For those interested in what they are inhaling when puffing on their e-ciggie, here is a breakdown of the ingredients in one brand made by Shenzhen Toby Technology Co:
Numbers 1-4 are tobacco essential oils. These is not the same as the plant material found in smoking tobacco, rather it is a collection of fragrant oils that are extracted from the plant. The toxins in cigarette smoke come from the actual burning of the plant material.
Numbers 5-18 are all food-grade fragrances used in combination to give the vapors an authentic tobacco flavor. I have linked them each to an article where they are discussed. These chemicals are used in abundance in foods, perfumes and fragrances and we consume them constantly. Many are simply the manufactured versions of the chemicals which occur naturally in plants.
Propylene Glycol is the main ingredient in the nicotine solution and is the one that creates the mist when it is vaporised. Again, it is used in a huge variety of applications and is rated safe to humans by all the health agencies that have tested it.
I am not sure exactly what glycerol is used for in the e-cigarette. It may be part of the mist-creating process or, due to its sweet taste, be another flavoring ingredient. It also acts as a humectant - it keeps the product it is in moist.
- TOBACCO ESSENTIAL OIL?VIRGINIA
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - TOBACCO ABSOLUTE?VIRGINIA
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - TOBACCO ABSOLUTE?BURLEY
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - ORIENT TOBACCO ABSOLUTE?TURKEY
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 2?3?5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 2?3-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 2?5-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 2-ETHYLPYRAZINE
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 2-ACETYLPYRAZINE
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 4-?2?6?6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-BUTENE-4-ONE?
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - 4-?2?6?6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-3-BUTENE-4-ONE?
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - LINALOOL
[/*:m] - MENTHOL
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - METHYL BUTYRIC ACID (2-)
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - rose oil, bulgarian, true otto
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - vanilla extract
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - Octalactone (gamma-)
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - Undecalactone (gamma-)
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - PURE WATER
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - NICOTINE ?FROM tobacco LEAF?
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - PROPYLENE GLYCOL
[/*:m:2j72x4l6] - GLYCEROL [/*:m:2j72x4l6]
Numbers 1-4 are tobacco essential oils. These is not the same as the plant material found in smoking tobacco, rather it is a collection of fragrant oils that are extracted from the plant. The toxins in cigarette smoke come from the actual burning of the plant material.
Numbers 5-18 are all food-grade fragrances used in combination to give the vapors an authentic tobacco flavor. I have linked them each to an article where they are discussed. These chemicals are used in abundance in foods, perfumes and fragrances and we consume them constantly. Many are simply the manufactured versions of the chemicals which occur naturally in plants.
Propylene Glycol is the main ingredient in the nicotine solution and is the one that creates the mist when it is vaporised. Again, it is used in a huge variety of applications and is rated safe to humans by all the health agencies that have tested it.
I am not sure exactly what glycerol is used for in the e-cigarette. It may be part of the mist-creating process or, due to its sweet taste, be another flavoring ingredient. It also acts as a humectant - it keeps the product it is in moist.
