Bought an entire batch of soapy e-juice

I was excited to receive a package yesterday from a Thai vape vendor with five bottles of e-juice from four different manufacturers. Every one I tried tasted of soap. Thinking I'd bought some clones or something I looked up 'soapy e-juice' and I realise this is a common phenomenon, caused either by not steeping the juice or by 'vape tongue'.

I changed coils and wick and tried the juices in both my Sub tank and on my dual coils. Still the same.

I tried my other juices and there was nothing wrong with them. It seems it was only this batch.

I washed all my gear in vodka and resorted to a reliable e-juice when I went out last night - no soapy taste.

Needless to say I am now steeping all the juices in the hope that there is some improvement over time but I'm surprised that this entire batch all taste the same. Could this be down to how they were stored? Or maybe they were all so new they hadn't had time to steep.

Any ideas why this has happened?

 

But by four different manufacturers?

 

Four different manufacturers and all the same soapy taste, this is really strange and difficult to imagine how it may happen! Unless, your supplier is making all by himself and relabelling with various names...

 

Well that did occur to me but I think they are a reputable retailer.

 

Only on one of them. On another one, apples and lime, it just tastes of harsh menthol. That's the only one that tastes less soapy but it certainly doesn't taste of apples and lime. What I should do is return to this thread after a few days of steeping and see if there is any difference.

 

From my experience, Apple flavoring especially from China will taste more like dishwashing liquid as the chemical is too strong.

 

Little update: all juices have been steeping for 24 hours now. The apple and lime one has improved, at least on the RDA. The mango one has also improved and is less soapy. The main culprit was the Cloud Niners 'Pudding' and that still tastes like shit. I'll continue to steep.

 

Looks by the name you have bought juice from Malaysia if not mistaken. Most cheap juices brand in Malaysia uses China flavoring.
But the seller in Thailand sells them at premium price. The best if you go and check individual company fb page or website. If their
juices sell in Malaysia below RM$40 ( THB 350 ), there is a strong possibility that the flavoring came from China and it won't taste as good.

 

Sounds unlikely 4 diff manufacturers are all contaminated in the same way. My prior experience was, clean everything thoroughly, new coil and new cotton, solved. The culprit was a contaminant I'd introduced, not anything to do with manufacturer.

Also, taste is subjective, and mine varies from day to day, and definitely get vaper's tongue when I vape a lot. ie what tastes like shit today, may not taste shit tomorrow.

Last resort blame the juice, usually there's nothing wrong with it, in my experience ...