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Storing Your E Liquids

06/9/2022 / Juicy News

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced vaper, we all have bottles of e-liquid lying around in our vaping cupboard. Either because we don't really like their flavours (for now), or because we're stocking up, or maybe because we received them as gifts, etc. But just like with any food or beverage, e-liquid has an expiration date and should be stored under the best possible conditions. That's what we'll delve into in this particular article.

DLUO LPV A bottle which has a date and the other without

Use-by Date (UBD) or Best Before Date (BBD)?

The simplest thing to do is to first check the expiry date on the bottle; UBD and BBD are two different things. Regarding BBD, the Best Before Date, the law is very clear:

The best before date is a strict limit. Beyond this date:

The relevant foods are unsuitable for consumption as they present a risk to health (food poisoning).
It is prohibited to sell them under penalty of sanctions.

But on our e-liquid bottles, it's usually the UBD that's indicated, or at least it should be! It stands for Minimum Durability Date / Use By Date. This mention has replaced the "DLUO" which we were more familiar with.

fiole ocean LPV

According to the Ministry of Economy: Exceeding the UBD doesn't make the food dangerous, but it might have lost its nutritional and taste qualities (flavours, consistency, etc.).

So, if you have the UBD date, there's no need to throw away your bottle; you can still use it in the following months. How long? It's impossible to say; it depends on the product's storage, its appearance, etc. You'll need to taste it to be 100% sure, but if it has changed from yellow to purple, you'll have your answer!

In general, an additional 6 months is often mentioned, but it also depends on the nicotine content, as nicotine oxidises over time and may develop an unpleasant bitter taste, though not harmful to health.

Storing your e liquids

glace LPV

Storage is simpler now after the TPD regulations, where we used to have 1L nicotine bases. Now, boosters have replaced them and are consumed more quickly. Air, light, heat, and sunlight are enemies of flavours and nicotine, so you should keep them in a box at room temperature; that will be sufficient.

You might come across suggestions to keep your bases in the fridge or freezer, but in my opinion, the 10ml boosters no longer justify this precaution.

You just need to avoid opening all the bottles at once and leaving them in a corner waiting for better days. The larger the opened bottle and the more air it contains, the quicker you should consume it to prevent flavour oxidation.

The same goes for heat. Leave your bottle in the sun for an hour, and you'll see it change colour if it contains nicotine. But more importantly, its taste will have changed, and rancid nicotine is not very pleasant!

froid LPV

Conclusion

In summary, you should first check the recommended consumption date, protect your bottles from external aggressors, and vape the opened ones as quickly as possible. Happy vaping to everyone!