Certain E-juices can damage certain clearomizers???

[dahlialady]

Hi....In the past few days I've been researching new flavors online. Some sites say that certain flavors such as cinnamon and some cherry flavors can damage clearomizers and they won't be held responsible, blah, blah blah.

The question that I can't find the answer for is why and how they damage clearomizers, and if we should even be vaping those flavors for our own safety???
Hence I post this question here.

 

[Dave_in_OK]

Here is a great link it should answer any question you may have. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/219179-lets-make-list-juices-flavors-crack-tanks-ce2s-clearos.html
The short answer is yes some juices will destroy some plastic tanks (polycarbonate), has to do with the chemical reaction between the plastic and juice.

 

[spaceballsrules]

Add citrus flavors to that. The reason is that the flavors are caustic and react with the polycarbonate that the clearos are made out of. Vaping these flavors is totally up to you, and there is very little research to point you to concerning whether or not vaping them is hazardous to your health. Mt. Baker Vapor came across a study that was done concerning cinnamon flavors and how they interact with cells in a petri dish, and based on the results of that study, they are no longer selling cinnamon flavored juice. These are the current risks we run as vapers right now.

 

[ShariR]

Here are a couple of links that talk about the juices that are called tank crackers. Also you should go read the info on the Mt. Baker Vapor website.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...6-something-safe-cinnamon-citrus-flavors.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/the-ocelot/3786-eeekkk-its-melting.html

 

[suspectK]

Add citrus flavors to that. The reason is that the flavors are caustic and react with the polycarbonate that the clearos are made out of. Vaping these flavors is totally up to you, and there is very little research to point you to concerning whether or not vaping them is hazardous to your health. Mt. Baker Vapor came across a study that was done concerning cinnamon flavors and how they interact with cells in a petri dish, and based on the results of that study, they are no longer selling cinnamon flavored juice. These are the current risks we run as vapers right now.

The flavors themselves aren't hazardous, especially compared to cigs, but polycarbonate leaches BPA/synthetic estrogen into liquid. It doesn't have to be a liquid to crack your tank either.

 

[happydave]

Ester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[meanckz]

quick suggestion: get glass tanks like mini pro tank...can be had for approx $10 - $15 on several vendor sites

 

[SnowDog]

Mt. Baker Vapor came across a study that was done concerning cinnamon flavors and how they interact with cells in a petri dish, and based on the results of that study, they are no longer selling cinnamon flavored juice. These are the current risks we run as vapers right now.

I really want to read this article but I cannot seem to find it on the MBV website. No luck with a Google search either.

Would someone please post a link?

Thanks.

 

[spaceballsrules]

I really want to read this article but I cannot seem to find it on the MBV website. No luck with a Google search either.

Would someone please post a link?

Thanks.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887233313002610

 

[Mark Anthony]

That's why I don't mess with plastic tanks..... I stick to glass just in case I forget myself and add in a tank cracker........

 

[Boiler]

I wondered about that too.

It's partly why I vape unflavored.