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Why does my vape juice get dark?
· Your vape juice can get dark because of another chemical reaction between nicotine and oxygen. Nicotine is a highly reactive chemical and exposing it to oxygen, or even light can cause it to react and turn e-juice into an all-too-familiar brown color. But this doesn’t mean your darkened vape juice has gone bad.
Why does my e juice turn black?
Why does clear e-liquid turn brown? Clear vape juice can get darker when exposed to either excessive heat or oxygen in your tank or bottle. Heat causes the sugar and added sweeteners …
How to prevent vape juice from Browning?
· For the last week or two I've been only using clear/light-coloured liquids (Apple, Peach & Mint) and when I fill the tank the liquid is, at first, translucent, as it is in the bottle. …
What happens if you don’t shake vape juice?
· The main reason why your vape juice may turn brown is due to the absence of milk and cream solids in the recipe. It’s possible that the vape juices you’re using do not …

How Do You Prevent Vape Juice from Darkening in the Bottle?
While you can’t prevent your e-juice from darkening entirely, there are things you can do to slow down the process:
How Do You Prevent Vape Juice from Darkening in Your Tank?
While your juice may still darken slightly from the oxidation inside the tank, there are ways to minimize the darkening happening from added sweeteners:
In Conclusion
There you have it; the main reasons why color change happens in both a vape tank and inside the bottle, and how to prevent it from happening.
Why Does My Vape Juice Turn Dark in The Bottle?
Your vape juice can get dark because of another chemical reaction between nicotine and oxygen. Nicotine is a highly reactive chemical and exposing it to oxygen, or even light can cause it to react and turn e-juice into an all-too-familiar brown color. But this doesn’t mean your darkened vape juice has gone bad.
How to Prevent Vape Juice From Getting Dark in the Vape Tank?
While you can’t prevent your e-juice from becoming dark entirely, there are things you can do to slow down the process:
Why Does Vape Juice Turn Brown?
E-liquids get darker from one of two chemical reactions: caramelization or oxidation.
How Can I Prevent My E-liquid From Browning in the Bottle?
Once your vape juice turns brown in its original bottle or vape tank, you can’t make it clear again. The best way to slow or prevent vape juice from browning is to store it in a cool, dry place.
FAQs About Vape Juice Turning Brown
Clear vape juice can get darker when exposed to either excessive heat or oxygen in your tank or bottle.
Why does my e-liquid change color?
Your e-liquid is fine even after it has changed colour. There are a few reasons that your e-liquid can change colour; If it has been opened and exposed to the air, the age of the e-liquid and what flavour the vape juice is. Have you ever looked at your favourite bottle of e-liquid and asked yourself why the liquid appears to have changed colour ...
Why does nicotine darken at room temperature?
The first is nicotine, albeit at a slow rate. When nicotine containing e-liquid is stored at room temperature, the combination of light and air will cause the liquid to darken over a period of time. This darkening can be enhanced by the e-liquid strength.
What is steeping e-liquid?
Steeping e-liquid. Some vapers actually prefer an e-liquid that has matured, that is darker in colour. This process in the vaping world I known as steeping (although this is not technically an accurate phrase for e-liquid).
What is the appeal of e-liquid?
By now we know one of the big appeals of e-liquid is the personal journey it allows vapers to undertake.
How old is a bottle of e-liquid?
The bottles range from freshly made that day, to being over 12 months old. The freshly made e-liquid will be clear, with a slight tinge of yellow. As the e-liquid matures, the colour will change from a tinge of yellow, light orange, and finally darker orange. If your nicotine strength is higher, the liquid will become even darker over ...
Does the taste of e-liquid affect the darkening?
The actual flavour can also have an effect on the darkening of the e-liquid. For example, a custard flavour, like Diavlo “The Judge”, will darken more significantly. Even at low nicotine strength, due to the presence of specific flavouring ingredients.
Can you oxidize nicotine at room temperature?
No, don’t worry . Our laboratory stability tests have shown this nicotine oxidation process to be slow at room temperature, in a variety of e-liquid flavours. The darker e-liquids are still the same quality as the newly produced, clear vape liquid.
What is Inside Your Cannabis Vape Cartridge?
Contained within the glass or plastic tube in your vape cartridge is approximately one gram of cannabis concentrate oil full of cannabinoids and terpenes. At the bottom of the cartridge, there is a metal plate that is heated by the battery located at one end of the vape pen. The oil is vaporized and inhaled through the mouthpiece.
How The Oil in Cartridges Changes Over Time
In case you weren’t aware, your cannabis oil is made up of lipids and molecules in complex chains whose bonds are not terribly strong. The heating of the oil on a regular basis results in the breakdown of these molecular bonds. It is important to note that THC molecules in cannabis will degrade into CBN no matter what delivery method you use.
Heat Inside and Outside the Cartridge
Exposure to high temperatures over a period of time will increase the degradation of both the oil and the THC. Not only does the heat come from within the cartridge, it also comes from outside the cartridge.
3 Ways to Tell If A Vape Cartridge Is Bad
While vaping an old cartridge doesn’t actually carry any serious health risks, here are the ways to tell if your cartridge is bad:
Ways to Increase the Longevity of Your Vape Cartridge
By purchasing high-quality cartridges and storing them properly, they can last up to a year without loss of potency. It is highly recommended that you purchase vape cartridges from a trusted source such as your local medical cannabis dispensary. Make sure that they include the following information:
Remove The Cartridge From the Battery
Even when you are not using the vape cartridge, as long as the metal plate maintains contact with the battery, there will be a small amount of power generated which will continue to heat the oil. That will ultimately damage the integrity of the cannabinoids and terpenes.
