Vapeboss - Some of the many vapers must have experienced this: wanting to vape calmly, but instead getting a burning sensation that is quite irritating to the throat. Among vapers, this incident is commonly called a "burn hit."

A burn hit is one of the bad things that can ruin our vaping experience. The problem is, burn hits can occur in almost all types of vapes, whether it's a disposable vape, pod, mod, or AIO. Therefore, in this article, we will briefly discuss burn hits and how to prevent them.

Burn hit is different from dry hit

Basically, a burn hit has some similarities to a dry hit; more precisely, it's an advanced version of a dry hit. A dry hit only involves a reduction in flavor from drying cotton without a burning sensation and does not cause coughing. Meanwhile, a burn hit will completely eliminate the flavor and then give a burning or scorched taste that clearly irritates the throat and causes coughing.

Since a burn hit is an advanced version of a dry hit, when vaping, you need to pay attention to the dryness level of the cotton. If it looks dry and you start to feel a dry hit, it's best to refill or drip liquid to re-wet the cotton. Treat a dry hit as a warning and don't take it lightly, then continue vaping.

Causes and ways to prevent a burn hit

A burn hit occurs when the cotton burns due to the coil because there is no liquid left in the cotton, meaning the cotton is dry. Without liquid to be vaporized, the coil will burn the cotton and produce a 'burnt cotton' taste that you then inhale. However, there are several causes that trigger dry cotton, and we will also provide ways to prevent them, these include:

Excessive wattage, using wattage that exceeds the coil's maximum ohm limit will certainly burn the cotton faster. When this happens, the coil can also burn the cotton even if the cotton is still wet. So, to prevent this from happening, use the recommended wattage.

Chain vaping, when inhaling vape repeatedly without a break, the liquid-containing cotton will dry out quickly. This can also burn the cotton even when it's wet, so it's better to take a break between puffs so that the liquid absorption circulation with the cotton can run smoothly and the coil will not easily burn the cotton.

Wrong liquid, especially for pods or vape devices that do not use an atomizer like RDA. Often, some vapers force freebase liquid, which is 70:30 or 60:40 PG/VG (thicker than 50:50 PG/VG), into low-powered pods. As a result, the liquid will not vaporize perfectly and causes the coil to burn the cotton. So, it is better to use the right liquid for the vape device you have (salt nic for pods, freebase for mods).

Not priming, this is the main, most common, and most overlooked cause by most vapers. Priming is a mandatory step when first dripping liquid onto the cotton. For those who don't know what priming is, you can click here. So, it's clear that if you forget or even don't prime, a burn hit will occur more easily.

Thus, this article discusses burn hits and how to prevent them. Always pay attention to the causes that can lead to burn hits and use your vape device wisely to avoid them.

Thank you for reading this article to the end. See you in the next article!