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SAY NO to the proposed ban on flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes.
Vaping has been a lifeline for many, helping them break free from deadly tobacco. Let's not turn back the clock on progress.

Sign this petition to speak up for your access to flavoured e-liquids. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/656683 and be sure to follow this up with an email to your MP. You can contact your MP here - www.writetothem.com

If their plans go ahead and all flavoured e-liquids are banned, we'll all have to say goodbye to our favourite fruity, dessert, and sweet flavours. The only flavour available will be tobacco.

Your choices have already been impacted by ill-thought-out, fear-based legislation. This proposed ban on flavours is not going to help with the teen vaping issue but it will seriously impact adults who use flavoured vapes responsibility to stay off combustible tobacco.

Make your voice heard!

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We are relocating our warehouse and offices this week to a new location so there will be no shipping Thursday 8th - Friday 9th and the Click & Collect service will be suspended on those days.

Check our Current Shipping Status page for updates and our Click & Collect page for our new location details.

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We are reaching out to you today with a matter of utmost importance that affects every vaper in the UK.
The Department of Health and Social Care is currently conducting a consultation about the plans to severely restrict the flavours and the types of products you currently enjoy.

At Crème de Vape, we have been dedicated to providing you with high-end vaping equipment and supporting vapers of all levels for the past 14 years. We believe that the current range of vaping products successfully caters to a diverse community with varying preferences and needs.

It is our firm stance that introducing further restrictions on flavours and products is not the solution to the issue of youth vaping. Existing legislation is already in place to prevent sales to minors. What we need now is diligent monitoring of retailers to ensure they adhere to these rules, and strict enforcement with fines for non-compliance.

We urge each and every one of you to participate in this consultation and make your voices heard! Your input is crucial in safeguarding your right to choose the vaping products that suit you best. Let us stand together and ensure that adult vapers are not penalised for the shortcomings in enforcing existing regulations.

Please take a moment to respond to the consultation page at https://consultations.dhsc.gov.uk/65201ed1f3410a69990d3081 You can do so anonymously if you wish and it only takes about 15 minutes to complete.

We'll be sharing this information on our Socials and we encourage you share too and help to spread the word that vapers' voices are needed to protect the products we use to stay smoke-free.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Lisa & Keith

Over the last few weeks, PayPal has been busy shutting down PayPal accounts associated with Vape companies. Today it was our turn, after 11 years using their services, they shut down our account without warning!

Fortunately, we'd already been preparing an alternative payment option which we were able to launch within hours of PayPal closing our account so out with the old, in with the new WorldPay option.

Unfortunately our card payment option cannot be used by individuals in the United States so our valued American customers will need to pay for their order via a bank transfer. We highly recommend TransferWise for secure international bank transfers. Their service is quicker, with lower fees and much better exchange rates than most banks and card providers. TransferWise offers the option to fund your transfer by various methods such as credit or debit cards, Apple Pay if available on your device, or you can send a direct transfer to their local bank account. Many other international customers may also wish to use the Transferwise service, to take advantage of the better exchange rate and lower fees than offered by most card providers so you may want to check if they are available in your country. 

Don't hesitate to Contact Us if you have any issues using the new card payment option, or setting up a bank transfer payment.  

Nicotine occurs naturally in tobacco leaves in the form of a salt. In this natural form, the active nicotine is not easily "freed up" so it can't be delivered to our bodies very effectively.

In the 1960s, cigarette companies developed a process which added ammonia to the natural nicotine salts from tobacco leaves which made the nicotine more bio-available and provided more of a nicotine hit without increasing the dose. The process they pioneered gave us freebase nicotine, which is the type of nicotine most commonly used in e-liquids. It is also used in nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, gums, lozenges and sprays.

Due to its potency, freebase nicotine provides a harsh throat hit at higher strengths. When it’s used in a high-wattage setups, it tends to be very uncomfortable on the throat, which is why vapers using sub-ohm setups tend to use much lower nicotine strengths. This low concentration prevents the e-liquid feeling too harsh on the throat when inhaled but these low strengths mean vapers have to vape for much longer durations to be satisfied.

Recently, a new chemical process was developed by the vapour industry to enable natural nicotine salt to be more bio-available and to more closely mimic the sensation of smoking a real cigarette. It utilises benzoic acid which helps nicotine salt vapourise at lower temperatures and makes it more absorbable like freebase nicotine. It also delivers the nicotine with a much smoother throat hit.

This new development allows users to obtain a nice potent hit of nicotine in a shorter time using a more portable low wattage device without the harsh throat hit. 

Today's pod systems are ideal for salt based nicotine as are most of the standard higher resistance (1.5ohm plus) MTL tanks on the market. Keep in mind though, you should avoid using high powered devices because using sub-ohm devices to vape salt nicotine at high strengths will give you excessive amounts of nicotine which could cause unpleasant side-effects.

View our salt based nicotine e-liquids.

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A leaking tank is something we've all experienced, but it's usually pretty easy to fix if you can identify the reason for the leakage.

Leakage happens when your atomiser is flooded and the e-liquid will usually find its way out of the airflow system. If you've got a tank which is flooding, gurgling or leaking, you'll have a poor vaping experience, and you'll want to try to fix it because it could harm your device or cause it to fail if it reaches the electronics.

The first thing to understand is that tanks and heads designed for Direct Lung (DL) vaping are generally designed for a thicker, higher VG liquid and usually feature larger wicking holes to wick liquid faster to the coil to keep up with higher coil temperatures/wattages. If you're using too thin a liquid in a DL tank, you are likely to experience leaking. Mouth-to-lung (MTL) tanks usually have smaller wick holes, are used at much lower wattages and tend to wick juice slower to avoid flooding. Typically most MTL tanks will not cope with a very high VG liquid because of this. So if you're using the wrong liquid for the type of tank or head, you're likely to experience either leakage, or the opposite - poor wicking and dry coils prone to burning.

Other than trying to use the wrong liquid or tank for your vaping style, common reasons for flooding include:

• Incorrect tank assembly or damaged/missing parts 
  It sounds obvious, but it's important to ensure your tank and head are all put together correctly, because improper assembly commonly causes leakage. If any of the parts are cross-threaded, improperly assembled, damaged or cracked, or if any of the seals are damaged or missing, it will cause leakage. 
   
• Liquid or condensation in the chimney 
  On some tanks, it's easy to accidentally get juice in the central airflow tube which leads from the mouthpiece down to the coil when re-filling. Sometimes cooled vapour condenses here and some tanks need the inside of the chimney cleaned regularly. If you find you are experiencing a lot of condensation build-up, try altering your vaping style a little, by taking your finger off the fire button a bit before you've finished your inhalation. This should ensure the entire vapour production from that activation has been inhaled and no vapour residue has been left in the chimney to condense back into liquid. 
   
• Your e-liquid is a little too thin 
  If your liquid has a higher percentage of PG, you may want to move to one with a bit more VG, or even add a little VG yourself. This should slow down the wicking and hopefully be a little more effective at preventing flooding. This is especally important if using a tank designed for DL vaping, as the wicking holes in the coil are usually much larger so thinner liquids will leak through quicker. 
   
• The coil needs changing 
  Most vapers find they get 5-10 days of good use from a coil depending on their vaping frequency and style. Your mileage may vary, however, you will want to change your coil whenever you notice a change in taste, vapour, performance or wicking, and a flooded or an overly dry coil can both be signs that the coil is on its way out.
   
• Filling technique 
  Some top-fill tanks are more prone to leakage during or after filling. Every time you open a top-fill tank to fill it, the pressure is changed inside the tank, and tanks which have a top cap that is completely removed to fill can be prone to trapping air and pushing more liquid into the coil when you screw the cap back on after filling. Some manufacturers have cleverly designed caps which work to prevent this and others have created innovative liquid control solutions which allow you to completely close off the liquid feeding to eliminate flooding when the cap is opened. If you have liquid control, close the liquid feeding off - if you don't, then try closing the airflow off before you open the tank to fill it - this helps in many cases, but this isn't a foolproof fix. Get into the habit of leaving a little pocket of air at the top when filling rather than trying to fit the maximum amount of liquid in the tank. 
   
• The airflow setting might be set too tight
  If your airflow setting is too restricted, this can create a stronger suction effect, which causes the tank to feed liquid to the coil faster than it can be vaporised. If your tank has adjustable airflow, try opening it up to an airier setting to see if the flooding reduces. You may be "pulling" a bit too strongly - in some tanks, the airflow setting and the strength of the suction can both cause too much liquid to be brought to the coil, thus promoting flooding. Try a softer draw or an airier airflow setting.
   
• Inappropriate power setting
  You might not be using a high enough power setting to vaporise all the liquid coming to the coil. This is particularly pertinent if you are using a tank designed for DL vaping. Coils below 1 ohm are mostly used for DL vaping, at higher power (usually above 25W), with thicker juice and with unrestricted airflow. If you're using a power setting lower than is recommended for the coil you're using, it may be feeding more liquid to the coil than can effectively be vaporised. Raise your power setting, or switch to a higher resistance coil.
   
• Improper wicking (rebuildables only)
  If you're using a rebuildable atomiser, you'll need to ensure you're following the manufacturer's recommendations for wicking. Sometimes working out the ideal wick size and placement takes a bit of trial and error to get the best results for your particular atomiser and vaping style.
   
• Tank has been left for too long between uses
  Most tanks will continue to wick the juice to the coil even when the tank is sitting idle. If you don't use your tank frequently, you'll usually find it floods more easily. If you're going to leave your tank unused for a couple of days or longer, it's best to empty it out and use a new coil next time. Some tanks (with a bottom coil and airflow) can be stored upside down for a few days with e-liquid in them to prevent wicking and flooding, but it's not recommended for more than a few days as you don't actually want your coil to completely dry out between uses.
   
• Tank has been left on its side
  Some tanks are much more prone to leakage if they are left on their side between uses, or overnight. Try to keep your tank upright during vaping, and when its not in use.

What to do once your coil has flooded or leaked
Different methods work for different tanks - try one or more of the following to recover a flooded head.

• Take your tank off the device, and sharply blow down the mouthpiece to push the excess liquid out through the airholes into a tissue.
   
• Roll part of a tissue up and insert it into the mouthpiece and invert the tank to try to clear the flood out of the top. Best to also clean the inside of the chimney after this method with another piece of rolled-up tissue.
   
• If the coil head sits inside a base, take the head out and use a tissue or cotton bud to clean out the base. Remove any visible excess liquid on the outside of the head and also clean the inside of the chimney with a rolled-up tissue.

Some heads are just more flood prone than others, particularly if you have quite a heavy “draw” and some may continue to flood even after blowing out, especially if the tank or coil isn't suited to your vaping style or your power settings are outside those recommended by the manufacturer. 

How long should an atomiser coil last? How long is a piece of string?
Pinning down the eternal coil longevity question is pretty much impossible, because of the different variables involved.

Certainly as a beginning step, it's more worthwhile to think of coil longevity in terms of the amount of e-liquid that's been vapourised, rather than a period of time, because the amount of juice that's been through a coil is more of a valid measure of coil life, although it's not the whole story.

Vaping style
Whether your tank and your vaping style is mouth-to-lung (MTL) or Direct Lung (DL) will usually affect how long your coils last.
MTL vapers use higher resistance coils on much lower power settings, for a cooler vape which uses less liquid, therefore, MTL coils typically last longer than DL coils, but not always.
DL vapers use much lower resistance coils on much higher power settings. This higher performance and much greater vapour production is very desirable but it does mean that more juice is used and typically leads to a shorter coil life.
Other aspects of vaping style include how long you activate your device for each time you take a puff, and how strongly you "pull" on the mouthpiece because this alters the airflow and the airflow can affect the longevity of the coil.

Power
This is related to vaping style. If you are a DL vaper, you're running at a higher wattage, and the coil burns hotter, placing extra demand on the wick which can burn and produce a foul taste if the juice isn't wicking through quickly enough to meet your vaping intensity. Of course, higher power often means more juice, and as already mentioned, the longevity of a coil is mostly related to how much juice is vaprourised through it.

Juice type and strength
We've found that some juices have a tendency to "clog up" the coil more quickly than others. This is a case of experimenting to find what works for you. Sometimes it's worth putting up with a slightly shorter coil life to enjoy that fabulous flavour you love. Some say that higher VG juices clog up the coil more, but this could be more to do with the fact that higher VG juices are typically used by DL vapers who go through more juice than MTL vapers.
We also commonly see liquid consumption increase when people lower the strength of the e-liquid they use. This can then have an impact on coil life as more juice is consumed.

Device
Modern devices tend to perform better and vapourise liquid more effectively. The net result of better performance and better vapour production is that you go through more e-liquid - that's the nature of the beast. If you want a better vaping experience, you will generally use more juice and coils than you would with an older or less powerful device which struggles to keep you satisfied.
You may have been used to a longer coil life on an older device which was less powerful and less effective or perhaps your old device had dirty or oxidised contacts or a battery which has been charged and discharged so many times and it's just not as effective any more.

Type of tank/coil
It's important not to forget that every tank and every coil is unique and your usual coil longevity will vary from tank to tank even when all other factors remain the same.

Improved taste perception
As time goes on, vapers do tend to develop a greater perception of taste changes in the coil which leads to the necessity to change the coil more frequently than you might have done originally. When you're just moving away from cigarettes, your taste perception can remain dulled for some months and it's only when it really starts to return over time that you notice the coil starting to taste bad sooner than before. Most people experience a shorter coil life the longer they've been vaping (stock heads as well as DIY coils). We sometimes receive reports that the coils seem to have changed and don't last as long as they used to, but it's pretty rare for manufacturers to change anything about the materials or manufacturing of existing coils, and these variances are almost always down to one of the factors detailed in this post.

Increased satisfaction with vaping
We've found that increased satisfaction with vaping, whether due to a new kit or a new flavour, sometimes leads to an increase in vaping and in juice consumption. People often struggle along with old, poorly performing hardware far longer than they realise, and then when they upgrade, they suddenly notice they have to replace their coils more frequently. This can be due to the better performance of a newer device, or an increase in vaping because it's just a much better experience than it was with the old kit.

Other considerations
Some people believe that different climate conditions and temperatures also play a part. Some liquids don't feed very well in some tanks (particularly thicker liquids in MTL tanks) during the colder months, so this will lead to wicking issues, and a poor taste as the wick struggles to keep saturated.

How to extend the life of your coils
There are things you can do which can help make that new coil head last a little bit longer. The first step is to prime your coil. The idea behind priming is to try to saturate the wick within the coil head before first use, to reduce the chances of burning especially if you're impatient and want to use it right away without waiting for 10-15 minutes for it to wick naturally.

• Method 1
  There are usually juice holes on the side of the head which is where the juice from the tank feeds into the wick. You can carefully place a few drops of juice onto each hole (let each drop sink in before dripping again) and a few drops into the top of the head (avoid the airhole in the middle of the head). 
• Method 2
  You can try taking a few drags from the tank without firing your device. This can be done 4 or 5 times to try to encourage e-liquid to feed through to the coil.
• Method 3
  Similar to method 2, but generally works better. If your tank is one that has adjustible airflow, close the airflow down completely and do 2 or 3 strong pulls without activating your device. This method saturates the wick more effectively than method 2, however it is quite easy to flood the coil if you overdo it. With experience, you'll learn to sense when the wick is saturated and to stop before it's flooded.

Once you have the coil sufficiently saturated, it's a good idea to break it in gently by using a lower wattage for the first few hits. Then gradually work up to your normal wattage once the new coil has bedded in.

Many people swear by these processes because they enable you to use new coils right away without risking burning them due to a dry wick.

My own experience
I use a mouth-to-lung tank at 13 watts and I usually get somewhere around 120-180ml through a head before I have to change it because it's tasting bad or feeling clogged. This is pretty much universal for me across most MTL tanks.
I use method 3 to prime my coil, so I can start using it straight away without risking a burnt coil. If I am vaping too intensively and the tank is struggling to keep up, I again use priming method 3, just once, to bring more juice to the coil to cope with my intensive vaping.

We'd love to know what setup you're using and how long a coil lasts you.

Lisa

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website!

We have been working behind the scenes on a new look and feel for our website and we are very excited to finally launch it. Don’t worry, all your details and order history remain easily accessible and you won’t even have to change your password.

Desktop and tablet users will notice that the navigation has been moved to the top of the website. Some products have moved to new categories to make them easier to find (we hope). If you're stuck, the product search box is more prominent and works fabulously.

The simple checkout so many of our customers appreciate remains as easy to use as always.

Our original site was designed long before mobile devices were in such heavy use for internet browsing and online shopping and we have worked really hard to improve the experience for all. We hope you will find the new layout much more usable on your mobile devices and it provides a cleaner look on tablets and desktops too.

Below is the new mobile view

The E-liquid category has been completely overhauled making it much easier to find your preferred type and strength, and our new e-liquid flavour selector (available on the home page and in the e-liquid category) makes it easier than ever to find your perfect vape.

Mobile product filtering

Product filtering is now available on mobile devices. Simply touch the "Filter Products" bar to open or close the filter options for the category you are in.

We have done a lot of internal testing, but should you come across anything you think looks weird or is not working for you, please let us know so we can fix it.

We hope to serve you very soon.