Elux Legend vs Elf Bar Elfliq Nic Salts Compared

Quick Comparison

Nicotine Strength And Format

Both ranges use nicotine salt formulations and are sold in 5mg/ml, 10mg/ml and 20mg/ml strengths, capped at the UK legal maximum of 20mg/ml for nicotine containing e-liquid. Both come in a 10ml bottle, which is the maximum permitted volume for a single nicotine containing refill container under UK law. Neither range offers a nicotine free version.

Nic salt formulations are absorbed faster than freebase nicotine and tend to feel smoother at higher strengths, which is why 20mg/ml is common in this category despite being the legal ceiling. In practice, the strength someone picks tends to track how much nicotine they were already using: 20mg/ml matches the strength most UK disposable vapes were sold at before the ban, 10mg/ml suits someone reducing their intake gradually, and 5mg/ml suits lighter or occasional use. This applies equally across both ranges, since the strength options and salt formulation are the same.

VG/PG Ratio And Device Compatibility

Elux Legend and Elfliq both use a 50/50 VG/PG blend. This ratio is designed for mouth to lung vaping in low wattage MTL pod kits and starter devices, typically in the 10W to 40W range depending on the specific kit. Neither range is intended for high VG sub ohm devices, which are built around thicker 70/30 VG/PG shortfills. If you're moving from a disposable vape into a refillable pod kit, this ratio is the reason a low wattage MTL pod is the correct device pairing rather than a sub ohm tank.

Flavour Range

Elux Legend runs to roughly 50+ flavours split across fruit, candy, fizzy and menthol profiles, carrying over recipes from the Elux disposable range that predated the ban, including Tiger Blood and Gummy Bear.

Elfliq runs to roughly 40 flavours across fruit, menthol, cola and tobacco profiles, carrying over recipes from the Elf Bar disposable range, including Blueberry Sour Raspberry and Cream Tobacco. Both brands describe their liquids as matching the flavour concentration of their original disposable recipes, so the practical difference between the two comes down to which specific flavour library and taste style you already prefer, rather than any difference in nicotine delivery or device compatibility.

Puffs And Running Cost

A single 10ml bottle of either range delivers approximately 3,000 puffs in a standard MTL pod kit, though this varies with wattage, coil resistance and draw length. Because both are refillable formats rather than sealed prefilled units, running cost per ml is lower than an equivalent prefilled pod or the original disposable format, and the gap widens the more frequently you refill.

From 1 October 2026, the UK's Vaping Products Duty applies at a flat rate of £2.20 per 10ml of vaping liquid, regardless of nicotine content (gov.uk/guidance/handling-wholesale-or-retail-vaping-products-in-the-uk), so a single 10ml bottle of either Elux Legend or Elfliq will carry that duty once it's in force. Device hardware bought separately, such as the pod kit itself, is exempt from this duty.

Choosing Between Elux Legend And Elfliq

Since both ranges are matched on strength, bottle size, VG/PG ratio and TPD status, the decision point for most buyers is flavour library and taste style rather than any functional difference. Someone who already used Elux disposables and preferred profiles like Tiger Blood or Gummy Bear is likely to find the closest match in Elux Legend, since the range is built to carry those exact recipes across. Someone coming from Elf Bar disposables, including the Elf Bar ELFX range, or who prefers a wider spread across fruit, menthol, cola and tobacco styles, is likely to find Elfliq's flavour set closer to what they're used to. Neither range requires a different device or a different strength selection process, so switching between the two, or trying both in the same pod kit, doesn't involve any compliance or compatibility trade-off.

TPD Compliance

Both ranges are manufactured to meet the requirements of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), implemented in the UK through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR). Under these rules, nicotine containing e-liquid must be sold in refill containers of no more than 10ml, nicotine strength cannot exceed 20mg/ml, and any device tank or pod is capped at 2ml capacity.

Packaging must also be child resistant and tamper evident. Both Elux Legend and Elfliq are sold in 10ml bottles at strengths up to 20mg/ml with child resistant caps, in line with the e-liquid limits. The 2ml cap applies to the pod or tank on the device you fill, not to the e-liquid bottle itself, so it's a separate check to make when choosing a compatible pod kit rather than a spec of either e-liquid range.

You can check notification status for any nicotine containing vaping product against the MHRA's published list before stocking or recommending it (gov.uk/guidance/e-cigarettes-regulations-for-consumer-products).

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