and ship fast.

@ Malduk Nic will last 2yrs or more and store in your freezer, but as for juice I wont vape juice that's 2yrs old that's for sure, I dont keep any juice past 6-8 months myself.