How long will flavorings last in storage?

[Emilie]

I have quite a few flavorings that I purchased in glass bottles (I think they're LorAnns) in late 2011/early 2012. I may have cracked the cap on some of them to get a whiff of the flavors, but otherwise they've never been used. Would they be any good anymore, or should I throw them out?

Just the flavors. They haven't been mixed with any nic juice yet.

 

[RocketPuppy]

They won't go bad, but they can and will lose potency over years. I'd mix them with just pg/vg to see if they have retained the flavor.

 

[RocketPuppy]

Sorry, I should have asked more questions. Are they extracts?

 

[Emilie]

I need to find the box they're in. They're whatever One Stop DIY shop sells.

 

[RocketPuppy]

Should say on the bottle if it's an oil.

 

[Emilie]

They say "LorAnn Oils", but it doesn't make mention of oil or extracts anywhere else on the bottles.

They're sealed.

I also have some from The Flavor Apprentice, but they're in plastic bottles, so I won't be using those at all.

 

[Emilie]

I was reading the ingredients in the LorAnn flavors, and there are all sorts of food colors in them. I guess I'll skip 'em.

I was told by someone that the TFA flavors would probably be fine in the plastic bottles if they hadn't been mixed with nicotine yet. They haven't, but I'm still a little skeptical about it as they were purchased in late 2011.