learning about e liquid, does higher concentrations of nicotine lower the amount of flavor and thickness of the vapor?

[RedSeve]

I've been playing around with various mixes of varying levels of flavor, nicotine, and balance of pg/vg

until recently I only had a ss choice no 7 micro, and I loved it, it got me off of analogs. but I just upgraded to the leo, and now I feel like my observations aren't holding true.


what I've noticed is that with higher levels of nicotine the flavor and vapor is diminished quite a bit, though I was still feeling the nicotine, so I knew something was being vaporized. however since I got the leo I haven't noticed this, maybe the higher nicotine has a slightly diminished cloud of vapor but it doesn't matter with how powerful the leo is.

anyway, before I go ordering a bunch of 24mg 60/40 or 70/30 mixes to try to work around this issue, can anyone tell me if theres any basis to it? or is it more likely that the company I get e liquid from just has varying qualities of liquid with each order? I've gotten almost all my liquid from vikingvapor.com as I've been very happy with the flavor and vapor, as well as selection and customer service (though when I ask them questions like this that could vaguely be interpreted as a criticism of their product they seem to forget to respond to me)

 

[DC2]

I've never done any DIY so I'm just going off what I've heard from reading this forum for so long...

As far as I know the amount of nicotine does not affect vapor.
But nicotine supposedly does lend a peppery taste to juices, so in that way it might change the flavor.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

The nicotine level has no affect on vapor. The amount of VG or PG will affect it. High levels of nicotine will give juice a peppery taste, like DC said. Some tobacco flavors might have a strong peppery taste, as well.

 

[dormouse]

More nicotine = more peppery flavor and more TH. Les nicotine = more pure flavor and less TH.

More VG - more visible vapor and less TH and can dull flavor

Many eliquid companies offer a variety of PG/VG and sizes.
Juicy Vapor is very configurable
FreedomSmokeUSA is very configurable on many of their juices but not on samples nor Specialty juices
Gourmet Vapor is very configurable

 

[robbrevere]

FreedomSmokeUSA is very configurable on many of their juices Gourmet Vapor is very configurable

wish they all were

 

[dormouse]

Re nicotine - if your nicotine is in PG and you are not lowering the the PG in the rest of your mix to make up for the added nicotine PG, then yes it will give less thick vapor because you are lowering the percentage of VG in the mix.