Do eliquids go 'off'?

[CaptainChaos]

Just a thought with all the new flavours I've got, steeping away, mocking me for not being able to vape them yet ...

Do ready-made eliquids go bad after being sat for a while? Years/months/days/minutes?

I guess it all depends what the flavour is - 99% of mine are 70/30 PG/VG and range from RY4 to Chilli, but I don't want to leave them too long if they go bad after 3-4 weeks.
Thank you in advance for your immense knowledge and impartial information

[dragon]

Standard wisdom is 2 years.

I keep anything I'm not using daily in the fridge.

Nicotine potency does drop over time and flavours will go off eventually.

I find some of my home mixes get musky after a while, but most of my flavours are fine for ages, or even get better.

[CaptainChaos]

Oh they will be WELL gone within a few weeks I'm sure hahahahaha

Thank you dragon

Now THAT was my first attempt at the "alt + left click your name" to get your name to go all blue or something

I can't preview my reply so I have no idea if it works or not.

[CaptainChaos]

Well yayyyy @ me for getting THAT right

[charon]

So whos a clever boy then??
Well done.

As to your juices, I have some homemade I found lurking at the back of my steeping cupboard that were dated las year and they are fine. ( were absolutly rank when I first made them, but I'm too tight to throw anything away.)

[CaptainChaos]

Oh I'm on a roll now ... (rolls up sleeves) .....

Thanks charon

[blanco]

juice will go off in time but by off i mean the flavour will weaken if its fruity/sweety etc some strong tobaccos will darken and taste much stronger. generally the flavour will weaken. best way is try them and see, if theyre off it wont kill you just taste rank.
i found an old real tabs flavour in a box must be 2 yrs old it smelt much better then i remember and tasted fine.
if in glass they will keep longer if kept in a dark place.they will go off faster in plastic as plastic is more absorbant.
try to keep them somewhere were the temperature doesnt fluctuate.

[CaptainChaos]

Thank you blanco

They're on a shelf in a shady part of the house - are they better off in a dark cupboard that doesn't get the sun much?

[blanco]

yes direct sunlight will ruin them esp if in plastic

[CaptainChaos]

Thanks blanco - nothing (clearos/flavours/ecigs/coils etc) is in any sunlight

[chels88]

Keep them in a cool dry place anyway. But I had a bottle hidden away somewhere that I recently rediscovered and it tasted ok but a bit weak.