Putting it All Together: How You Should Store Your E-Liquid

So light, heat and air are enemies of e-liquid, and it’s better to keep it out of reach of any little creatures you have running about the place. This is more than enough information to ensure you store e-liquid efficiently and safely.

Short Term E-Liquid Storage

The ideal place for short-term storage is a high cupboard. Why?

Well, this not only keeps it out of reach, it’s also nice and dark, and will probably be away from any sources of heat. If you have a cupboard out of direct sunlight (and not over a radiator or next to your oven), then you have an ideal storage spot. You can also use a storage box, and if it’s lockable you don’t have to worry too much about keeping it somewhere high up, either (but you can do that anyway, to be as safe as possible).

To minimise the amount of air it’s exposed to, you should ensure the cap is firmly screwed on, and you can even squeeze plastic bottles before screwing on the cap to remove most of the air. If you have a large bottle of juice that’s half-empty, you can also fill up several smaller bottles with it so that most of the e-liquid is in full bottles (with little room for air above it).

Long Term E-Liquid Storage

For long-term storage, there are a few extra considerations, but the message is largely the same. Minimising the amount of air in the bottle is even more important, and you should switch to glass bottles (at least, until EU regulations outlaw them!) Use dark or tinted glass (page since removed) if possible.

Finally, keeping the juice in the fridge or (ideally) the freezer will maximise its lifespan. The only problem is that it’s harder to keep kids away a fridge or freezer, so you’ll either need a lockable box, a high shelf or some vigilant parenting.

Conclusion: Why My Bottle of E-Liquid Died

If you follow the above advice, you won’t have to lose juice you love like I did. In retrospect, I can see my numerous mistakes: the bottle in question was in direct sunlight (at least for a few hours a day) with a nice supply of air above the juice, for over six months.

If I’d followed the advice I now know well enough to share, I could have still enjoyed my “rainy day” juice in all its glory anything from six to 18 months later (or possibly even after that). Trying it didn’t do me any harm, but that intense disappointment was enough to make sure I never made the same mistake again.

Thankfully, you can learn from my new-vaper carelessness so you don’t have to see one of your favourite flavours die. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.