E-Liquids
are supposed to produce vapor that feels smooth and offers glorious flavor and
the ideal throat hit to satisfy us, while producing glorious clouds on the
exhale. But, once in a while, we may
find that when inhaling an e-juice, we feel a harsh sensation along the mouth
and throat. Sometimes, this is the fault
of the vape juice, and other times, it can be the result of our device’s
settings, or factors that actually have nothing to do with vaping.
What Harshness Feels Like
When talking about an e-liquid that’s “harsh,” we
usually mean that when inhaling it, it creates a harsh feeling along the upper
respiratory system as the vapor gets inhaled into the lungs. This can feel irritating to the point that we
cough, or our throat feels uncomfortable for a couple of minutes. It may feel like the vapor is too hot, or
simply that there is something in the vapor causing an unpleasant sensation
when we breathe in.
Why Might an E-Juice Be Too Harsh?
There are a number of reasons why you may be feeling a
harsh sensation when you vape. We will
list them from the most common to the least common culprits.
#1: Cheap Ingredients
Cheap, low-quality ingredients are not made to be
vaporized at high temperatures, which is why they can end up burning your
throat to some extent when you inhale them.
Cheap sweeteners and other additives can cause you to cough, which is
why you should only go with premium e-liquids.
#2: Too Much Nicotine
Another common reason is that your nicotine level is
too high. If you’re vaping an e-liquid
with a particularly strong nicotine concentration, you might feel a lot of
harshness, especially if you’re vaping freebase nicotine at high temperatures,
which is known to cause an irritation feeling along the throat due to its harsh
nature.
#3: Wrong PG/VG Ratio for Your Setup
Another issue could be that your PG/VG level is not
compatible with your output level and coil resistance level. PG (propylene glycol) is a thin ingredient
compared to VG (vegetable glycerin) and vaping a high PG e-juice at a high
output level can cause the liquid to burn a bit when exposed to heat, thus
causing a burning sensation when you pull.
#4: Incorrect Output Level
Vaping at too high of a wattage or temperature is a
common mistake among beginners, who often learn the hard way that to feel
satisfied, you don’t need to go to the max setting. The higher the output level, the more the
vape juice will burn and potentially irritate your mouth and throat. High output levels are reserved for specific
configurations that use very low-resistance coils and low nic e-liquids with
high VG levels. If you do not have all
of these factors working at the same time, harshness may occur.
#5: An Incompatible Coil
Using a coil that’s not compatible with your preferred
output setting can also cause harshness, as the heat of the coil is burning the
vape juice rather than vaporizing it. It
is important that when you buy a vaping setup, you consider the coils that are
appropriate for its output settings that you will be using, as the resistance
level (ohms) of a coil share a crucial symbiotic relationship with the wattage
or temperature of your device.
#6: A Dying Coil
Maybe you are using the right coil for your setup, but
the coil is past its prime. When a coil
begins to die, its wick can no longer properly hold the right amount of
e-liquid, and the wire’s heating potential may start giving out. This results in a coil that burns the vape
juice rather than converts it properly into smooth vapor, leading to a common
complaint known as “dry hits” in which instead of fluffy vapor, you get a
burning sensation with burnt flavor to boot.
#7: Vaping Inexperience
Sometimes, you might feel that an e-liquid is harsh
simply because you’re new to vaping and haven’t built a tolerance to the
sensation of vapor passing through. Many
of us remember the first time we hit a vaping device, and we ended up coughing.
#8: Hitting it Too Hard
Simply taking too big of a pull of vapor can cause
harshness, especially if you’re new to vaping.
The more vapor you take in per puff, the more the vapor is making
contact with the mouth and throat, and this may be mildly irritating.
#9: Other Contributing Factors
Sometimes, that harshness you’re experiencing has
nothing to do with the e-liquid or the mod at all. Sometimes, it is because you already have an
irritated throat, due to something as common as allergies, a cold or having
just eaten something that’s too hot. Or,
you may just be an individual who has a particularly sensitive mouth and
throat, who needs to adjust their mod by going to a lower output level to
accommodate this.
The Vape Mall E-Liquid are Simply Not Harsh
At The Vape Mall, we do our part to eliminate
harshness by working only with the finest ingredients that have been tested
repeatedly at high output levels, and by offering formulas in numerous nicotine
levels in case you find that higher nicotine strengths cause some level of
irritation. By using our e-liquids with
the right hardware configurations, you will not have to worry about feeling a
harsh sensation each time you go in to take a nice, flavorful puff of vapor.
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