Electronic vapor provision device with absorbent element

A component of an electronic vapor provision device, the electronic vapor provision device having a reservoir for storing source liquid, an atomizer for vaporizing source liquid from the reservoir and delivering vapor into an air flow path through the electronic vapor provision device, and an electrical power supply for providing electrical power to the atomizer, the component comprising:

• an absorbent element to collect source liquid escaped from the reservoir, the absorbent element located so as to be upstream of the atomizer with respect to an air flow direction along the air flow path when the component is assembled into the electronic vapor provision device, wherein the absorbent element has a planar shape and is formed from an absorbent material that increases its volume by not more than 1%, 3%, 5%, 10%, or 20% when fully saturated.