E-juice is sold in a range of nicotine strengths, including none at all, and adults who move from cigarettes to a vape often ask which one to pick. A vape also delivers nicotine differently from a cigarette, so the two are not a like-for-like match. The guiding principle is simple: the strength should reflect what you want from vaping. Nicotine is addictive, which is worth keeping in mind as you choose.
Your smoking history sets the starting point
The strength that suits you depends largely on the kind of smoker you were before. Smokers tend to fall into one of two groups.
Habit smokers
The name says it. These smokers are addicted and smoke every day, several cigarettes at least and sometimes a pack or two, to the point that it gets in the way of daily life. Someone coming from that pattern generally goes for a higher nicotine level.
Party smokers
Party smoking, also called social smoking, is a different pattern. It describes people who never developed a habit, or who had one in the past and now smoke only now and then. The label comes from when they light up: at parties, over drinks, or among friends who smoke.
For this group a light or moderate strength is enough. It gives a mild nicotine buzz without being intense. Some may not want nicotine at all. Plenty of social smokers simply like having something in hand on a night out, and for a person with no nicotine addiction the suggestion is a nicotine-free e-juice.
Stepping down in strength
Some vapers who begin on a strong liquid prefer to lower the nicotine over time instead of starting low. The approach described is gradual: drop one level after every fourth or fifth e-juice cartridge. The change is noticeable at first, but that feeling passes. Repeat the step until a nicotine-free liquid feels comfortable.
In short
- If you never smoked, or hardly did, light or zero nicotine is all you need.
- Former daily smokers usually begin with a strong liquid and can reduce the level from there.
Our e-juice range comes in different nicotine levels, many flavors and several bottle sizes.