Health effects of vapor temperature

[SmokeyJoe]

Hey all,

I've been thinking about this for some time. It seems to me that the "throat kick" that we all crave so much is better created by higher temperatures - the powerhouse of an e-cig that I'm using at the moment has the greatest throat kick yet - but the vapour that emerges from the cartridge is HOT.

Now, it may be that the heat is ancillary to the throat kick effect - that is, the throat kick itself might be due to the density of the vapour - but in order to create that density, the liquid must be a higher temperature. I don't know.

I also don't know anything about the medical effects of heat on our delicate internal organs, but I do remember reading an article on throat cancer and tea-drinking, which suggested that in countries such as Iran, where large quantities of hot tea are drunk, the rates are far higher.

I'm not suggesting that the vapor in e-cigs is hot enough to cause cancer, but I would have though it at least a consideration.

Thoughts anyone?

[Caesarea]

[big snip]
I also don't know anything about the medical effects of heat on our delicate internal organs, but I do remember reading an article on throat cancer and tea-drinking, which suggested that in countries such as Iran, where large quantities of hot tea are drunk, the rates are far higher. (snip)
Thoughts anyone?

Read recently that 70F/21C is a safe temperature for your cuppa when bearing this risk in mind.
Hope that helps.

So add milk or cold water if needed.

[taz3cat]

SJ, I think you may be right I get a "throat kick" with a new stomizer with a USB Pt and I don't from a used atomizer and a battery. Same juice. Some times a new atomizer and a new battery will get almost as hot as the UBS pt. I perfer not to get a "throat kick". I like my vape smooth. I try to use , used atomizers on my PT.

[LuckySevens4U]

I thought it was the nic that gave us the throat kick. hmmmm. I do know that I run on the hot 4075 atty and I buy 24 menthol juices and cut them all the way down to 8 and still get a very nice throat kick, so that's interesting.......

[strayling]

It might be that the throat hit isn't so much the feel of the heat itself, but the taste of vapour as opposed to fine droplets of liquid.

[LuckySevens4U]

Well I only do menthols and mints and I do feel those types give you a better throat hit to start with because of the menthol crystals in them. I mean wow, cutting a juice from 24 to 8 mgs and still getting a decent, smooth throat hit on a 4075 atty is great IMO.

[Boston George]

I read somewhere concerns that PG may break down at higher temperatures and the resulting gas may be carcinogenic. I am currently looking for that article.

[yvilla]

Boston George, I think you may be mixing up PG with glycerin - at very high temperatures it can break down into acrolein, but not PG.

[katink]

I think temperature has a LOT to do with the fact that e-vaping is so good (in contrast to for instance the cold-mist inhalers). The throat-hit could be a combination of certain flavors plus certain temperatures?
Anyhow, I'm all for heated vapor. Though, as all things, I would say 'don't over-do it'. Just a nice warmth (on entering the mouth - wich does mean a higher temperature at the coil of course) will work best I expect.