Freezing

[madjaggar]

Hey everyone. I am hearing a lot about people freezing nic. What is the shelf life of nic and vg/pg? Should you freeze everything? Just seems like a pain to thaw everything before mixing.

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[AmandaD]

I freeze only my nic, because I have more than I can use in 3 months! It doesn't actually freeze, though

 

[Teresa P]

Pg and vg don't freeze, they just get thicker. You can safely freeze nic, pg, vg, and flavorings and just bring them to room temperature before use.

 

[madjaggar]

So how long do they last if you don't freeze them?

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[Teresa P]

Depending on storage conditions, about a year for flavors and close to the same for pg and vg. Nicotine will oxidize fairly quickly by comparison, but that doesn't make it bad, just a bit harsher.

 

[Neunerball]

Here's some more information http://www.nudenicotine.com/category/e-liquid-chemistry-education/

 

[madjaggar]

Thanks everyone

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[OBDave]

I don't like my nic to sit in room temperature for more than a week or two - I keep an amber glass bottle out for day-to-day mixing that lasts me about that long, then in the freezer I have larger amber bottles that only warm to room temperature three or four times to refill my smaller in-use bottle before they're emptied. Flavors and PG/VG sit in a dark cabinet at room temperature, and even though shelf life seems to be stated at 12-18 months based on the package markings I've received I try not to order more of any one flavor than I can use in the next six months.