The Best Nic Salt Brands in the UK (2026)

Nic salts are how most UK vapers now keep a familiar flavour in a refillable pod, and the market splits neatly in two. Bar-style salts that clone disposable flavours dominate the shelves, but there is a whole second tier of premium and classic British brands mixing dessert, custard, tobacco and fruit that a bar range will never touch. This guide covers both, so whether you want the closest match to a banned disposable or a proper dessert vape, there is a brand here for you.

These are the twelve best nic salt brands in the UK for 2026. Every one is stocked and TPD-compliant in 10ml bottles, and each is a smooth 50/50 salt made for pod kits. Nic salts are one part of our wider e-liquid range, alongside shortfills and bar salts. We have named the standout flavours for each so you can find your match fast, and every entry links straight to the range.

What makes a good nic salt brand

For the bar-style brands, it comes down to how faithfully they copy a disposable flavour, so accuracy and consistency matter most. For the premium and classic brands, it is about craft and depth: layered fruit, real dessert and custard profiles, and recipes that have earned their reputation over years. On top of both, we only listed ranges that are genuinely in stock and TPD-compliant at 10ml, in the standard strengths so you can match the throat hit to how much you used to smoke or vape.

Bar-style nic salt brands

These recreate the flavours of the most popular disposables in a refillable 10ml bottle. They are the natural first stop if you are replacing a banned bar and want the same taste.

1. Elux Legend Nic Salts

The original Elux disposable flavours in 10ml bottles, and one of the best-selling nic salt lines in the UK since the 2025 disposable ban. Over 50 flavours, each matching a disposable recipe. Browse the Elux Legend nic salt range, or jump straight to the full Elux liquid range with Legend and Firerose.

• Over 50 flavours in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg
• Favourites: Watermelon Ice, Blue Razz Cherry and Triple Mango
• Part of the wider Elux liquid range, alongside Firerose

2. Elux Firerose Nic Salts

The bolder, cooler side of Elux, leaning into sharp berries, fizzy drinks and icy menthols. Over 25 flavours, each matching a Firerose disposable recipe. Browse the Elux Firerose nic salt range, or jump straight to the full Elux liquid range.

• Over 25 flavours in 10ml, sometimes spelled fire rose
• Sharp berry, fizzy drink and menthol profiles
• Sits alongside Legend in the Elux liquid range

3. SKE Crystal Nic Salts

The Crystal Bar flavours in 10ml nic salt bottles, one of the most popular bar-style ranges we carry. A smooth 50/50 blend made for MTL pods, with the same concentrates as the Crystal Bar pods. Browse the SKE Crystal nic salt range, or jump straight to the SKE Crystal flavour guide.

• 33+ flavours in 10mg and 20mg, 50/50 VG/PG
• Around 3,000 puffs per 10ml bottle
• Favourites: Blue Razz Gummy, Berry and Strawberry Raspberry

4. Bar Juice 5000

Bottles disposable flavours into a refillable 10ml nic salt, with the same taste in every strength. Over 50 flavours and one of the easiest switches from a disposable. Browse the Bar Juice 5000 range.

• Over 50 flavours in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg
• Identical flavour in every strength
• Top sellers: Blue Razz Lemonade, Kiwi Passionfruit Guava and Cherry Cola

5. ElfLIQ by Elf Bar

Elf Bar's own nic salt line, holding the same liquid as the prefilled bars so the flavour carries straight from a single-use device into your refillable kit. Browse the ElfLIQ range.

• Matches the Elf Bar disposable flavours exactly
• 10ml, in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg (no 0mg)
• Favourites: Blue Razz Lemonade, Cherry Cola and Apple Peach

6. Lost Mary Nic Salts

The rebranded MaryLiq range from iMiracle, the maker behind every Lost Mary pod. The same flavour names you know from the bars, now in a 10ml refillable bottle. Browse the Lost Mary nic salt range.

• Includes Cherry Ice, Watermelon Ice and Triple Mango
• 10ml, 50/50, in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg
• Same iMiracle flavour DNA as the disposables

7. Riot Bar Edition

Bar-style nic salts from British brand Riot Squad, bringing 44 disposable-inspired flavours into refillable 10ml bottles at 50/50. Browse the Riot Bar Edition range, or jump straight to the full Riot Squad range.

• 44 bar-style flavours in 10ml
• Bold blends: Tropical Punch, Blue Cherry Burst and Banana Kiwi Ice
• From the established UK brand Riot Squad

8. Gold Bar Nic Salts

10ml nic salts from Vape Gold that carry the same recipes as the Gold Bar bars, in a smooth 50/50 blend for pod kits and MTL vaping. Browse the Gold Bar nic salt range.

• 18 flavours in 10mg and 20mg, 50/50 VG/PG
• Fruit, ice and menthol like Blue Raspberry and Hawaiian Sunrise
• Matches the original Gold Bar bars

Premium and classic nic salt brands

Beyond the bar clones sit the brands built on craft: dessert, custard, tobacco and layered fruit recipes with years of reputation behind them. Worth a look if you want a nic salt that tastes like more than a disposable.

9. Dinner Lady

A British brand founded in 2016 and famous for Lemon Tart, with a full 10ml nic salt range covering dessert, custard, fruit and menthol. It took E-Liquid of the Decade at the 2025 Vapouround awards. Browse the Dinner Lady range.

• 10ml nic salts in 10mg and 20mg
• Signature Lemon Tart and Key Lime Tart desserts, plus fruit and menthol
• UK-made with more than 70 international awards

10. Wick Liquor

A premium British brand founded in Staffordshire in 2015, famous for crafted, storytelling flavours like Boulevard and Contra. The pick if you want more depth than a bar clone. Browse the Wick Liquor nic salt range, or jump straight to the full Wick Liquor range.

• Signature blends: Boulevard, Contra and Carnival
• 10ml nic salts in a layered, premium style
• Also available as 100ml shortfills and Wick Liq bar salts

11. Vampire Vape

One of the UK's longest-established names, founded in Blackburn in 2012 and home to Heisenberg and Pinkman, both available as 10ml nic salts for something beyond the bar flavours. Browse the Vampire Vape range.

• Made in Britain, mixed in ISO-accredited clean rooms
• Signature Heisenberg and Pinkman
• 10ml nic salts in 10mg and 20mg

12. Ohm Brew

A British-made brand produced in Belfast, best known for its double-concentrated Double Brew nic salts. Strong on dessert and drink profiles that most bar ranges skip. Browse the Ohm Brew Double Brew nic salts, or jump straight to the full Ohm Brew range.

• Double Brew 10ml nic salts in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg
• Dessert picks like Caramel Frappe and Apple Muffin, plus fruit and menthol
• Made in an ISO 9001 facility with in-house batch testing

What to vape nic salts in

Nic salts are made for low-power mouth-to-lung vaping, so the best vape for nic salts is a refillable pod kit rather than a high-wattage sub-ohm device. A 50/50 nic salt like the ones above works in almost any pod vape kit, and if you are coming off a disposable a refillable pod kit gives you the same style of draw. Fill it, let it soak for a minute, and vape.

What strength nic salt should you choose

Nic salts come in 5mg, 10mg and 20mg, and 20mg is the strongest you can buy in the UK. Ex-smokers and former disposable users usually want 20mg for the firmest throat hit, 10mg suits steady all-day vaping, and 5mg is the lightest for stepping down. Because it is a salt rather than freebase, even 20mg stays smooth in a pod. Our nic salt strengths guide walks through it in full.

What the 2026 vape tax means for your nic salts

Prices are about to change. From 1 October 2026 a new UK vaping duty adds £2.20 of excise duty to every 10ml of e-liquid, and with VAT the real increase works out at around £2.64 per 10ml. It applies to the liquid, not the hardware, so it is worth stocking up on your favourite nic salts before it lands. Our UK vape tax 2026 guide breaks down exactly how much each bottle will go up.

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