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Beginners Information & Guides

New to vaping? Our Vaping for Beginners area includes all our top tips and guides for getting started. We suggest getting started with our 3 step Beginners Guide to Vaping.

You can then browse all our other guides below, or search for a particular question or guide.

The OK Vape Beginners Guide to Vaping

A simple, clear beginners guide to buying your first e-cigarette or vape kit

Making the Switch

So, you want to make the switch from smoking to vaping? That's great news! If you're completely new to vaping this guide will walk you through three simple steps to buying your first e-cigarette or vape kit.

Along the way you'll learn about the different styles of vaping, the various types of e-cigarette devices, and what you'll need for your first kit...

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Everything You Need to Know About Cigalike Vapes: A Beginner’s Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Cigalike Vapes: A Beginner’s Guide

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Design is a funny word The Cigalike was the very first iteration of an e-cigarette, first coming to market in 2003. Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik developed the Cigalike vape after losing his father to lung cancer. ...
What Do Vapes Cost? A guide to vape prices

What Do Vapes Cost? A Guide to Vape Prices

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Smoking is an expensive habit costing the average smoker thousands of pounds each year. As the cost of living continues to increase, we're all looking for ways to reduce our expenses and keep more of our ...
what wattage should I vape at ?

What Wattage Should I Vape At?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Wattage has a big part to play in vaping. Responsible for changing the temperature you vape at, wattage has the power to alter everything including the style, flavour and throat hit of your vape. How wattage ...
Is Vaping Cheaper Than Smoking?

Is Vaping Cheaper Than Smoking?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Is Vaping Cheaper Than Smoking? Smoking is an expensive habit that costs the average smoker upwards of £4,000 a year.* Vaping, on the other hand, is considerably cheaper with the potential to save ex-smokers up to ...
The Best Vapes for Beginners A Starter Kit Guide

The Best Vapes for Beginners: A Starter Kit Guide

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Design is a funny word Making the switch from smoking to vaping marks the start of your journey to better health. But, with hundreds of vaping products to choose from and multiple ways to vape, the ...
How to Vape A Beginner's Guide to Inhaling

How to Vape: A Beginner’s Guide to Inhaling

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners With hundreds of e-liquids and e-cigarette devices to choose from, the transition from smoking to vaping can be an overwhelming and confusing process to get to grips with. With no one size fits all solution, cutting ...
What Happens When You Quit Smoking & Start Vaping

What Happens When You Quit Smoking & Start Vaping

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Responsible for over almost 100,000 deaths each year, smoking is considered the biggest preventable cause of death by the NHS. Declared 95% less harmful than smoking by Public Health England, vaping is an effective tool to ...
When & How to Change Your Vape Coil

When and How to Change a Vape Coil

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners What is a Vape Coil? The coil is an integral part of all of vape kits and e cigarettes. They contain the wicking material (usually cotton) which soaks up your e-liquid, and the coil wire. This ...
What is 50/50 E Liquid

What is 50/50 E Liquid?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners What is 50/50 E Liquid? In short, 50/50 e-liquid is vape juice with a balanced 50% ratio of the main e liquid ingredients; propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin. These ingredients are otherwise known as PG & ...
A beginners guide to vaping

A Beginners Guide to Vaping

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners A Beginners Guide to Vaping A simple, clear beginners guide to buying your first e-cigarette or vape kit Getting Started With E-Cigarettes Making the Switch So, you want to make the switch from smoking to vaping? That's great news! ...
Top Tips for Maximum Vape Flavour

Top Tips for Maximum Vape Flavour

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners How to Get The Best Flavour From Your Vape The three most important things when it comes to getting a truly satisfying vape are throat hit, vapour density and flavour. Everybody's tastes and requirements are different, ...
How To Choose An E Liquid

How To Choose An E-Liquid

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Types of E liquid & How To Choose One What Are E-Liquids? E-liquid, otherwise known as 'vape liquid' or 'vape juice', is the fluid used in vape kits and electronic cigarettes to create flavoured vapour. E ...
What Are Nicotine Salt E Liquids?

What Are Nicotine Salts?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners What Are Nicotine Salts? Nicotine salts are made from nicotine extracted from the tobacco leaf and bonded with benzoic acid. The salts vaporise at a lower temperature and with a lower pH level than freebase nicotine ...
What does MTL & DTL Mean?

What does MTL & DTL Mean?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners When choosing a vape kit or e cigarette, you may come across the terms 'MTL' and 'DTL'. These are acronyms for the terms 'mouth to lung' and  'direct to lung'. These terms define the different vaping ...
How to Prime a Vape Coil

How to Prime a Coil

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Why & How To Prime A Vape Coil What is a Vape Coil? Nowadays, most e cigs or vape kits that are 'open systems' (i.e. with a refillable tank) feature replaceable 'atomizer heads'. These are often ...
What is Sub Ohm Vaping?

What is Sub Ohm Vaping?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners What is Sub Ohm or 'DTL/Direct to Lung' Vaping? Ever seen a vaper exhaling big plumes of vapour and wondered what it's all about, or heard the term 'sub ohm' but have no idea what it ...
Choosing a vape kit

Choosing a Vape Kit

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Whether you are choosing your very first e-cigarette or you already vape and are looking to upgrade your kit, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the various types of vape kit available. We've broken ...
A guide to different types of E Cigarette Vapes

A Guide to the Different Types of E Cigarettes & Vapes

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners What Are The Different Types Of E-Cigarettes & Vape Kits? As vaping has evolved and become widely accepted as an alternative to cigarettes, technology has developed rapidly and there are now many different types of e ...
Choosing a Nicotine Strength

Choosing a Nicotine Strength – Refills & E-Liquids

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners If you are new to vaping, you may be wondering which nicotine strength you should start with. This depends on various factors including your current nicotine habits and which vape kit or e cigarette you will ...
E Liquid Ingredients What Does PG & VG In Vape Juice Mean

E-Liquid Ingredients: What Does PG & VG In Vape Juice Mean?

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners PG & VG are food-safe liquids that make up the bulk of an e-liquid or vape juice. PG stands for 'propylene glycol' and VG stands for 'vegetable glycerine. Almost all vape juices will contain a ratio ...
Myth Busting E-Cigs: Part Two

Myth Busting E-Cigs: Part Two

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Myth Busting E-Cigs: Part 2 Part Two of Our Article Series; Clearing Up E-Cigarette Misconceptions Welcome back to the second, and final instalment of our guide to dispelling the commons myth surrounding e-cigarettes and their accessories. ...
Myth Busting E Cigs Part One

Myth Busting E-Cigs: Part One

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners Myth Busting E-Cigs: Part 1 Part One of Our Article Series; Clearing Up E-Cigarette Misconceptions It's hard to avoid the negative press that sometimes surrounds the world of e-cigarettes, and while we're aware that there are ...
A Brief History Of E Cigarettes

A Brief History Of E Cigarettes

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners A Brief History of E-Cigarettes 1963: The Very First E-Cigarette Design If you're wondering when the first e-cigarettes were invented, you might be surprised about how long ago it actually was! In 1963, a man named ...
E-Cigarette & Vaping Glossary

E-Cigarette & Vaping Glossary

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners E-Cigarette & Vaping Glossary For those who are new to vaping, there are many terms that you'll find unfamiliar. The language can seem confusing at first, especially when many places use it without any explanation. We ...
Essentials For New E-Cigarette Users

Essentials For New E-Cigarette Users

Home > The OK Vape Information Hub > Vaping for Beginners Vaping for Beginners If you're thinking of making the switch to e-cigarettes, there are a few things you'll need to know to get started. We recommend starting off with our Beginners Guide to Vaping to learn a little more ...
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