What Do The Numbers Really Mean?

[HDVaper]

Since e-juice comes in 0, 6, 8,12, etc., etc., I would like to know if anybody knows what those number really mean. I was on some site the other day (I can't remember which one) and the listed their juices as 0.6, 0.8, 1.2, etc., etc. What ARE those numbers really? I know the ultra lights that I used to smoke were about 1mg of nicotine per cig. How does that translate to vaping and e-juice as far as the milligrams are concerned. It's driving me crazy!!

 

[classwife]

The represent milligrams of nicotine per milliliter of liquid

 

[OhaiKrikket]

When numbers are listed this way - 6mg - it's actually short for milligrams per milliliter.

When they're listed as say 0.6, that's a direct percentage - the liquid contains .6% nicotine.

 

[HDVaper]

So a 10 milliliter bottle of juice would be like 60 of the cigarettes that I used to smoke?!!!! Good lawwwwd!!

 

[OhaiKrikket]

So a 10 milliliter bottle of juice would be like 60 of the cigarettes that I used to smoke?!!!! Good lawwwwd!!

I have very little experience with low-nic liquid (I have mostly 1.2% and 1.8% liquids), but many vapers use between 1 - 3 ml a day - which, using your example, would be 6-18 cigarettes.

It's not a completely equal comparison, though. You don't absorb every iota of nicotine in the juice. It's also delivered differently than in analog cigarettes. Some people will find that they need more or less to get the same satisfaction they did from analogs.

 

[HDVaper]

Thanks for clearing that up. I appreciate the feedback.