What Are Nic Salts and how do they work ?
Nicotine Salts are taking the vaping community to the next level of E Liquid quality.
Here you will find everything you need to know about what Nic Salts are, and how they work.
Nicotine salts are simply put, the original form of Nicotine as you would find it in nature. Normally when nicotine is extracted from the tobacco leaf it must be chemically altered in order to do so. This chemically altered form is what as known as Free Base nicotine. Freebase Nicotine is what is found in regular E Liquids.
However, when you extract that same nicotine and correct the form back to it's original state , it looks similar to a salt in structure under a microscope, hence the term "Nic Salts".
Freebase Nicotine generally has lower absorbency compared to the salts compound and produces a more noticeable throat hit sensation. In addition it has a tendency to oxidize more noticeably which changes the colour and flavour of the E liquid over time. This can have a positive effect on flavour but generally the effect of their nicotine itself diminishes over time. The effect is minor though and not perceivable until the e liquid approached two years of age or so. This is why some E Liquids feature expiry dates on their outer packaging.
Nicotine salts in contrast have a high absorbency yield but with little to no throat hit sensation depending on the flavour and strength. Because of this lack of throat hit they can be used in a much wider array of devices with no ill effect in terms of desired performance. They tend to deliver a more immediate relief to craving symptoms. Liquids containing this form of Nicotine however will not mature like freebase liquids do. They oxidize at a significantly slower rate. So the flavour will generally remain stable throughout the lifetime of the liquid.
After a few years of Nicotine salts being available on the market we have found that it comes down to personal preference. Some users prefer the physical kick delivered by freebase nicotine and don't notice the difference in absorbency. Some users however require the absorbency but not the physical throat hit sensation.