The Best Alternatives to Disposable Vapes in 2025

Sales of disposable vapes were prohibited as of the 1st of June 2025. The UK government announced in October 2023 that there would be steps taken to cut down on youth vaping, with the disposable vape ban confirmed a year later.

In this blog, we cover how to work around the disposable ban after the 1st of June. There is no time better than the present to move on from the ban, with refillable vapes more readily available than ever.

The UK Government said the reason for the ban was a part of their "ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health," as well as "environmental protections".

As a company that, before the ban, already made an active decision not to sell single-use vapes, we've been stocking alternative products for years. Here we’ll guide you through everything we’ve learnt to best replicate the disposable vaping experience.

If you have been using disposable vapes and are reading this, you are more than likely looking for a refillable vaping kit. With a vast array of vapes on the market, whether that be online or in retail stores, you may be wondering which one would be best for you. To make this change a little easier, we have put together a list of some of the best options available here at LiQuid for those who are switching from disposables to refillable vapes.

Despite the disposable vape ban, you're still able to use other products to properly replicate the same vaping style that a disposable vape gives you. 

When you use a disposable vape, it gives a mouth-to-lung (MTL) vaping experience. However, it's also capable of doing restricted-direct-to-lung as well, depending on how you inhale. This can easily be replicated with any vaping device. Providing you use the right coil and have your airflow adjusted appropriately. 

It's estimated that the wattage output of a disposable vape is around 12W, meaning the coil ohm resistance could be anywhere from 0.8ohm to 1.2ohm. So if you want to make your vape device feel like a disposable, we would recommend using a coil within this ohm resistance range. 

You can close off some of the airflow holes on your vape as well, and this will restrict the amount of air which gets to the coil. This gives a tighter and less airy draw, which replicates how a disposable feels, too.

One of the main reasons people enjoy disposable vapes in the UK, aside from the convenience factor involved with them, is for the rich and delicious flavours of the vape juice which is used in the devices.

Due to the TPD regulations, however, the maximum amount of e-liquid which can be used in a disposable vape device is 2ml. Plus, if you're a frequent vaper and use your disposable a lot to get the great taste of the mouth-watering vape juice housed inside, chances are it isn't going to last long before that 2ml is gone, and your device is rendered useless. 

You'd then have to pay out for a new replacement device, and this is where the costs of using disposables soon add up, as you could be spending upwards of £40 a week just on disposable vapes. We couldn't stand by and watch people constantly spending out on disposable vapes! Which is why we created our range of Bar Salts nicotine salt e-liquids, designed for use in a reusable vape.

Bar Salts was created by our team of flavour experts who gathered inspiration from popular disposable vape flavours and they've created an incredible range of nicotine salt vape liquid which we offer at the most affordable price possible.

For less than half the price of a disposable vape, you can get a 10ml bottle of Bar Salts vape juice, which will last considerably longer than a standard disposable. Allowing you to ditch the big puff disposable, in favour of a bottle that offers up to 3000 puffs. Plus, we have over 20 different flavours to choose from, and also available in tapered nicotine strengths, which is convenient for those who may not want the standard 20mg nicotine strength that disposable vapes come in. 

As for which disposable vape alternative is the best, different vapers will give you different answers. Vaping styles, budget requirements or what vape brand people prefer are just some of the factors that can affect the choice made. In our opinion, the best starter vape kits would be refillable vape pod devices. Their ease of use makes them really convenient, and with the progressions made by the vaping industry, they offer a greater vaping experience compared to disposable vapes. Also, with a pod system, once your coil has burnt out, only you need to do is change the pod, making it a lot less fiddly than vape devices that utilise a removable coil.

Refillable vapes are better for your pocket and better for the environment, making them a much better investment in the long-term.