What are Nicotine Salts?
Nicotine salt is a natural form of nicotine found in tobacco plant leaves. Some manufacturers may extract nicotine salts from the tobacco plant and put them in e-liquid. This is commonly referred to as ‘nicotine salt e-liquids’, which is what many might be wondering when asking the question ‘what is nicotine salt?’
As an adult smoker contemplating the switch from cigarettes to vapes, you’ll likely have questions about the e-liquids they use. But while often an important part of the experience, at first, it may seem challenging getting to know the different facets of these products.
There is a range of potential e-liquid ingredients, including nicotine salts. But how do you use nicotine salt e-liquid? And what’s the difference between this and other e-liquids? This guide will shed some light on common questions about this topic.
What Does Nic Salt Mean?
As an adult vaper, you may have come across terms like ‘nic salt’ and ‘salt nicotine’ as well as the term ‘nicotine salts’. So what’s nic salt? And what is salt nicotine? These are essentially different names for nicotine salts. So, whether you see it under the name nic salts, salt nics, or salt nicotine, all of these names can refer to the same substance.
How to Use Nic Salts
You can generally use salt nicotine e-liquids in the same way as any other e-liquid. However, exactly how to use nic salts will depend on the specific product in question. One thing to keep in mind is that you may need to use salt nicotine e-liquids with certain types of devices. Nic salt e-liquids are often best used with lower wattage devices, such as pod system vapes, which are typically small, compact and relatively easy to use. This may be useful for adults who have only just recently switched to vaping over continuing to smoke.
Why Is Nic Salt Used in Vaping?
Some adult users may favour nic salt e-liquids over others for any of the following reasons:
- Higher levels of nicotine
- A smooth experience
- Potentially less e-liquid required compared to freebase e-liquids (due to high nicotine levels)
- Long shelf life - Find out more on the longevity of e-liquid via our guide ‘How Long Does E-Liquid Last?’
All this said, it’s important to note that the above list of reasons may not apply to every salt nicotine product. The specific features of nic salt e-liquid will depend on the product you’re talking about.
Salt Nicotine vs Nicotine That’s Freebase - What’s the Difference?
There are two main types of nicotine typically used in e-liquids, these being:
- Freebase Nicotine
- Salt Nicotine
Both types of nicotine offer varying vaping experiences. Adult smokers looking to switch from smoking cigarettes may find learning about both types of nicotine e-liquids useful. This information could help in determining which e-liquid type best suits certain experiences.
Nicotine salts are commonly known as the pure form of nicotine, sourced directly from the tobacco plant. Freebase nicotine is often known as “regular” nicotine, and is the most traditional form of nicotine in e-liquids. Freebase nicotine can typically have a higher pH than salt nicotine - which may have a comparatively more neutral pH. Some have reported that this makes nicotine salt more palatable at higher nicotine strengths. Moreover, salt nicotine is also usually found in higher nicotine strengths, and may offer a smoother vaping experience compared to freebase.
You might find that nicotine salts are more compatible with lower-wattage vapes. In comparison, you may also find that more freebase e-liquids are compatible with higher-wattage devices. That said, whether or not you can use salt nicotine in any vape will depend on the product and the device you’re talking about.
There are a variety of different vape products that may use salt nicotine - including our pod- based vape VEEV ONE.
VEEV ONE liquids are made using high quality ingredients. VEEV ONE features a distinctive combination of technology features including compact ceramic heater and low liquid detection system. The device is designed to prevent burnt taste, and notifies you when a pod is empty.
VEEV ONE is available in a range of different flavours, which you can explore via our VEEV ONE pods page. With VEEV ONE, changing flavours (or pods) is easy. VEEV ONE pod insertion is aided by magnetic connector, and there’s a new mouthpiece with every flavour capsule for a more hygienic vaping experience.
What’s more, VEEV ONE emits on average 99% lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.*
Important information: this does not necessarily equal a 99% reduction in risk. VEEV ONE is not risk-free.
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* 99% less” represents the average reductions in levels of a range of harmful chemicals (excluding nicotine) compared to the smoke of a reference cigarette. See Important Information on IQOS.com.
If you’re considering using salt nicotine e-liquid - or any other e-liquid for that matter, there’s more to learn about the different factors involved in a vaping experience. Learn more about e-liquid nicotine strengths by following the link.
Smoke-free products are not risk-free and provide nicotine, which is addictive. The best decision any adult smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether. Smoke-free products are not alternatives to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
This article is for general information and educational purposes. Some of the information in this article is based on external, third-party sources and we make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy, validity or completeness of such information.
