Modified on: 24/05/2024
Everything you need to know about the vaper tongue
Suddenly the taste of your e-liquid for e-cig no longer satisfies you and you are so dissatisfied that you think of going back to smoking a traditional cigarette?
Don’t give in to temptation!
What is happening to you is muting, a quite common phenomenon among vapers. This is an unfortunate issue, but luckily, it can be fixed if you understand what’s causing it.
Would you like to know more?
Find all the information you need in the following article. Enjoy reading!
What is muting? It is one of the worst enemies of vapers.
If you’re a vaper, you should know what I mean when I talk about muting or ‘vaper tongue’.
It’s that unpleasant feeling of not perceiving the aroma of the liquid from your electronic cigarette: or not feeling it at all!
You are used to the excellent taste of your favorite e-liquid, an ‘all day’ that totally adapts to your tastes. You vape it all day and never get tired of it! You bring your electronic cigarette to your mouth to take one more puff, activate the device, inhale, but the aroma is no longer as you remembered it!
It’s less intense, or it’s gone completely. Sometimes you can feel it differently than usual, with unpleasant taste notes that you have never perceived before.
In either case, the consequence is that vaping no longer satisfies you as before.
Is this a temporary problem affecting your tongue? Or is it related to the deterioration of your favorite liquid? And most importantly, how can you fix it?
I will explain everything in the following paragraphs.
Also read: Mix and vape liquids: what are they and what is the difference with the normal ones?
The causes of the vaper’s tongue
The causes of the vaper’s tongue can be many. Below I explain which are the most common.
Muting is often caused by constant consumption of an e-liquid: by vaping the same e-liquid for prolonged periods, your taste buds become ‘accustomed’ to that aroma and can no longer perceive it strongly.
However, if you are using e-liquids, the problem could be caused by some error in the mixing procedure. You may have used too much concentrated flavor or used too little. Or the liquid may need to mature longer.
Regarding this last point, I would like to make a clarification: expert vapers are still divided on the effective utility of letting the liquid of an e-cigarette ‘set’ before vaping it.
Those who argue that this step is necessary believe, precisely, that muting can be caused by the lack of maturation of the product.
Finally, the lack of flavor in e-liquids can also occur due to incorrect storage: the latter, in fact, can be made up of very volatile molecules that tend to evaporate if the liquid is not placed in a tightly closed container.
How to remedy muting and fully enjoy your e-liquids again
After having discussed the causes of muting, we can only explain how to remedy this annoying problem.
What to do to be able to savor our beloved liquids for electronic cigarettes?
If you think that the cause is linked to an error when mixing or storing a homemade e-liquid, I advise you to throw away what you have produced and try to make it from scratch. Be sure to dose the ingredients correctly by following the instructions provided by the companies that produce them.
Pay particular attention to the amount of flavoring you add to the liquid. Read the label of this product carefully: it usually precisely indicates the concentration of aroma that your e-liquid should have once you have finished mixing it.
If you can’t find this information, I suggest you prepare your e-liquid so that it contains a percentage of 10%.
Also, once you have finished mixing it, try to keep it away from light, in a cool place and in a tightly closed container. This way you will avoid losing the aroma.
What if the cause of the muting is the habituation of your tongue to the taste of a particular liquid?
In this case, you could try to perform a kind of ‘reset’ of the taste buds by consuming certain foods. Chew on a mint candy or some coffee beans: the strong aroma of these substances could reactivate your tongue and allow you to enjoy your e-liquids again.
Also read: Age verification for the purchase of vaping products: how does it work and what does the law say?
In conclusion
In this article I explained what muting or vaper tongue is, what it may be due to and what are the remedies against this annoying problem that prevents you from enjoying vaping.
I hope our article has been helpful to you and that, from now on, you won’t have any more problems enjoying your favorite e-liquids.
If you want to try some of the best e-liquids on the web, I invite you to look at the Terpy store: you will find many e-liquid flavors designed to make your vaping experience unique. Alternatively, you can choose to buy quality ingredients like liquid nicotine and e-liquid concentrates to create your own e-liquids.
We are waiting!