storing flavored e-juice?

[ermatrude]

Hi everyone, I am a super-noob and have learned so much from these boards in the past few days, so I'm so glad I found ECF.

My first e-cig arrives tomorrow (it's a blu, and please don't yell at me, I did my research and I have my reasons for choosing it). In preparation, I bought a 5x3ml sampler of flavored VG juices from Velvet Vapors which have already arrived. Obviously I took them all out (including the 6th freebie, which was awesome), had a whiff of each of them (yum), then closed them tightly, returned them to the interior plastic ziplocs and put them back in the padded envelope, which has now been sitting on my coffee table all day.

The thing is, I can still kind of smell them, hours later. Just a general sweet scent in my living room. So, for future reference, what is the best way to store them? How do most people do it? Is lingering scent a common issue?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

 

[Devin35]

Ive been told to keep them in a cool dark place, some say to refrigerate them as well for a longer shelf life.

 

[brandon555]

Refrigerator is best, but any place that is cool and dark like a basement, etc. Heat and light degrade the nicotine and the propylene glycol.

The scent thing is common alright. If I have a bottle of RY1 out I can smell it in the next room. But if it doesn't smell bad its not a big deal right?

 

[ermatrude]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if refrigeration was the right thing to do, so good to know. I assume it's best to let them come to room temperature before use though?

And just about anything smells better than cigarette smoke, that is for sure!

 

[VPDownunder]

Fridge is good if you live in a hot environment, I've even heard of some putting them in the freezer. I live where the mornings are near freezing this time of year so they just go into a storage drawer

 

[Tober138]

I keep my various bottles inside a small glad-ware tub in my home office closet.

I haven't noticed a lingering scent...except for my small bag of menthol crystals. I keep those double bagged and inside another small tupperware bowl in the fridge...when I open those, I can smell that for a good long while afterwards.

 

[Upinthehills]

I've read here of people having juice ruined in the refrigerator and freezer. It's recommended that we store our juice in a place below 60 degrees celsius (140 fahrenheit) and in the dark. Light and extreme heat can both degrade juice.

(Thanks Drozd!)