My vaping experience has been very pleasant except for some days when NOTHING I try tastes good, or correct for what it is.
I know everyone who stops analogs goes through phases where their tastes are changing and the taste buds are doing their magic, from what I have read, and it makes perfect sense. QUESTION: Will my taste buds ever be consistent again? If so, what kind of time frames did it take my fellow vapers to overcome this? Thank!
You're talking about Vapor's Tongue. It's quite common, especially in the beginning of vaping. Years of smoking have damaged smokers' taste buds. It can take some time for these to heal back to pre-smoking ability, and it's different for everyone. Some vapors notice some improvement in weeks, for others it is months. It wouldn't be fair for me to make an estimated average, because I honestly don't know.
Vapor's Tongue can come back to haunt even the most experienced vapors for a day or two. When this happens, try using some stronger flavors such as cinnamon, the mints, or a menthol. Or, as some do, they vape a not-so-well liked flavor since they can't taste it well anyway.
Some things that are recommend are to practice good oral hygeine. Perhaps invest in a specialized toothbrush for the tongue. Drink PLENTY of water. Not only does this aid in the body's attempt to rid itself of all those cigarette toxins, it helps prevent dry mouth which plays a factor in your ability to taste, and also prevents dehydration.
PG and VG in the e-liquid are both known as humectants, which means they attract and absorb water. The vapor from our PV's steal water from body as we vape, and some is exhaled in the vapor. So dispite what some detractors may say, there is actually water in our exhaled vapor.
Our sense of smell is closely tied to our sense of taste. This can be demonstrated if you recall how food tastes bland or without flavor when we have a really terrible head cold. At that time the nose is blocked off and can not assist in our sense of taste. So, exhale some of your vapor through your nose to help "taste" your flavors.
Also, tastes can change over time. A favorite flavor from the beginning of vaping may lose appeal...even to the point where it can not be used again. On the other hand, a flavor that you didn't like early on, may become a new favorite. So knowing that, it may be a good idea to save flavors that don't appeal to you initially.
Some e-liquid flavors may need some "steep time", or a period of time for them to mature or settle. These are likely to be the juices made by custom e-juice vendors who mix your flavors at the time you order them. They will have a "birth date or creation date" on the bottle. Generally just shaking the bottle briskly for a couple minutes, leaving the top off of the bottle for an evening, and recapping it to sit for 1-2 weeks will allow for the optimum flavors to occur.
