Ekowool - is it safe?

[Beretta]

Is Ekowool safe to use? I know the whole issue around fear of inhaling silica into the lungs. Seeing as how Ekowool is also make of silica, I still have the same concerns.

 

[mavric]

Pretty sure I read somewhere that ekowool is amorphous silica and isn't considered harmful. Crystalline silica is what you want to watch out for.

 

[CloudZ]

I have cut and used normal "cheap" silica and ekowool, both torched and not torched. I always noticed a lot of "dust" created when cutting the normal silica and far less with the ekowool. Either way, as long as the wick is thoroughly wetted with juice before using it, the amount of particles you actually inhale should be pretty low. All I know is that the total amount of "dust" present seems to be significantly less with ekowool. Like mavric said, this is probably because it is amorphous rather than crystalline fibers. That said, I still feel a lot more comfortable using a cotton wick for the majority of my vaping because the fibers are organic and natural rather than manufactured ceramic.