# La Chose e-liquid, reading each bottle and its nicotine strength

> La Chose e-liquid from Le French Liquide, its versions, its 50/50 and 20/80 bases, and the sum that takes the kit to 3 or 6 mg/ml with nicotine shots.


The name appears on around fifteen references in the maker's catalogue, from a 10 ml nicotine bottle to a large shortfill, by way of a nic salt version and a flavour concentrate. **La Chose e-liquid** is therefore not a single product, and the figure printed on the box does not always describe what the bottle holds. Before the flavour comes the label, and the way its nicotine strength is reached.

## La Chose e-liquid, what the name actually covers

La Chose is a dessert recipe from Le French Liquide, a brand of Laboratoire Lips France, which is based at Saint-Julien-de-Concelles near Nantes and has been making its e-liquids in France since 2013. The maker sums it up in four notes, coffee, caramel, vanilla and nuts.

Six formats carry the name, a 10 ml bottle with freebase nicotine, a 10 ml nic salt bottle under the Salt E-Vapor brand, a prefilled 2 ml pod, 0 mg shortfills, a shortfill kit called Easy2Shake and a 30 ml concentrate.

In short, **La Chose e-liquid** is a coffee and caramel recipe whose formats each state their nicotine strength in a different way, which makes the label more informative than the name.

From the UK, searches for the name mostly surface the English pages of continental shops, so the British limits given further down are worth keeping in mind.

## The flavour profile and the recipe's variants

The original recipe has three variants. The maker files its 10 ml bottles under a range called Versions Très Originales, and every version keeps the coffee, the vanilla and the nuts while shifting the balance.

### La Chose

Two retailers describe the formula in the same terms, a salted butter caramel, hazelnut, pecan, coffee and vanilla. Coffee and caramel form the base, with the nuts and the vanilla in support.

### La Chose Blend

The maker files Blend under tobacco, while the original sits under dessert. It therefore adds a classic, tobacco-style dimension to the coffee and caramel base, and it is listed in 10 ml from 3 to 16 mg/ml.

### La Petite Chose

Here the caramel gives way to dulce de leche and a pistachio joins the mix, over the same coffee, vanilla and nut background. It is listed in 10 ml at 3, 6 and 11 mg/ml.

### La Chose Frappée

Frappée adds a cool note to the coffee, caramel, vanilla and nut quartet. Only its 60 ml Easy2Shake kit, at 3 or 6 mg/ml, appears in the maker's catalogue.

## A 50/50 base, and a 20/80 shortfill

Two retailers list the 10 ml La Chose bottle at 50 per cent propylene glycol and 50 per cent vegetable glycerine. The 50 ml shortfill comes in the same 50/50 and in a high-VG 20/80 listed separately.

Choosing between them is about hardware rather than taste. A fluid 50/50 feeds the higher-resistance coils of pod systems and mouth-to-lung tanks well, while the thicker 20/80 calls for a low-resistance coil able to handle the heat. Our [pg vg guide](/uk/pg-vg-explained/) covers viscosity.

In the UK, refillable tanks and pods are limited to 2 ml, whichever base goes into them. The prefilled La Chose pod, at 2 ml, sits exactly on that limit.

## La Chose e-liquid nicotine strengths, format by format

Each family of bottles has its own scale. The maker's catalogue gives the following values, wider than those of several retailers, which stop at 11 mg/ml for the 10 ml bottle.

| Reference | Format | Nicotine in mg/ml |
|---|---|---|
| La Chose | 10 ml | 0, 3, 6, 11 or 16 |
| La Chose Blend | 10 ml | 3, 6, 11 or 16 |
| La Petite Chose | 10 ml | 3, 6 or 11 |
| La Chose Salt E-Vapor | 10 ml, nic salt | 5, 10, 15 or 20 |
| CLK La Chose pod | 2 ml, nic salt | 10 or 20 |
| Easy2Shake La Chose kit | 60 ml once mixed | 3 or 6 |
| La Chose shortfill | 50 ml or 40 ml | 0 |
| La Chose concentrate | 30 ml | 0 |

Freebase 10 ml bottles go up to 16 mg/ml and nic salt versions up to 20 mg/ml, which is also the UK ceiling for any nicotine e-liquid, sold in refill containers of 10 ml at most. The two scales do not compare figure for figure, since the salt form softens the throat sensation at the same strength.

The Easy2Shake kit shows a strength that only exists after mixing, as its bottle arrives at 0 mg. When **La Chose e-liquid** is bought in this form, the sum is the thing to check.

## The Easy2Shake kit, nicotine shot arithmetic from 0 to 6 mg

The kit pairs a 60 ml bottle supplied without nicotine with nicotine shots that two retailers describe as flavoured and dosed at 18 mg/ml, the only value that matches the stated strengths. Everything works in milligrams of nicotine, not millilitres.

### The 3 mg/ml kit

The bottle holds 50 ml of liquid and takes one shot that tops it up to 60 ml, which makes the shot 10 ml. That shot brings 180 mg of nicotine, spread through 60 ml, giving exactly 3 mg/ml.

### The 6 mg/ml kit

This version changes the fill, not only the number of shots. The same 60 ml bottle holds just 40 ml of liquid, because 50 ml plus two shots would make 70 ml, more than it can take. The two shots bring 360 mg into 60 ml, which is 6 mg/ml.

### Why 18 mg/ml and not 20

With 20 mg/ml shots, the legal maximum, the same volumes would give 3.3 and 6.7 mg/ml. That is the sum to redo when the shortfill is bought on its own and topped up with other shots, and our [nic salt shot chart](/uk/nic-salt-shot-chart/) gives the figures volume by volume.

The arrangement sits within UK limits. Every nicotine-containing bottle in the kit is 10 ml at under 20 mg/ml, and the large bottle carries no nicotine until the shots go in.

The kit liquid is presented as overdosed in flavour and the shots as flavoured, two measures intended to offset dilution. With an unflavoured shot, a 50 ml shortfill sees its flavour concentration brought down to 50/60, or about 83 per cent of its starting value.

## Keeping a La Chose bottle once the shots are in

The shortfill is the format most exposed to time, as the added nicotine meets a growing volume of air while the bottle empties. Retailers give consistent advice, a dry place, room temperature, no prolonged exposure to light and the cap screwed back on after use.

Two habits complete it. Shaking after adding the shots spreads the nicotine evenly, and writing the strength and mixing date on the label removes later doubt. Our piece on [100ml e-liquid with nicotine](/uk/100ml-e-liquid-with-nicotine/) explains what oxidation does to a large mixed bottle.

## Ready to vape or concentrate, two products under one name

The 30 ml concentrate carries the same name but is not an e-liquid. Sold without nicotine, it is diluted into a base before use, and only that base or the shot sets the final strength, as our [nic salt shot](/uk/nic-salt-shot/) piece explains from the shot's side.

## FAQ

A few questions come up when choosing or mixing a bottle of this recipe, mostly around the shortfill.

### Does the 20/80 shortfill keep its ratio once a shot goes in?

No. With a 10 ml shot in 50/50, the 50 ml at 20/80 becomes 60 ml at 25/75. Propylene glycol rises from 10 to 15 ml, vegetable glycerine from 40 to 45 ml.

### What should I do with the kit's shots if I vape without nicotine?

Simply leave them out. The bottle stays at 0 mg, but it is not full in the 6 mg/ml version, which comes with only 40 ml. The maker also lists 50 ml shortfills at 0 mg outside the kit.

### Can the kit's flavoured shot go into another e-liquid?

It can, but it brings flavour as well as nicotine. In another recipe it shifts the flavour profile, which an unflavoured shot avoids.

### What does the 40 ml bottle give with a single shot?

It gives 50 ml at 3.6 mg/ml, since the shot's 180 mg is spread through 50 ml instead of 60. The bottle is then 10 ml short of full.

### Why does a mixed bottle darken over time?

Nicotine oxidises on contact with air and light, which gradually browns the liquid. Dating the mix on the label tells you how long ago the bottle was prepared.

## La Chose e-liquid, what to remember before choosing a bottle

Behind a single name sit a coffee and caramel recipe, three variants and six formats, each with its own nicotine scale. The 10 ml bottle states the strength it contains, the Easy2Shake kit states the strength of the finished mix, and the shortfill sold alone leaves the sum to the buyer.

Reading the label before the flavour remains the useful habit. For **La Chose e-liquid**, that means checking the reference, the base and how the stated strength is reached, three points that hold for any bottle whatever the recipe.

<em>Independent editorial content for adults only. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance. Nicotine vaping products are not for sale to anyone under 18 in the UK. This article is not a buying recommendation.</em>