Intimidated DIY newbie

[talula]

Hi, everyone! Thanks to the very kind encouragement of ZoiDman, I'm going to give DIY another try after spectacularly bad results the first time. I actually have a heaping TON of TPA flavorings, but they are all a full year old (most of them never opened -- I went back to smoking, and then pre-mixed only). Are these still safe to use? Thanks, in advance, for indulging a little laziness and answering a question I'm sure you've answered before!

 

[purelyscientific]

They may be oxidized.
As far as being safe, yeah, they are.
They don't decompose into anything harmful as far as I know.

 

[talula]

So no stories have gone around of vaping ancient flavorings with bad taste or health effects?

 

[purelyscientific]

Some flavorings taste like shyte if they aren't refrigerated. Namely coffee flavors.
Other than that, no, I haven't heard any stories about bad health effects.

 

[Shilo]

If you can replace your flavorings I would do it. They tend to change and lose their flavor over time. You bought them a year ago but we don't know when they were made. For the most precise answer, I would write TPA website directly and ask them about when their flavorings expire or should be replaced.

 

[Merlin21]

Extremely intimidating in the beginning but with the assistance of more knowledgable people here and some practice you should feel a lot more comfortable. If there is no motivating factor ($) or pleasure in mixing your own there is nothing wrong with scouting the best prices of pre made. A good calculator, measuring your ingredients in ml's, proper safety handling nicotine and jotting down some recipes that sound appealing to you from here and you will be off and running.

Very good question. I was wondering the same thing about the shelf life of flavors that just keep piling up.