E-cig Health question...

[tector]

I just tought about it...

When you vape, you preduce vapor that goes in to your lungs.

that vapor is basicly water in form of gas..

when the vapor gets cooler/hotter it melts..

so.. when you vape you actually flooding your lungs?..


if you are a heavy vaper...


doesnt water in your lungs cause some bad stuff?..



sorry.. its probably dam question.. but i had to ask.

Thanks

 

[tector]

Help anyone?...

 

[Bozzlite]

From what I have read on ECF, I don't think there is any water vapor involved. The vapor is formed when the PG and VG are atomized. Therefore it is not water vapor, but rather glycerin or glycol vapor. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[flavourvapour]

Propylene Glycol USP grade is safe for human consumption, including inhalation. It is used as a germ killer in both solid and gas forms. It's in your prescription drugs. It's in your cosmetics and soaps. It's in your food. It's in your water. It's in tobacco products. It's used in fog machines. It's even in biodegradable antifreeze.
All the Material Data Safety Sheets I've found on PG only list a mild respiratory irritation when inhaled as a vapor.

Long term exposure is a different story. I haven't found anything on that, but the e-cig users who inhale PG vapors all the time don't report having any problems so far.

-FV

 

[markfm]

I believe that PG and VG are both humectants -- they actually draw water out of you, that's why people need to drink a lot of water when vaping.
Humectant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

See post 2 here:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...upplier-business-card-explanation-vaping.html

 

[Hoosier]

I can always tell when folks aren't from around here. We have days of 100% humidity. Dewpoints in the high 80's F. So we're use to inhaling water vapor.

Just makes it hard to see very far and gives us a chance to laugh at visitors who are used to desert heat trying to survive a casual walk.

But, water vapor is not water and the vapor you're inhaling is not all water. Like mentioned above, it's PG and/or VG vapor which draws water to itself. That is one of the reasons we need to keep hydrated. That vapor will draw water out of us.

So, you won't drown using a PV above the waterline. But be advised that coming to some of the states in summer can be tougher than the thermometer indicates.

 

[rons29445]

I can always tell when folks aren't from around here. We have days of 100% humidity. Dewpoints in the high 80's F. So we're use to inhaling water vapor.

Just makes it hard to see very far and gives us a chance to laugh at visitors who are used to desert heat trying to survive a casual walk.

But, water vapor is not water and the vapor you're inhaling is not all water. Like mentioned above, it's PG and/or VG vapor which draws water to itself. That is one of the reasons we need to keep hydrated. That vapor will draw water out of us.

So, you won't drown using a PV above the waterline. But be advised that coming to some of the states in summer can be tougher than the thermometer indicates.

I resemble that remark.
I was born and raised in Eastern New Mexico and transplanted to the Southeast via the Navy in the 70's. I have been here over 35 years and have never gotten used to the humidity. In fact just a few weeks ago, I went outside and could not breath normal because of it

 

[Hoosier]

Well, Jean Shepherd once wrote that the air in Indiana in the summer was something that could be cut with a butter knife and packed in boxes, but it was too heavy so Hoosiers just breathed it instead.

Something along those lines.

(He's the guy who wrote A Christmas Story and narrated it as his alter ego Ralph.)

But, yeah, it happens the same in more than just Indiana.

You should ask a native if you could get a dose of the moss in his lungs to protect yours.

;7

 

[Garrell6888]

Think about it this way: I vape about two ml's a day, so that will be my example.

If I had 2 ml's of water in my lungs, would that effect me?

What about 2 ml's of water, throughout a 16 hour period?