Taking proper care of your concentrates is crucial in vaping. The way you store and handle your concentrate impacts its shelf life, efficiency and flavor. None want to throw out their favorite concentrate products solely due to negligence in keeping it. Well-stored concentrates can last a very long time without degrading its quality.

Deciding where to store your concentrate is indeed very easy. Storing them in a cool, dark place always keeps them intact. Refrigerator is the best suited place to store most of the concentrates because they easily degrade when exposed to extreme conditions such as heat and light. Keep them strictly away from direct sunlight.

There are various choices when it comes to picking the container to store your concentrate. Parchment paper as well as glass, plastic and silicone containers are all widely used storage solutions. It is better to use containers with dark or opaque color.

• Glass Containers: Dark glass containers work best to prolong the life span of your concentrate. Since glass is non-permeable, you will not lose any flavor by storing in it. The downside of these holders is that they are easily breakable by miss handling and also the gooey type concentrates will get stick to the glass, ultimately losing some of it.
• Silicone Containers: Silicone containers counter the drawbacks of glass concentrate containers, they are not easily breakable and concentrates do not stick on them. There down side is that in due course you will lose flavor of your substance as silicone is permeable.
• Acrylic Containers: These containers are mostly moisture resistant and are design to maintain product freshness. They are unbreakable as well. Their negatives are; they are far more sensitive to heat than glass and are more prone to releasing toxics.
• Parchment Papers: It is a special paper that has a light coating of silicone. Unbleached parchment papers are widely used for storing concentrates. It can fit on several sizes of containers and bottles. Also it can be used as a non-stick holder for your concentrates when you handle them.

The way you handle of your concentrates also influences its shelf life. For example many concentrates are naturally sticky and handling them with your naked hands can easily transfer bacteria into the product, affecting its quality. Sticky concentrates should be held in a non-stick surface and preferably wear gloves instead using bare hands when you handle it.