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Ever since the release of the JUUL, nicotine salt e-liquids have been becoming increasingly common in the vaping industry. The idea is pretty simple. If you can get nicotine to the vaper more effectively, you’ll be able to convert smokers who aren’t satisfied with the usual options. But as with everything related to Juul, there is a lot of controversy about nicotine salt e-juices, and really understanding what they are can be more difficult than you might think.



So why would you want to use nicotine salt e-liquids? Why are they controversial? And why DOESN’T Black Note use them in our e-liquids?



Here’s what you need to know.



WHAT ARE NICOTINE SALTS?


The nicotine actually comes in a couple of different forms. Ordinary e-liquid contains what’s called “freebase nicotine.” This is the type of nicotine that’s absorbed by your body and therefore the most “direct” way to produce a nicotine e-liquid: you don’t need to do anything else, just add the juice to the liquid and it will work as intended. This is the type of nicotine they use for patches and gums, too, for the same reason it’s the most common choice for e-juice. However, in the tobacco plant, nicotine comes in salt form.



In the most basic terms, nicotine salt is the pure “freebase” nicotine bonded with an organic molecule – specifically, an acid. Since nicotine is a base, you might remember from high school chemistry that the result of mixing it with an acid is a salt (and water). This is a stable form of the molecule, and that’s why it’s found like this in tobacco plants.



The challenge for e-liquid manufacturers was producing this in a form that could actually be vaped. When they tried acetic acid (essentially vinegar), it produced an awful taste (unsurprisingly, like vinegar) you could never vape. Plus, in other forms getting it to convert back into freebase nicotine during the vaping process was a major challenge. But eventually the scientists at Pax Labs found that benzoic acid was the key ingredient, both enabling the nicotine salts to be vaporized and offering a smooth, pleasant vaping experience.



WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NICOTINE SALTS?


The main goal of nicotine salt e-liquids is to be a closer fit to how cigarettes deliver nicotine. JUUL’s initial testing showed that the salt e-juice produces more of a cigarette-like spike in the level of nicotine in your blood after the same time spent puffing. Ordinary e-liquids, in comparison, don’t produce this sharp spike, so it usually takes longer to get the same amount of nicotine by vaping. This depends on device, but it’s never quite at the same level as smoking a cigarette.



Nicotine salts do a better job in this department, mimicking the cigarette-like spike in nicotine you get from smoking a cigarette, mainly due to higher nicotine strength. Higher nicotine strengths are more tolerable in salt formulations because it’s the alkalinity of freebase nicotine that produces a lot of the throat hit. If you have too much of a throat hit, it can get very unpleasant to vape. If you’ve ever tried a high-strength (e.g. 36 mg/ml) ordinary e-liquid you will be able to attest to how harsh it gets on your throat. But the acid in nicotine salt juices neutralizes this, lowering the pH, and makes it much smoother to vape.



The other benefits ultimately stem from this. With stronger liquid, you don’t need to vape as much to get a satisfying amount of nicotine, and as a result you don’t really need huge, 100-plus watt devices either. It’s no coincidence that pod devices became more popular alongside the rise in nicotine salt e-liquids. You need fewer puffs, less battery power and less e-juice.



IS NICOTINE SALT E-LIQUID DANGEROUS?


There are also concerns about nicotine salt e-liquids from some groups and health officials. Most of the complaints surround the strength of nicotine salt e-liquids. Specifically, how their increased effectiveness for getting nicotine to users increases the risk of dependence. Simply put, because nicotine salt e-liquids have more of a cigarette-like spike in nicotine, they might be more addictive. The fact that ordinary e-liquids produce a less pronounced spike in blood nicotine levels means you’d expect them to be less addictive than cigarettes. The same can’t necessarily be said for nicotine salt juices.



The Cardno report covering nicotine salt e-liquid summarizes these concerns:



Due to the lower pH, nicotine salt e-liquids release an aerosol that is less harsh and unpleasant tasting than those with freebase nicotine (NASEM 2018). This allows users to inhale more deeply, resulting in a higher nicotine absorption in the lungs (O’Connell et al., 2019; Voos et al., 2019a). In addition, nicotine salt e-liquids typically have a higher nicotine concentrations ranging from approximately 21.8 to 68.6 mg/mL, with the most popular brand containing between 56.2 and 68.6 mg/mL of nicotine (Goniewicz et al., 2018a; Talih et al., 2019). As nicotine salt e-liquids are a newer product, there is limited research available regarding the use of these products.



On top of this, the addition of benzoic acid into e-liquid to make the nicotine salts work could also present issues. Like many of the artificial flavorings used in e-liquids (which are never used in Black Note’s juices), the potential for long-term risks from inhaling benzoic acid can’t really be ruled out. There isn’t much research on this, though, so it’s difficult to speculate and ultimately there is no justification for this concern other than generic caution about adding another chemical into the mix.



BLACK NOTE’S STANCE ON NICOTINE SALTS


At Black Note, we don’t use nicotine salts in our e-liquid. From the outset, our goal was to help smokers quit, not to become part of a new problem by encouraging people to consume more nicotine. In an ideal world, no-one would smoke or vape. We don’t live in an ideal world, but we want to part of the move towards one. We believe vaping can be part of the journey, but don’t want it to become the new normal.



Nicotine salts have a complicated relationship with that goal. While for some smokers who are unable to switch with standard juices, nicotine salts provide the extra kick they need to transition to vaping, there is also more of a risk of maintaining, worsening or even creating addiction through the use of stronger nicotine juices. We want smokers to quit, not to lead new people to start or to encourage a continuing addiction to nicotine. So getting behind nicotine salts as a solution doesn’t match up to our goals.



In addition, our naturally-extracted tobacco e-juice has always been free from artificial flavorings, and for good reason. When you’re inhaling something, everything you put in there should be absolutely needed. Extracting the taste of our e-juice directly from real tobacco leaves means we don’t need to add sweeteners or flavorings to make e-liquid that smokers love. In line with this, adding benzoic acid into the mix seems like an unnecessary source of risk.



NATURALLY-EXTRACTED TOBACCO, AND NOTHING ELSE


That’s why there are no Black Note nicotine salt e-liquids. We are proud of our line-up of juices. Combined with a vape pen or standard-style mod, they provide a satisfying vape with realistic tobacco flavor. This is perfect for smokers who want to switch to vaping. We aren’t in the business of making you more dependent on nicotine, we’re in the business of helping you regain control and eventually stop using nicotine altogether, while reducing risks as much as possible.

[DanielLee5]

I used to love nicotine salts very much, but recently decided to refuse from nicotine once and for all. Instead, I am all into vaping dry herbs (lavender, rosemary and even medical weed), everything is possible with a good GV Lit (portable dry herb vaporizer).

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