What Does 12% On My Nicquid Bottle Mean?

[Rusty S.]

Hi everybody!

I bought some nicquid the other day, and the bottle says 12% nicotine, rather than a mg amount.

So, what does 12% amount to in mg?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Blix]

Look again, I hope it says 1.2%, 12% would be 120mg and really dangerous.

 

[Rusty S.]

Look again, I hope it says 1.2%, 12% would be 120mg and really dangerous.

I just took a better look at it in the light, and it very definitely says 12%. I guess I ought to toss that one - bad call on my part. I was careless and thought it meant 12mg, which is what I'm aiming for.

 

[markfm]

Is it unflavored nicotine base (for DIY), or is it a flavored eliquid? If the latter, the vendor probably messed up on the label, as nobody would sell a 120 mg/ml eliquid.

If it's really 12%, 120 mg/ml, the bottle would very likely have a pretty firm warning label on it. 10%, 100 mg/ml, is the highest concentration commonly used by DIY people (those of us who make their own eliquids from separate flavorings, nicotine base, and plain filler PG/VG), and even then it's something that we generally mix with using gloves, eye protection, etc.

 

[speedjason86]

Nicquid wont make one that's unsafe to vape.
the dot might fell off.

 

[Rusty S.]

Nicquid wont make one that's unsafe to vape.
the dot might fell off.

Sorry, I made a mistake. I thought Nicquid was a term, not the name of a supplier - they didn't make this. Sorry, Nicquid!

 

[markfm]

Learn something new every day "nicquid" has been commonly used for "nicotine liquid", meaning the higher mg/ml unflavored base that we use in DIY -- I didn't know there was a company called Nicquid too. (a badly confusing choice of name, unless their only product is unflavored DIY nicotine liquid base)

 

[Rusty S.]

Is it unflavored nicotine base (for DIY), or is it a flavored eliquid? If the latter, the vendor probably messed up on the label, as nobody would sell a 120 mg/ml eliquid.

If it's really 12%, 120 mg/ml, the bottle would very likely have a pretty firm warning label on it. 10%, 100 mg/ml, is the highest concentration commonly used by DIY people (those of us who make their own eliquids from separate flavorings, nicotine base, and plain filler PG/VG), and even then it's something that we generally mix with using gloves, eye protection, etc.

It's a flavored liquid, and the label says Warning! Contains Nicotine 12%. Funny thing is, I have another flavor with the same warning, and the other three bottles (same manufacturer), are marked in mg, but with the same warning. I'm inclined to think it's a mislabeling, because I've used both of the flavors marked 12% with ill effects. Still, kind of freaks me out. Maybe I should toss them, just in case. Vaping doesn't do me any good, if I wind up harming myself.

 

[Rusty S.]

Learn something new every day "nicquid" has been commonly used for "nicotine liquid", meaning the higher mg/ml unflavored base that we use in DIY -- I didn't know there was a company called Nicquid too. (a badly confusing choice of name, unless their only product is unflavored DIY nicotine liquid base)

Yeah, I thought it was just a way of abbreviating "Nicotine E-Liquid," which is a bit of a mouthful.

 

[markfm]

I'd contact the vendor, give him a photo showing the label, politely ask for a replacement bottle showing the proper mg/ml.

It probably is just a label error, but if someone labeled a bottle 12% instead of 12mg or 12 mg/ml or 1.2%, they were having a bad day for QC, I wouldn't mess with vaping that bottle.

it is not the vaper's problem to take on faith that something really is just a mislabel on the part of the eliquid supplier. You should receive product that is properly marked.

(A good vendor will replace something like that without difficulty.)

 

[Renolizzie]

It's a flavored liquid, and the label says Warning! Contains Nicotine 12%. Funny thing is, I have another flavor with the same warning, and the other three bottles (same manufacturer), are marked in mg, but with the same warning. I'm inclined to think it's a mislabeling, because I've used both of the flavors marked 12% with ill effects. Still, kind of freaks me out. Maybe I should toss them, just in case. Vaping doesn't do me any good, if I wind up harming myself.

I don't like the idea of sloppy labeling on my ejuice.

 

[eagarcia123]

ive ordered from niquid so your safe. its just poor labeling and they forgot the decimal point

 

[markfm]

Poor labeling is not an acceptable practice. If someone marks something 12%, having to intuit that it is 1.2% is not something that the buyer should have to do. I DIY, but make sure to properly label everything immediately.

(We're all just humans, mistakes ha ppen, however when it comes to QC being polite, but clear, is appropriate. Vendor should make good if they shipped a a mismarked product.)

 

[speedjason86]

Learn something new every day "nicquid" has been commonly used for "nicotine liquid", meaning the higher mg/ml unflavored base that we use in DIY -- I didn't know there was a company called Nicquid too. (a badly confusing choice of name, unless their only product is unflavored DIY nicotine liquid base)

that is very interesting. maybe cuz I've never DIY'ed juice before.

 

[markfm]

It's been called nicquid by at least some of us for years. A blast from the past, DIY thread from 2009: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/19735-recipe-newb-help.html

 

[Rusty S.]

So, should I call it nicquid, or would I be slamming or endorsing a vendor, depending on my post?

Thanks!

 

[markfm]

For general use, the flavored mixes suitable for vaping are called eliquid. If it is a specific vendor it would be the vendor name plus the word eliquid.

On a generic question, like a mislabel, I normally wouldn't reference the vendor, unless I had contacted them already and not been satisfied with their response.

 

[kiwivap]

So, should I call it nicquid, or would I be slamming or endorsing a vendor, depending on my post?

Thanks!

It is confusing to people I think when you say nicquid. I thought you meant Nicquid the ejuice company as well until I read further down. I've always called it ejuice or eliquid myself.

 

[Rusty S.]

It is confusing to people I think when you say nicquid. I thought you meant Nicquid the ejuice company as well until I read further down. I've always called it ejuice or eliquid myself.

Fair enough - I'll call it ejuice. Thanks!