What is life expectancy of E-Liquid / E-Juice?

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WharfRat1976

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You can refrigerate it or freeze it. Either way is fine. It doesn't freeze but turns into a thick jelly.

My general feel is most juice has a very short shelf life....less than 3 months. Many will disagree but that's my take. Some juices last longer some last shorter. Some take more time to age and get better. In general, pre mixed juice has a very short shelf life. I vape what I buy and mix and store very little juice. Dont refrigerate your pre mixed juices. Keep them room temp and dark. Sunlight is not a friend to nicotine and juice in general.
 
You can refrigerate it or freeze it. Either way is fine. It doesn't freeze but turns into a thick jelly.

My general feel is most juice has a very short shelf life....less than 3 months. Many will disagree but that's my take. Some juices last longer some last shorter. Some take more time to age and get better. In general, pre mixed juice has a very short shelf life. I vape what I buy and mix and store very little juice. Dont refrigerate your pre mixed juices. Keep them room temp and dark. Sunlight is not a friend to nicotine and juice in general.


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Hmm, a bottle of juice has a life expectancy in my house of about two days. ;)

I do have several bottles of juice that fell out of favor with my taste buds that have been in a drawer for a couple of years. Every once in a while I pull it out and try some. It actually gets better with age. As long as there's no off smell from excessive oxidation, it's fine.
 

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Well, Myvapejuice has a Steeped to Perfection line.. Which is NET based juices that are premixed and steeped 3-6 months and more, PRIOR to being offered for sale. I have a couple juices on the shelf that are over 1 year old. I also have had a couple juices with USE BY dates. Don't know if those would have gone bad in time, I made sure to use them before they expired.

I only store NIC base in the cold box. All the other juice and supplies are stored in the same cool dark cabinet.
 

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I've had stuff over a year that tasted fine and I'm still here, lol. Then again I've had stuff that at 6 months or so, turn and taste like perfume.

Most bottles I've had say a year, I think some of my nic base even says one year. I'm not sure if it goes bad or just loses potency.
 

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I have a bottle of juice lying around that's over 4 years old, my first bottle of juice I refused to throw away the last of it for no particular reason. I tend to vape on the heavier VG side not for the clouds but mainly because PG makes me sick (literally), if your older juices that were nice and thick all of a sudden have the same consistency as water don't vape it. I still tend to throw out juices after 6 months but I get why some people don't do that, I only have a few bottles that are really old and mainly for nostalgia's sake.

Most vendors if you ask will say around a year but there is no set in stone amount of time if you keep a juice in direct sunlight or on a table next to a window that juice could go bad really quickly. Keep it in a dark, cool place it will last much much longer.
 

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I also feel any juice will last a year even if it has organic flavorings in it. I don't vape anything organic and I figure I'm good for three years anyway. The oldest juice I've ever vaped was about two years old and it was fine.

As for refrigeration, there is some doubt about weather that helps with juice or makes it go bad quicker. I store nic base in the freezer and I'm expecting that to last at least ten years. I would not store mixed juice or flavorings in the fridge or freezer.
 

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I would not store mixed juice or flavorings in the fridge or freezer.

Why oh wise one? I mix my juice up at one to two liters at a time and keep it in the fridge. I don't notice a difference in the bottles. Wouldn't putting them in the fridge or freezer make them last longer?
 

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Why oh wise one? I mix my juice up at one to two liters at a time and keep it in the fridge. I don't notice a difference in the bottles. Wouldn't putting them in the fridge or freezer make them last longer?

Flattery will get you everywhere HM :)

It's been a while since I read Rolygate's post but luckily I bookmarked it. It seems putting juice in the freezer is good, just refrigeration can be bad.

Also, post #4 in that thread has some great info in it.
 
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