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  • How To Work Around The TPD Regulations

    How To Work Around The TPD Regulations

    Not sure what the TPD regulations are or if you’re compliant? Below we’ll guide you through everything you need to know about the TPD regulations. What are the TPD regulations? The ‘Tobacco Products Directive’ came into effect in the UK in 2016, bringing with it a vast amount of legislation aimed at nicotine products. Suddenly,…

  • How Much Nicotine Is In A Cigarette? Vaping vs Smoking, Patches & Inhalers

    How Much Nicotine Is In A Cigarette? Vaping vs Smoking, Patches & Inhalers

    Asking how much nicotine is in a cigarette is a complex question and depends on a number of factors. For example, the strength of the cigarette you are smoking and how much smoke you are breathing in is one factor among many. Comparing cigarettes with vaping, nicotine patches and inhalers is not a simple thing…

  • A To Z Of Vaping Terminology

    A To Z Of Vaping Terminology

    E-cigarettes have been around for decades, and even though they started being sold in the early 2000s, the revolution of the vaping industry came only a few years later, and the community of vapers grew exponentially worldwide. In 2017, the UK had an estimated 2.9 million people vaping and 2,000 vape shops – these numbers…

  • How To Make Vape Juice: A Step-By-Step Guide

    How To Make Vape Juice: A Step-By-Step Guide

    Spending too much on vape juice? Then why not make your own! We’ve created this ultimate guide to how to make vape juice to show you exactly how to make your own e-liquid in comfort of your own home. DIY vape juice is, effectively, making your own, bespoke liquid to suit your exact tastes and…

  • What is an RDA Vape and How Does it Work?

    What is an RDA Vape and How Does it Work?

    An RDA vape – ‘Rebuildable Dripping Atomiser’ – is an advanced piece of vaping gear. It’s about as far away as possible from your standard vape pen. If you’re a fan of electronic cigarettes you may already know about coils and how to swap the old ones for new. An RDA vape is quite a…

  • What is Steeping? How to steep your vape juice to improve its flavour

    What is Steeping? How to steep your vape juice to improve its flavour

    The deeper you go into the world of vaping, the more tips and tricks you stumble across that can improve your vaping experience. If we told you that, much like wine, there was a storing method known as “steeping” that can improve the flavour of your vape juice, you might think us rather pretentious! However,…

  • CBD E Liquid Calculator

    CBD E Liquid Calculator

    We have a new range of CBD e-liquids and booster shots, and several customers have already attested to us about the benefits they’ve experienced from their use, relieving muscular and joint pains rapidly and without the potentially unnerving psychoactive effects found in the cannabis plant. While the pre-mixed CBD e-liquids have proven very popular, many…

  • Is vaping better for you than smoking cigarettes?

    Is vaping better for you than smoking cigarettes?

    We have known for decades that smoking cigarettes is one of the biggest dangers to public health around the world. The British Medical Journal has described the cigarette as “the deadliest artefact in the history of human civilisation”. As vaping continues to grow in popularity around the world – with estimates indicating that there could…

  • E Cigarette Travel Guide

    E Cigarette Travel Guide

    Travelling with Your E Cig If you’re planning a holiday, or going abroad on a business trip, you’ll undoubtedly want to take your e cigarette with you. However, with airline regulations and foreign laws changing all the time, working out exactly how to pack your vape pen or kit safely, and legally, can be a…

  • What Are The Effects of Vaping While Pregnant?

    What Are The Effects of Vaping While Pregnant?

    You might have clicked on this post because you are: currently pregnant and vaping and want to know if this is safe you are planning to have a baby and want to know if it is safe to continue vaping whilst you are pregnant you are a smoker, planning to have a baby and want…

  • Trouble Across The Pond: U.S. E-Cigarette Regulations

    Trouble Across The Pond: U.S. E-Cigarette Regulations

    We’re several years into the vape revolution now, and studies are confirming what we’ve been saying all along; smokers are having greater success than ever before in reducing their smoke intake and managing their nicotine addictions with the use of electronic cigarettes. The UK in particular has adapted very well to this new technology, with vape…

  • Is Vaping Bad for Your Teeth?

    Is Vaping Bad for Your Teeth?

    With more and more people choosing to make the switch from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes there is understandably a lot of questions about vaping and oral health. Although there haven’t been that many studies carried out on the effects of vaping, there is tons of research into smoking and tobacco. Hopefully by comparing what we…

  • New year, same me: Brits forecasted to give up their New Year’s resolutions on 19th February

    New year, same me: Brits forecasted to give up their New Year’s resolutions on 19th February

    It is predicted that Brits will give up their New Year’s resolutions earlier than ever this year – on 19th February to be exact. New data has analysed when Brits most commonly search for “takeaways” and has uncovered a clear trend…. MIST has released the data to encourage Brits to stick with their resolutions, particularly…

  • 1 in 3 cigarette smokers report that their pet has become ill due to second-hand smoke

    1 in 3 cigarette smokers report that their pet has become ill due to second-hand smoke

    Most of us are aware of the negative implications of smoking cigarettes; the risk of cancer, the cost and the implications for our friends and family.  But have you ever thought about the effect that smoking could have on your pet?  We conducted a survey of 1,000 British smokers to investigate how many pets are…

  • Christmas Brainteaser

    Christmas Brainteaser

    The Christmas period should be a relaxing and refreshing break from everyday life, but many Brits find the preparation for the holiday to be quite the opposite. Between buying vape kit presents, preparing the home and organising plans, most people find Christmas to actually be quite stressful. That’s why we’ve released this festive brainteaser to…

  • How To Vape CBD Oils: The Ultimate Guide to CBD Vaping

    How To Vape CBD Oils: The Ultimate Guide to CBD Vaping

    Welcome to MIST’s Ultimate Guide to CBD Vaping! By now, many of you will have already heard about CBD. However, considering the plant it’s derived from evolved over 28 million years ago, and the oldest evidence of said plant’s use was discovered in a 2500 year old Chinese graveyard, it’s taken us rather a long…

  • What Is Cloud Chase Vaping? How To Cloud Chase: The Ultimate Guide

    What Is Cloud Chase Vaping? How To Cloud Chase: The Ultimate Guide

    While its primary function was as an effective alternative to smoking, vaping has rapidly evolved over the last decade. The emergence of cloud chasing (or sub-ohming) was the result of a burgeoning community of vapers who realised the potential of what e-cigarettes could do. When you happen to see someone with a fairly chunky vape…

  • How To Vape: Ultimate Guide To Vaping Properly

    How To Vape: Ultimate Guide To Vaping Properly

    Whether you’re new to vaping or a seasoned vet, MIST welcomes you to our Ultimate Guide to Vaping Properly! For the ex-smokers among you, congratulations on taking the first step to ditching the cigarettes and regaining control of your health—not to mention your bank balance! Now, lets teach you the ins and outs of how to…

  • Vaping and Popcorn Lung – The Dangers of Diacetyl

    Vaping and Popcorn Lung – The Dangers of Diacetyl

    As a comparatively new lifestyle choice, vaping often faces questions about health and safety. The dangers of smoking cigarettes have been well documented for decades. Vaping devices, however, still primarily operate in a realm of anxious theory. Among the most prominent health concerns connected to vaping is so-called Popcorn Lung. A handful of young people…

  • The Ultimate Guide to PG vs VG: Ratios and Mixes Explained

    The Ultimate Guide to PG vs VG: Ratios and Mixes Explained

    I know how you feel: you’ve just decided to transition from smoking to vaping—but to do so, you’re expected to study chemistry?! What in the world are PG and VG? I just want to vape! But don’t be deterred, as it’s a lot easier to grasp than you might think. Including nicotine, PG and VG…

  • What are nic salts? The ultimate guide to nic salt shots

    What are nic salts? The ultimate guide to nic salt shots

    The world of vaping can be confusing for beginners. This is mainly due to the fact that its extensive terminology isn’t always that clear. If you keep up to date about recent developments in the vaping industry, chances are you will have heard about “nicotine salts” “nic salt shots” or “salt nic”. But what are…

  • How Much Does Vaping Cost? A Breakdown Of Vaping Vs Smoking Costs

    How Much Does Vaping Cost? A Breakdown Of Vaping Vs Smoking Costs

    Sometimes we humans can’t see the forest for the trees. We see how much that shiny new vape kit costs, along with a bottle of e-liquid, and we tighten our purse strings. After all, the vaping world can seem intimidating enough without having to ship out a big entry fee! So in general, how much…

  • Why Is My Vape Getting Hot? How to fix a hot vape?

    Why Is My Vape Getting Hot? How to fix a hot vape?

    “Why is my vape getting hot?” Occasionally, you may touch a section of your vape and feel like you’ve accidentally leaned on a radiator! Cue the horror stories of exploding vapes swarming your mind…  Don’t panic!  Your vape getting hot is almost certainly nothing to worry about. Remember, vapes are specifically designed to manipulate heat:…

  • What is a Dry Hit? How to Prevent Dry Hits when Vaping

    What is a Dry Hit? How to Prevent Dry Hits when Vaping

    No doubt many of you long-term vapers are familiar with dry hits when vaping, and, usually, you might have already had the solution. Occasionally however, even us veterans get stumped by the sudden occurrence of this unpleasant sensation. For those of you starting out on your vape journey, knowing how to prevent a dry hit…