What is the right level of nicotine in vape juice?
Naturally everyone is different, and it’s not a big surprise that we have different preferences in the level of nicotine we consume or crave. A chain smoker will require way higher amounts than just a smoker who only smokes couple cigarettes a day. But don’t be discouraged, there are many choices available and you will be able to find the perfect level!
How much nicotine is in a cigarette?
There can be anywhere between 8 milligrams to 20 milligrams of nicotine in one cigarette. Not all of this will be absorbed into the body and it’s hard to measure the exact amount. Based on some studies, the consensus is if a smoker switches to a lower-yield cigarette they will change the patter of smoking to compensate for it. Therefore, if your nicotine level is too low you will hit it more often. On the other hand, the problem with too high level of nicotine, is that it doesn’t really get used less. This is one of the biggest faults of the closed pod systems and this is one of the reasons why Juul sucks.
What is nicotine?
Nicotine is an addictive substance found mostly in the leaves of tobacco plants. It has significant positive effects on aspects of fine motor abilities, alerting, orienting attention and episodic/working memory. But as mentioned before it has some negative sides to it. Nicotine is highly addictive and in high-concentrated form it could be even lethal.
In vaping we are using two different types of nicotine. You can get more information about it in Nicotine vs SaltNic article.
What is the right level of Nicotine in vape juice?
The device plays a big role in choosing the right level of nicotine. With a big mesh tank the nicotine hits going to be way stronger than with a little pen-device with a tiny coil. Using smaller coils means you need higher levels of nicotine to start with.
Most smokers start with 6 mg vape juice. Some heavy smokers can require 12 even 18, but these levels (especially with modern tanks) are considered really high and we do not suggest it. The most common level of nicotine is 3 mg. Most people stop at 3 mg because this is the level where you still can feel the throat hit and get the satisfaction you need.
