What are Nicotine Salts

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What are Nicotine Salts?
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Understanding Nicotine Salt
Nicotine salt is the form of nicotine found in
tobacco leaves. Unlike the nicotine ordinarily
used in e-juice, these salts arent just
nicotine theyre compounds containing nicotine
and another organic components. This could be
in combination with one or more of the other
chemicals in tobacco leaves, but the result is
the same a more stable molecule is formed. In
order to truly understand what nicotine salt is,
its important to understand how freebase
nicotine works.
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Freebase Nicotine
Freebase means that the nicotine is in its purest
form compared to the other nicotine derivatives.
In turn, the nicotine is much more potent when
heated and it can be absorbed much faster in your
lungs and in your brain. This nicotine solution
is simply added to a mixture of vegetable
glycerin (VG) and propylene glycol (PG) which
"carry" the nicotine with them when vaped. It's
also what we use in nicotine replacement
therapieslike gums, patches, sprays, and
lozenges. 
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What are Nicotine Salts?
At its core, nicotine salts are comprised of the
same exact nicotine that's found in its natural
state within the tobacco leaf. If this form of
nicotine was added to the liquid that we vape,
we'd need to vape it at extremely high
temperatures for the nicotine solution to be
effective, and it still wouldn't be as easily
absorbed (bioavailable) as freebase nicotine.
Similarly, like freebase, salts need some
modification too. The key here is benzoic acid.
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A Quick Chemistry Lesson
Nicotine in tobacco leaves has the chemical
composition of a salt. A salt is made up of a
chemical reaction that has a positive charge
(Acid) and negative charge (Base). Nicotines
chemical nature is a weak base and made up of
negatively charged particles. As a base, it
seeks to find positively charged particles
(Protons) to find stability and become Ionized.
Nicotine in tobacco leaves or ions is not the
most effective way of delivering nicotine into
our bodies because ions have a harder time moving
across organic membranes and are not easily
vaporized.
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Advantages
Satisfaction Many vapers who try conventional
liquids for the first time often find that they
don't get the same satisfaction or "punch" from
their nicotine.Smoother nicotine hit Cigarette
companies use anesthetics like menthol or eugenol
to cover-up and mask the harshness. Vape juices
don't, so the smoother feeling of nicotine salt
liquids makes a huge difference.Less flavor
impact Freebase nicotine affects the liquid's
overall flavor. Salts have next-to-no effect in
this area, leading to a richer, flavorful, and
more enjoyable vaping experience.Cheaper If
all you need is an inexpensive and discreet
vaping experience that helps you get just the
right amount of nicotine, then salts are for you.
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Disadvantages
Nicotine salt as explained before is the natural
state that nicotine is in tobacco leaves. We
also mentioned that nicotine salt is much more
stable and not as volatile as the freebase form.
Salt nics also take higher temperatures to
vaporize and the ions dont easily travel to your
nicotine receptors in your body. To put simply,
its not the most effective way to deliver
nicotine to your body compared to the
de-protonated freebase form. Pax Labs goal was
to mimic the sensation of smoking a cigarette as
closely as possible. They achieved this by adding
benzoic acid.
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Why is benzoic acid the game changer
Benzoic acid helps nicotine salt vaporize at
lower temperatures as well as lowering the pH
levels in the salt nicotine which results in a
smoother throat hit. A chemical reaction occurs
that makes the nicotine more absorbable like free
base nicotine. What this means is that you can
vape comfortably at high nicotine levels such as
50 mg and it also makes it easier for your body
to absorb nicotine contrary to the nature of nic
salts.
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How to vape nicotine salts
Vaping nicotine salt e-juice isnt like vaping
ordinary e-juice. Nicotine salts e-liquid is
intended for use in lower-power devices.
Pod-style devices are optimal for nicotine salts.
A basic vape pen will offer more than enough
power to get a satisfying vape from a
higher-nicotine salt blend. The big advantage
here is for newer vapers, who will both benefit
from the more efficient nicotine absorption and
the fact that you dont need overly complicated
gear to get the most from it. If you have a
higher-power device, you can also get nicotine
salt e-liquid in lower nicotine levels too. One
of the big benefits of using nicotine salts is
that higher nicotine levels can be comfortably
vaped.
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Are Nicotine Salts Right for You?
Nicotine salt e-juice isnt the right choice for
every vaper. If you like huge clouds, youre
better off sticking with standard e-juice, for
example. But for anybody just switching from
smoking who finds ordinary e-juice too harsh on
the throat or unsatisfying, or any vaper looking
for something to use quickly and discreetly, its
a potential game-changer. It might not be too
common yet, but expect to see a lot more about
nicotine salts in future. 
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