Best Nicotine-Free Vapes in 2023

Vapes without nicotine are a godsend. Anyone that’s ever been dependent on nicotine knows how hard it is to give up. Especially if you’re also dependent on the hand-to-mouth action. That’s why non-nicotine vapes are so beneficial to those that enjoy the act of vaping but want to eliminate nicotine. It’s almost like having your cake and eating it too. You get the same physical actions but without the chemical dependence.

Whether nicotine-free e-juice, a non-nicotine disposable vape, or even a CBD vape, the market has options for those vapers out there that don’t want nicotine. However, not all shops cater to this option and often only sell vapes with nicotine, and frequently the nicotine is quite high. Rest assured, the vapes on this page do not have nicotine.

E-juice is a blend of vegetable glycerin (VG,) propylene glycol (PG,) nicotine, and flavorings (including sweeteners). That goes for e-juice bought in a bottle, as well as e-juice used to fill disposables or prefilled pods.

What makes a vape nicotine-free is the absence of nicotine from the vape juice it contains. So, a nicotine-free juice contains the exact same ingredients as nicotine juice, minus the nicotine.

In fact, the only ingredient in vape juice that is absolutely required is VG, since high amounts of PG will most certainly cause a flooded coil and a leaky vape. Nicotine-free juice may contain a blend of VG, PG, and flavorings, may just be VG and flavorings, or even plain VG.

In disposables, a nicotine-free device will usually contain a 50/50 VG/PG blend and flavorings—although there are some unflavored disposables on the market.

Nicotine-free vapes belong in the following categories:

Some of the best vape juice lines on the market are also available in zero nicotine—but certainly not all of them. If there is a specific juice you like, check for a nicotine-free option.

While these were rare when disposables first took the market by storm, nowadays more and more disposable vapes come in nicotine-free options. It may be a bit hard to find them in stock, but popular brands like the Elf Bar offer certain flavors in zero nicotine.

Some popular prefilled pod vapes are offered in zero nicotine.

CBD vapes—including disposables, vape juice, and prefilled pods—are always nicotine-free. If your favorite nicotine vape is not available in zero nicotine, it may be worth trying a CBD vape and getting a wide array of benefits as a bonus.

Nicotine-free vapes are available at the same stores as regular (nicotine) vapes. You can find them in B&Ms like gas stations, vape shops, smoke shops, and convenience stores, as well as online.

While the negative effects of nicotine are often exaggerated, lack of nicotine makes nicotine-free vapes mostly non-addictive, but at the same time, less effective as smoking cessation tools. Nicotine-free vapes are mostly popular with ex-smokers who have quit using nicotine vapes by gradually weaning themselves off nicotine.

Unlike e-juice that has nicotine, the ingredients in e-liquid without nicotine pose no risk to kids if swallowed. If you have reason to fear spills or bottles of nic liquid getting into the wrong hands, zero nicotine e-juice eliminates the danger. Sure, a fraction of a minority might be allergic to one of the ingredients, but that’s just a hazard of having an allergy, and not specific to vape juice.

But even though a non-nicotine vape doesn’t have the toxicity of nicotine, it’s a smart practice to keep all vapes out of the reach of children and pets—especially if there are also nicotine-containing vapes on the same shelf. You wouldn’t want to get them confused! Also, know that the absence of nicotine’s toxicity does not mean absolute safety to inhale into your lungs. Those are actually separate matters.

In order to be able to buy zero nicotine vapes, you still need to be of legal age to buy cigarettes. Since 2019, the smoking age in all U.S. states has been 21. In other countries, the legal age to buy cigarettes varies.

People choose to vape with zero nicotine for several reasons. Vapers may choose to stay on zero nic after they have weaned off nicotine for the hand-to-mouth action. Some smokers choose to quit nicotine cold turkey using vapes, and others control their daily nicotine intake by using zero nicotine along with nicotine vapes. Some people even tame their sweet tooth (and caloric intake) using nicotine-free vapes.

While the subject of addiction is complicated, the substance responsible for physical dependence in vapes is nicotine. Zero nicotine vapes are not considered physiologically addictive, but vaping is also a habit, which can be confused with addiction.

However, the FDA-mandated labeling requirements allow only two labels for e-juice, whether it’s got nicotine in it or not. These are the only choices:

1. This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical.
2. This product is made from tobacco.

That’s not a joke! One of these two demonstrably false statements must be on every bottle of non-nicotine vape juice. This labeling requirement is misleading and confusing to the consumer. Imagine trying to tell your wife that you really have quit nicotine, but she reads the bold disclaimer on your e-liquid.

Setting aside isolated cases of mislabeling and manufacturing mishaps, which can happen in every industry, non-nicotine e-juice is not made from tobacco and does not contain nicotine. Therefore, it’s not chemically addictive, no matter what type of spin is put on it.

Zero nicotine vapes won’t give you a buzz. A buzz from vaping is a result of nicotine, so no matter how much zero nicotine juice you vape, you will not feel lightheaded.

Nicotine can be felt when you vape it. Not only can you feel nicotine in your head and body, but you can also feel it when it hits your throat. It’s called “throat hit.” It’s a sensation like a thump to the throat or hit to the chest. While many vapers love that feeling and can’t vape without it, some don’t like it. Nicotine-free vape juice is smooth and barely felt when going down. The user can enjoy the flavor, warmth, and still blow out clouds, but without the nicotine sensation tickling and irritating the throat.

The lack of nicotine takes most of the throat hit away, but even nicotine-free vapes can have a tiny bit of throat hit, usually those with a tight cigarette-like draw (MTL) and a propylene glycol content higher than 50%.

Two main factors to consider here: ease of use versus money spent. A disposable vape is by far the most beginner-friendly vape you can get. In most cases, you just need to throw away the packaging and you can start vaping. But the cost of disposable vapes is high, in some cases not very far from the cost of cigarettes.

Zero nicotine vape juice that can be used in refillable vapes (such as pod vapes, or sub ohm tanks) is generally much cheaper, and can often be found at a discount. If you want to save money, and don’t mind going the extra step with refilling and setting up your device, then zero nicotine vape juice is the way to go.