Does light harm e juice? The short answer is, yes. You should store your e juice away from the light to keep it as fresh as possible. Regular light from light bulbs isn’t as bad, the worse light is direct sunlight.
Because of the nature of e juice, the ingredients in it may be sensitive to light. If you leave your e juice in direct light, its not the end of the world. It’s just optimal to store it in a cool dry place with low light. In fact most people keep their e juice out in the open and are perfectly happy with their vaping experience. But if you leave it under direct sunlight for long periods of time, it can ruin or degrade your E juice. Some may wonder how to store e Juice, and its pretty simple, just keep it in a cool, dry, dark place (away from children and pets).
How Sunlight Affects E Juice
Sunlight can affect the nicotine, the flavoring, and the color of the e Juice. You often will see e juice turns a darker color, maybe a darker brown or reddish brown, or even a yellowish darker color. The color depends on the flavoring mostly. It is common for your e juice.
What does light to do e juice? This is actually the question that is more pertinent. Light can weaken the flavor of your e juice and make the nicotine less effective. You might notice your e juice start to darken if you store it where light can get to it. But it will not make your e juice dangerous to use. As long as your e juice tastes good enough to you to vape, then you are safe to use it.
What about temperature? High temperatures will do the same thing to e juice that light will. They can make your e juice taste less fresh or less strong, and can weaken the nicotine. However, your e juice will be safe to use as long as it tastes good enough to use. If it starts to taste rancid, discard it.
Why Sun Light is bad for E Juice
- Decreases Nicotine Strength
- Decreases Flavor
- Makes E Juice Darker
Properly Storing Your E Juice
When it comes to storing e juice, many people worry about storing it improperly and having their e juice go bad. One of the major selling points for vape pens is that you can buy e juice in bulk and refill it as needed. This lowers the price per refill significantly in comparison with buying regular tobacco cigarettes or even disposable e cigarettes. On the other hand, it does not do much good to buy in bulk if the e juice is going to go bad before you use it! Here are some guidelines for storing your e juice and some of the things you need to watch out for.
You may say, “But I don’t want my e juice to just taste good enough.” We completely agree! You don’t want to spend good money on high quality, delicious e juice only to have it weaken and taste bland before you can use it all. You can keep your e juice tasting as good as the day you bought it by storing it in a cool place away from light. The back of your refrigerator in an opaque container is the perfect place. How long does E Juice last? There are limits to how long e Juice lasts, but it just all depends on flavors, storage, and temperature of the environment.
How long can I store my e juice?
Under perfect conditions, such as in the back of your refrigerator in an opaque container, e juice has on average a shelf life of two years. That should be plenty of time to be able to use it up! If your e juice is being exposed to light or temperature fluctuations the shelf life will decrease. It is still safe to use as long as it tastes good enough to use, but you may notice some darkening of the e juice and the flavor becoming weaker. Just take care to store your e juice properly, away from light and in a cool place, and you should not have any problems.
It is also notice to see your e juice change in color, especially depending on the flavor. This is just a natural progression of the steeping e juice. However if it gets really dark, it could mean its been exposed to direct sunlight.