The effects of smoking electronic cigarettes and directly smoking cigarettes containing many carcinogens on the human body are very different. But people believe this statement presumably because the smoke produced by vaping is similar to smoking cigarettes, and it may also be because the design of electronic cigarettes feels very similar to traditional cigarettes. Except for nicotine, vegetable glycerin, and propylene glycol, which are recognized as safe by the FDA, e-liquid does not contain any other carcinogens and chemical components.
However, traditional cigarettes contain more than 1,000 chemical components and carcinogens, most of which are highly toxic. These chemicals, which can cause cancer, high blood pressure and a variety of other health problems, are not found in e-liquids.
Can e-cigarettes replace real cigarettes?
An inexperienced vaper may not realize the variety of options available to him that can customize the flavor, look and feel of his vape.
You can increase or decrease the throat hit by changing the concentration of nicotine. The higher the nicotine concentration, the stronger the throat hit.
From fruit and cream to coffee or a combination of any two, you can choose from a wide variety of e-liquid flavors. For the needs of users who want to taste as close as possible to real cigarettes, e-liquid manufacturers have even created menthol and non-mint flavored e-liquids. You can also change the amount of smoke you need by changing the PG/VG ratio. If you need big smoke, use VG; if you need small smoke, use PG. While it's not a perfect copy of cigarettes, it offers better and more options.
Does e-liquid contain antifreeze?
It's another sad attempt by anti-vaping groups to bring vaping and traditional cigarettes into the same camp. Rumors have it that e-liquids contain harmful chemicals found in traditional cigarettes.
The chemical they most often mention is antifreeze. They think PG contains antifreeze, when the truth is the exact opposite. Of course you'll find PG in antifreeze, it's just one of many chemicals that make up antifreeze, and there's no antifreeze in PG.
Still others will say that PG is harmful because it is used to make antifreeze. Well, it's like saying that water is bad for humans because antifreeze is also found in water.
The sad truth is that many public health organizations are not doing enough action to dispel these myths. Filmmaker Aaron Biebert pointed out the problem in a recent interview, saying the spread of this misinformation has cost the lives of millions of people addicted to traditional cigarettes.
