How to choose the right nicotine strength for me?

Nicotine strengths do matter in your journey to quit smoking.  You need to make sure is the nicotine strength is balancing your craving and acting as the right alternative for your cigarettes.

Nicotine strengths are between the range of 0mg/ml to 50mg/ml. Anything above 20mg/ml is a hybrid formula to give the sensation, but below the Canadian standards of 20 mg/ml.

You can you the following features before making the selection:

1. Understanding freebase vs salt nicotine

• Freebase is from traditional e-liquids that deliver a strong throat hit and works best for sub-ohm and high-wattage devices. Nicotine levels typically range from 3mg to 18mg. It is perfect for Direct-To-Lung (DTL) vaping and gives higher vapour production and smooth flavours.
• Salt Nicotine, or simply called salt nics or nic salts. These have a they contain a salt form of nicotine called nicotine salicylate.  This form of nicotine is similar to the natural form found in the tobacco leaf, resulting in a much smoother throat hit. These absorb faster and are used mostly in MTL (Mouth-to-Lung) devices. Found in nicotine strength of 20mg (2%) to 50mg (5%).
• Overall, you can conclude that Freebase gives a stronger throat hit and has slower absorption. The nic salts give a smoother throat hit and faster absorption.

2. Deciding from your smoking habit:

1. If you are a Heavy smoker with more than 1 pack of cigarettes, you can choose Bold 50 flavours for MTL or 12mg Free base
2. If you are a Moderate Smoker, you can move between 12 mg to 16 mg salts or 6 mg- 12mg of freebase.
3. In case of Light Smokers, it is recommended between 3 mg to 10 mg nic salts or 3 mg of freebase.
4. In case of social smokers or occasional smokers, it is recommended to choose anything lower than 3mg or be completely nicotine-free.

3. Flavour compensation.

Flavour satisfaction is what gets you the satisfaction of vaping and compensates for nicotine. If the flavour combination (taste + level of sweetness) gives you the right satisfaction, you can move to lower nicotine levels. If your favourite flavour is used, it masks the nicotine. Try with a few flavours of your choice for different brands.

4. Kind of vaping required:

• Choose from the MTL or DTL vaping.
• An MTL device is equipped with high nicotine strength while a DTL device works with lower nicotine strength. Lower wattage, tighter draw.
• Pod Systems / MTL Devices can be picked for  Lower wattage and tighter draw with nicotine salts from 10 mg to 20 mg.
• For Sub-Ohm Devices / DTL Kits, use higher wattage and best with free base nicotine of  less than 10mg.

5. Identifying symptoms

If you take higher nicotine than you need, you may get symptoms like

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Racing heart
• Dizziness
• Harsh throat hit

In case you take too much less nicotine, you get

• Constant cravings
• Feeling the need to vape excessively
• Feeling unsatisfied after puffs.

Conclusion

Understand the final journey of nic free of nicotine. Whatever you start with trend is towards lowering the nicotine strength. Being consistent will help you lower your journey.

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