Banana Ice Hayati Pro Max Plus Pods Zero Nicotine (0mg)

Overview

The Banana Ice Hayati Pro Max Plus Pods Zero Nicotine (0mg) by Hayati delivers up to 6,000 puffs in Banana Ice at 10mg and 20mg. Pick up the BUY 5 FOR £25 multibuy — free UK delivery over £20 and same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

Hayati Pro Max Plus Zero Nicotine Banana Ice, explained

Hayati Pro Max Plus Pods Zero Nicotine (0mg) Banana Ice is the nicotine free version of one of the most widely used prefilled pods in the UK, priced at £5.49, rated at 6,000 puffs and carrying a BUY 5 FOR £25 multibuy. The only strength it comes in is 0mg, and that is the entire point of the product rather than an afterthought.

Everything else about it is standard Pro Max Plus. It is a sealed replacement pod that fits the Pro Max Plus device, so it presumes you already own the hardware. The flavour, Banana Ice, is the same soft banana with a menthol finish that runs through the rest of the Hayati catalogue, just built without nicotine in the liquid.

Hayati is comfortably the largest brand on this site, with over seven hundred products listed across pods, kits, bottled liquids and devices. That scale is why the brand can afford to produce a dedicated zero nicotine line at all, and why the flavour selection in it is broader than most nicotine free ranges manage. The full Hayati collection is worth a browse if you want to see how many directions the brand takes the same core flavours.

At a glance

• Price: £5.49, with BUY 5 FOR £25
• Nicotine: 0mg, no other strength available in this listing
• Rated puffs: 6,000
• Flavour: Banana Ice
• Type: prefilled pod for the Pro Max Plus device, sold without a device

What zero nicotine actually means in the pod

A 0mg pod is filled with the same base ingredients as any other e-liquid, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine and flavourings, with the nicotine simply left out. Nothing is substituted for it. That has three noticeable effects on how the pod behaves.

The first is throat feel. Nicotine is responsible for a large part of the sensation at the back of the throat, so a 0mg pod feels markedly softer on the draw. Some people find that more comfortable and others find it feels like something is missing, and both reactions are common.

The second is flavour clarity. Nicotine has a taste of its own, faintly peppery, and it sits over the top of everything else. Remove it and the banana comes through cleaner and sweeter, with the menthol reading as brighter rather than sharper. Zero nicotine liquids frequently taste more like their described flavour than their nicotine equivalents, and that alone is why some adults choose them.

The third is vapour. There is no meaningful difference in vapour production, because that comes from the base liquid and the device rather than from nicotine content. A 0mg pod looks and sounds identical in use.

What it does not mean

Zero nicotine does not mean the product sits outside the rules. We age verify every order and sell strictly to over 18s regardless of strength. It also does not mean the pod is somehow a different category of thing: it is a vape pod, and it should be treated with the same care in storage and disposal as any other.

Banana Ice: what the flavour is doing

Banana is a divisive fruit in vaping because there are two very different ways to render it. One is the sweet shop version, all foam banana and artificial sugar. The other is the ripe fruit version, softer and rounder, closer to the middle of an actual banana. Hayati aims at the second.

On the draw you get that mellow, faintly creamy banana body. It is sweet, but the sweetness is level and it does not build the way a candy profile does. Then the menthol arrives on the exhale and cuts cleanly through the cream, which is the trick that turns a heavy flavour into something you can vape for hours.

The cooling here is moderate rather than glacial. It is enough to make the pod feel fresh and to scrub the sweetness off your palate between puffs, without turning the whole thing into a menthol vape with a hint of fruit. That balance is the reason Banana Ice appears in almost every range Hayati produces.

Without nicotine, it tastes different

This is the part worth flagging. If you have vaped Banana Ice at 20mg before, the 0mg version will not taste identical. It reads sweeter and softer, with the banana more forward and the menthol feeling cleaner rather than sharper. Whether that is an improvement is personal. Plenty of people who liked the flavour at full strength prefer it here, and a few find it too gentle. If you want to compare the same profile in a bottled nicotine liquid, the Crystal Pro Max Nic Salts by Hayati in Banana Ice at £2.69 is the direct counterpart.

Elsewhere in the Pro Max Plus zero nicotine list you will find Blueberry Raspberry, Fresh mint, Fizzy Cherry, Juicy Peach, Pineapple Ice, Double Menthol, Pink Lemonade, Strawberry Watermelon, Fruit Twist and Summer Dream, so a rotation is easy to build without leaving 0mg.

Who reaches for a 0mg pod

Zero nicotine products are a smaller part of the market than nicotine ones, but the people who buy them tend to know exactly why. A few patterns come up repeatedly.

1. Vapers who have stepped down over time. Some adults work their way from 20mg to 10mg and eventually to 0mg, keeping the habit and the flavour while removing the nicotine from it.
2. People who want a flavour pod alongside a nicotine one. Running a 0mg pod in the evening and a nicotine pod during the day is a common arrangement, and it means the evening pod can be chosen purely on taste.
3. Vapers who never wanted nicotine. A minority come to vaping for the flavour and the ritual rather than from smoking, and 0mg is the only sensible option for them.
4. People who share. Where a device gets passed around a group of adults, a 0mg pod avoids handing nicotine to someone who does not use it.

What none of this is: this is not a medical product and we make no claims about it beyond what it is, which is a nicotine free flavoured vape pod. If you are trying to change a nicotine habit, that is a conversation to have with a pharmacist or your GP rather than with a vape shop.

If you want to see how wide the nicotine free category runs beyond pods, the nicotine free e-liquids collection holds over one hundred and fifty bottled options for refillable devices, with Hayati among the best represented brands in it.

Five for £25, and the cost of running these

One pod is £5.49. Five bought individually would total £27.45. The BUY 5 FOR £25 offer brings that to a flat £25, which is a saving of £2.45 and a tidy round £5 per pod. Of the multibuys we run, this is one of the cleaner ones to calculate, because the resulting unit price is a whole number.

Five pods at a 6,000 puff rating each is a serious quantity of vaping. For most people it represents several weeks of use, which makes this the sensible way to buy if Banana Ice is a flavour you have already settled on. It also carries your order well past the £20 free UK delivery threshold, so the effective saving is larger than the £2.45 headline once postage is accounted for.

Comparing against bottled liquid

Prefilled pods will always cost more per millilitre than buying a bottle and filling a refillable device yourself. What you are paying the difference for is convenience: no filling, no spills, no coil changes and no bottle rattling around in a bag. Whether that is worth it is a personal calculation, and it is worth doing honestly rather than assuming.

If the sums push you towards bottles, the Hayati bottled range covers similar ground. The Crystal Pro Max Nic Salts in Blackberry Ice and the Berry Lemonade version both sit at £2.69 a bottle, though note that those are nicotine containing liquids rather than 0mg.

Where the Pro Max Plus sits in the Hayati range

Hayati runs several overlapping families and it is easy to get lost in them. A short map helps.

The Pro Max name covers the brand's best known big pod products. Pro Max Plus is the variant this pod belongs to, and the pods are specific to the Pro Max Plus device. They are not interchangeable with other Hayati systems, so match the name on your device to the name on the listing rather than going by shape or colour.

Separately, Hayati produces bottled nicotine salt liquids under the Crystal Pro Max name for refillable devices, and a large range of complete kits. Between the three, the brand accounts for a large share of what sells in the UK, which is also why counterfeits exist and why buying from a proper retailer matters.

Comparing on puff rating

At 6,000 puffs this pod sits in the mid tier of the current market. That is well past the old 600 puff generation and comfortably below the very large formats that have appeared recently. For many people the mid tier is the practical sweet spot: long enough to be convenient, short enough that you are not committed to one flavour for a month. The 6,000 puff vapes collection shows what else sits at this rating, and Hayati is by some distance the biggest brand in it.

For a wider comparison across every prefilled system we carry, the prefilled vape pods collection runs to well over a thousand products, including the 0mg options from other brands. And if banana specifically is what you are chasing, the banana e-liquids range collects the bottled versions of the same fruit.

Handling, storage and what to expect day to day

These pods are undemanding, but a few things are worth knowing before your first one.

Fitting a fresh pod

Take off any protective film or plug before you insert it. Seat the pod firmly so the contacts meet, then leave it in the device for a minute or two before your first draw. That short wait lets the wicking material absorb liquid properly, and it is the difference between a clean first puff and a dry one.

Storage

Spare pods keep best sealed, upright and at ordinary room temperature. Warmth is the main thing to avoid: it thins the liquid and can work it past the seals, which is where most leaking complaints originate. Sunlight also degrades flavour over time, so a drawer beats a windowsill.

Getting the most from a pod

• Take steady, moderate draws rather than long hard pulls. Flavour is better and the pod goes further.
• Leave a few seconds between puffs so the wick keeps up.
• Keep the device charged. Weak power produces weak vapour, which tempts you into vaping more to compensate.
• Wipe the mouthpiece and contacts occasionally, especially if the pod lives in a pocket.

Disposal

A finished pod contains a heating element and traces of liquid, so it does not belong in household waste even at 0mg. Take used pods to a vape retailer or a recycling point that accepts small electricals.

Buying, delivery and the age rules

All stock here is genuine and UK compliant. Hayati is one of the most heavily counterfeited brands in the country precisely because it sells so well, and fake pods are the usual explanation behind stories of a pod that leaked immediately, tasted like nothing or died in two days. Buying through a proper UK retailer removes that risk.

Orders placed before 4pm on a working day are dispatched the same day, and UK delivery is free once your basket passes £20. A five pod multibuy at £25 does that in a single line.

On age: every order is verified, and this remains a strictly 18+ purchase even though the pod contains no nicotine. Vaping products are not sold to minors here under any circumstances, whatever the strength on the label.

One last piece of advice

If you have never vaped 0mg before, buy one pod before committing to five. The absence of nicotine changes the experience more than the specification sheet suggests, particularly in throat feel, and it is better to find out for £5.49 than for £25. If it suits you, the multibuy will still be there next time.

Where this sits in the Hayati range

It is worth knowing what else the brand makes before you commit to one listing. We stock 721 Hayati products, running from £2.69 to £14.99. That breadth means you can usually stay inside the brand when you want a change, rather than starting over somewhere else.

The full lineup is on the Hayati page. Other Hayati products worth a look:

• Hayati Pro Max Plus Pods Double Apple at £5.49
• Hayati Pro Max E-Liquid 100ml 50/50 Fizzy Cherry at £7.99
• Crystal Pro Max Nic Salts by Hayati Mango Peach Pineapple at £2.69
• Crystal Pro Max Nic Salts by Hayati Fresh mint at £2.69

Brand loyalty in vaping is mostly about knowing what to expect, which counts for a lot.

How it compares to the rest of the category

Judging a product in isolation is how people end up disappointed. We list 1,412 products in this category, and 31 in the same puff class. At £5.49, this one sits in the middle of the market.

• Multibuy deals are where the price per unit drops hardest, and they can be mixed across flavours.
• Reduced lines carry 1,558 products if the budget is the deciding factor.
• Bottled e-liquid works out cheaper per millilitre if you are willing to refill rather than swap.
• Prefer this flavour family? Browse the whole family rather than guessing at names.

None of those is objectively right. They suit different routines and different budgets.

The running cost, worked out

Headline prices hide the number that actually matters, which is what a week costs you.

At £5.49 for a rated 6,000 puffs, that is roughly 0.92p per 1,000 puffs. Puff ratings are lab figures, so treat that as a comparison between products rather than a promise.

• The buy 5 for £25 offer is the single biggest lever on that number.
• Baskets over £20.00 ship free in the UK, so building to that threshold beats paying postage twice.
• Nicotine strength changes consumption: many adults find a higher strength means reaching for the device less often.

Banana Ice against the rest of the line

The quickest way to judge a flavour is against its own siblings, not against the whole shop. There are 25 options under this name:

• Blue Razz GB
• Mr Blue
• Blueberry Cherry Cranberry
• Blueberry Raspberry
• Grape GB
• H'Bubba

Palate fatigue is real: rotating two profiles keeps both tasting sharper for longer. The buy 5 for £25 offer makes that cheap to do.

Why the UK market looks like this

A lot of the format decisions here were made by law, not by marketing. UK rules cap nicotine at 20mg per ml, nicotine e-liquid bottles at 10ml, and prefilled pods and tanks at 2ml. That is why no retailer here sells a 50ml bottle of 20mg salt.

Since single-use devices were banned, the market moved to rechargeables. Rechargeable kits with replaceable pods took their place, which is why a device now comes with a charging port and a pod you swap rather than a sealed unit you bin. It also means the device outlives the flavour, which changes how you shop.

We only list compliant stock sourced through UK distributors. Sales are 18+ and every order is age-checked.

Browse related ranges

If this is not quite the one, these are the closest places to look.

• Vape Kits (150 products)
• 10mg E-Liquids (582 products)
• Vape Pods (1,412 products)
• Nicotine Salt E-Liquids (582 products)
• 5 for £10 E-Liquids (582 products)
• Vape Pods (1,412 products)

Or stay with the brand: all Hayati products, 434 in total. If a brand has suited you before, its other lines usually will too.

Buying this as a first purchase

If this is your first order with us, a few things are worth knowing before you commit.

1. Format. A prefilled pod is the no-mess option. Bottled e-liquid costs less per millilitre if you do not mind refilling.
2. Strength. This comes in 0mg. Heavier former smokers usually start high and step down.
3. Flavour. You are looking at Banana Ice. Pick a second from a different family so you have something to rotate to.

Everything else is preference rather than a decision that costs you money. The deals page is the cheapest way to try more than one at a time.

Looking after it, and what goes wrong

Most complaints about flavour come down to handling rather than the product.

• Prime before the first draw. Click the pod in and leave it a minute. Drawing on a dry wick is what causes that scorched first hit.
• Keep it cool and upright. Heat thins liquid and pushes it through seals, which is why a hot car is the usual cause of a leak.
• Muted flavour is often you, not it. Palate fatigue is common on a single flavour, and rotating to a second profile resets it.
• Store away from children and pets, and recycle spent hardware rather than binning it loose.

None of that is demanding, and it is the difference between a product that performs to the end and one that disappoints halfway.

Delivery, returns and buying with confidence

Ordering is deliberately simple. Weekday orders placed before 4pm are dispatched the same day, and UK delivery is free once your basket reaches £20.00. Delivery choices, including tracked services, appear at checkout.

We cannot resell an opened consumable, so opened items are outside the returns policy. Faults and picking errors are resolved without argument. Sales are strictly 18+ and every order is age-verified before dispatch.

Nicotine is highly addictive, and nothing here is intended for non-smokers.

More flavours in this line

The rest of the line, if you want to compare before choosing.

• Double Menthol
• Watermelon Ice
• Fresh mint
• Blue Razz Cherry
• Blueberry Cherry Cranberry
• Blue Razz Pineapple
• H'Bubba
• Mr Blue

Two on the go beats one, because alternating keeps both tasting fresher.

Reading puff counts and pack sizes honestly

Puff ratings deserve more scepticism than they usually get. This listing is rated at 6,000 puffs. That figure comes from laboratory testing with a consistent draw, not from someone using it on a cold morning at a bus stop. Your own total will differ, sometimes considerably.

The bigger point is what the number describes. UK rules cap a prefilled pod or tank at 2ml, and nicotine e-liquid bottles at 10ml. A five-figure puff rating therefore describes what a system delivers across all the pods you will work through, not what sits inside one pod on the shelf. Any brand claiming otherwise is describing a product that could not legally be sold here.

Treat it as a relative measure, never an absolute one. Comparing two products in the same class is fair. Budgeting your month on the strength of a rating is not. For reference, £5.49 against 6,000 rated puffs works out at roughly 0.92p per thousand, which is a more useful figure than the headline.

Common problems and how to avoid them

The same handful of issues account for nearly every complaint.

A burnt taste on a new pod. Almost always a pod drawn on too soon. Click it in and leave it a minute before the first pull. A scorched wick cannot be rescued, so the minute is worth it.

Leaking. Usually heat or pressure. Warmth thins liquid and pushes it through seals, so a hot car or a sunny windowsill is the usual culprit. Cabin pressure on a flight does the same thing, which is why storing spares upright in a bag beats loose in a pocket.

Flavour fading. Frequently the palate rather than the product. If a flavour dulls after a week, switching to a contrasting profile for a day or two usually brings it back sharply.

Buying the wrong fitment. Pods are not universal, and even within one brand the families differ. Check the listing names your device before ordering rather than after. Spares and accessories are grouped separately if you need a replacement part.