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<blockquote data-quote="bombastinator" data-source="post: 23689897" data-attributes="member: 43994"><p>That’s one of them.&nbsp; It’s what Juul reportedly used, though they never admitted it specifically and claimed it was an “trade secret”.&nbsp; Any mild acid will work as nicotine is a mild base (or is it the other way around? I forget) anyway you mix an acid and a base you get a salt.&nbsp; That’s really what a salt is.&nbsp; There are lots of options though and that’s just one.&nbsp; Another is what nicotine gum uses which is not that, though also a saltnic.&nbsp; That chemical begins with an “m” Iirc.&nbsp; They’re all different.&nbsp; Some are heavier, some are lighter, some have different bioavailability (though I understand it doesn’t differ all that much) some have weird flavors, some are outright poisonous. So just as “caustic” almost always actually means chlorine, but doesn’t actually have to, “saltnic” means nic and something else we’re not going to tell you Even if it’s usually one thing.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t HAVE to be that thing.&nbsp; And that bugs me.&nbsp; The people that make juice will use what is heavy and cheap.&nbsp; Not what is safe long term.&nbsp; And unless they HAVE to use particular things, the door remains open to do whatever.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bombastinator, post: 23689897, member: 43994"] That’s one of them. It’s what Juul reportedly used, though they never admitted it specifically and claimed it was an “trade secret”. Any mild acid will work as nicotine is a mild base (or is it the other way around? I forget) anyway you mix an acid and a base you get a salt. That’s really what a salt is. There are lots of options though and that’s just one. Another is what nicotine gum uses which is not that, though also a saltnic. That chemical begins with an “m” Iirc. They’re all different. Some are heavier, some are lighter, some have different bioavailability (though I understand it doesn’t differ all that much) some have weird flavors, some are outright poisonous. So just as “caustic” almost always actually means chlorine, but doesn’t actually have to, “saltnic” means nic and something else we’re not going to tell you Even if it’s usually one thing. It doesn't HAVE to be that thing. And that bugs me. The people that make juice will use what is heavy and cheap. Not what is safe long term. And unless they HAVE to use particular things, the door remains open to do whatever. [/QUOTE]

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