What is Synthetic Nicotine?

What is Synthetic Nicotine?

Synthetic nicotine or ‘tobacco-free nicotine’ is a man-made replica of the traditional nicotine that is found tobacco, 

nicotine patches, nicotine gums and the majority of e-liquids. Produced in a laboratory, scientists can produce the 

nicotine molecule without the use of tobacco, thereby technically freeing e-liquid made with synthetic nicotine from rules and regulations set by the TPD.

Because pharmaceutical grade nicotine is extracted from tobacco, the final product is prone to the odd impurity that may have managed to make it through 

the extraction process, which can create a bad-tasting vape. Odourless and tasteless, synthetic nicotine has the same molecular structure and is made from

 the same chemicals as nicotine, but without any of the impurities that accompany tobacco.

Is Synthetic Nicotine Safe?

While claimed to be purer than pharmaceutical grade nicotine, when it comes down to it, there is no real difference between synthetic nicotine and the 

traditional nicotine that we have become accustomed to, except that it is not derived from the tobacco plant. While there may be the case for improved taste, 

on the whole, synthetic nicotine is as safe as nicotine can be, it’s simply derived from an alternative source. For those looking to reduce nicotine levels overall, 

and cut their links with tobacco, this can be done gradually until you won't need it all and can vape nicotine free e-liquid until you're ready to give up vaping as a whole.