Vaping and aging vs tobacco

[Amanada]

I'm new the forum. I've browsed all over the last few days and just joined a few minutes ago. I'm expecting my Volcano Inferno T starter kit literally any minute and I'm really excited to get down to business with this whole quitting analogs thing after smoking for 13 years. I smoke about a pack a day, or a pack in two hours if I'm drinking. It's getting too expensive and too gross, and I feel like it owns me. My son is also begging me to quit and I hate excusing myself when I'm with him to go smoke. I want out. I have a few friends and two brothers who have entirely quit smoking within weeks or days with their PVs. So I already bought new bedding and pillows and plan on doing some major cleaning today. I decided if I really want an analog I can restrict myself to another room or go outside. I think I am set!

But anyway, here's my question. You know how people that have smoked for years and years start to look like old leather? I'm only 27 and I can see fine lines around my lips that I'm fairly certain have something to do with sucking on thousands of cigarettes. Smoking just seems to really affect how your skin ages. So has anyone noticed on themselves after switching to vaping any improvements to their skin over time? This is mostly an "I've been awake way too long and getting goofy" kind of curiosity but hey, if that did make a difference that's just more motivation, right?

 

[mwa102464]

Vegetable glycerin is a by-product of the soap-making process. It is known for being a humectant, meaning that it attracts water. Because of this, it's found in a mind-boggling number of skin and hair products intended to soften and moisturize.

 

[WiKiD]

Vegetable glycerin is a by-product of the soap-making process. It is known for being a humectant, meaning that it attracts water. Because of this, it's found in a mind-boggling number of skin and hair products intended to soften and moisturize.

No wonder my hair always seems so full-bodied and silky smooth!

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I'm new the forum. I've browsed all over the last few days and just joined a few minutes ago. I'm expecting my Volcano Inferno T starter kit literally any minute and I'm really excited to get down to business with this whole quitting analogs thing after smoking for 13 years. I smoke about a pack a day, or a pack in two hours if I'm drinking. It's getting too expensive and too gross, and I feel like it owns me. My son is also begging me to quit and I hate excusing myself when I'm with him to go smoke. I want out. I have a few friends and two brothers who have entirely quit smoking within weeks or days with their PVs. So I already bought new bedding and pillows and plan on doing some major cleaning today. I decided if I really want an analog I can restrict myself to another room or go outside. I think I am set!

But anyway, here's my question. You know how people that have smoked for years and years start to look like old leather? I'm only 27 and I can see fine lines around my lips that I'm fairly certain have something to do with sucking on thousands of cigarettes. Smoking just seems to really affect how your skin ages. So has anyone noticed on themselves after switching to vaping any improvements to their skin over time? This is mostly an "I've been awake way too long and getting goofy" kind of curiosity but hey, if that did make a difference that's just more motivation, right?

In a word.....yes.....I was thrilled at the difference in my skin and hair. And how much both had improved greatly.

sas

 

[Amanada]

Ha, ha. It is a silly question but it must help.

I just now realized all the awesome side effects of switching to vaping! Although the TH hits me hard when I steal my friend's Inferno and he laughs when I cough, it will be nothing compared to those times when I can't breathe through the coughing fits from tobacco. I remember years ago walking through a parking lot and meeting eyes with an attractive young man, and then WHAM! Surprise cough! And as I did the Dracula shoulder cough into shoulder/elbow I dislodged a nice wad of grossness. I must've looked so hawt.

The tar stains on my fingers. The tar stains that stick horribly between my front bottom teeth. The wheezing. So besides the health factors I get some prettier-on-the-outside positives too.

My Inferno just got here. Christmas morning. The FedEx driver must think I'm nuts.

 

[knobbysmoo]

Well, I know I don't squint my eyes when I am vaping (as I did when smoking) and I don't pucker my lips as much. Both of these actions lead to deeper wrinkles in those areas as you age. I have been told that my skin looks healthier so there is that.

 

[dormouse]

Glycerin is good, nicotine is a skin irritant. I don't notice my skin being better but it sure is pinker. I have pink cheeks again., my nails aren't yellowed. Sucking on a drip tip isn't going to help upper lip wrinkles though.

 

[WiKiD]

Glycerin is good, nicotine is a skin irritant. I don't notice my skin being better but it sure is pinker. I have pink cheeks again., my nails aren't yellowed. Sucking on a drip tip isn't going to help upper lip wrinkles though.

I noticed that drawing from the side of my mouth does not cause any wrinkling of my lips like it does when I draw from the middle of my mouth. You might try that.

 

[JoeD4]

Hi Amanada. I see that your PV just arrived less than an hour ago. I hope you are making out well with it. I don't know about skin improvement, but my teeth are whiter! Also, I smell better AND have a better smell. May sense of taste has improved as well. Let us know how your new toy is!

 

[GMoney]

Yes, giving up tobacco should help, any toxins you introduce into your system will increase the aging process. However, the booze and prolonged sun exposure do the most damage.

 

[Vaapette]

Yes. The longer you vape the older you get. lol. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

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[arabhorse]

Yes. The longer you vape the older you get. lol. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

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OMG That is so true and too funny....LOL

 

[biffette]

i was wondering the same thing!!!

it's probably too late for me, cuz i'm already all wrinkly... but save yourself! you're still young & beautiful!!!

the lines i hate the most are the ones between my eyebrows. as soon as i win the lottery, those suckers are gonna be SO gone. restalyne here i come... as soon as i win the lottery.

but no botox. i like facial expressions. there are some actresses on TV that i can't even watch cuz their waxlike faces are too distracting. *cough*courtneycox*cough* what?

 

[Amanada]

Ha ha. I finally got myself a pair of glasses and the lines between my eyebrows are already fading. I imagine smoking is probably slightly dehydrating, which would damage the skin. Any toxins the body takes in have to be filtered through the liver and the liver loves water when it has to work. But I don't have a clue as to how much work analogs cause the liver to do. Analogs also shrink blood vessels which decreases healing time, causing more scars. So, those two factors alone could probably play quite a big part in how prettily we age.

Just got my Inferno T kit what, maybe two hours ago? It took some figuring out on how the tanks are supposed to be filled but I'm liking it. After I got it figured out and managed to pull without hacking up my lungs I actually reached for a cigarette. I mentally slapped my hand. It is working really well though.

 

[cookiebun]

Glad to hear you are liking your new ecig. Welcome to vaping. Wish ecigs had been around when I was 27.

I know my skin looks a lot better but I think all the water I'm drinking now is helping with that, not just getting off the analogs.
When I smoked I drank lots of diet pop all day. Ruined my teeth, I have 14 crowns. Can't drink pop while vaping, tastes nasty. So I vape cola.

Some of it is just going to be down to genetics too. I work outside most of the day, have been for nearly 25 years. I always put moisturizer with sunscreen on. I had a birthday in January. Coworker asked me how old I was. "51" I told him. " My God" he said, "you could have told me you were 41 and I'd have believed you". He's only about 5 years older than me so he should have been able to tell.
Keep the sun off your face and the dirt out of your pores + not smoking, that'll slow the aging down.

 

[jbblack]

Ha ha. I finally got myself a pair of glasses and the lines between my eyebrows are already fading. I imagine smoking is probably slightly dehydrating, which would damage the skin.

One thing you want to keep in mind. Both PG and VG are humectants, which means they'll draw in water. The "smoke" from vaping is water that comes mostly from your lungs. Vaping will dehydrate you a little too--possibly quicker than smoking (note: speculation, no research) so make sure to increase your water intake to compensate for it. However, I'm sure your skin will heal much more rapidly with the better oxygen supply since you're ditching the carbon monoxide from the smoke. Let alone the carcinogens.

 

[Vaapette]

I think is has to be better than smoking. I've been cigarette free for a month and I've notice a great number of improvements including whiter teeth, pinker gums, no coughing, healthier nails. But now that you mention it my skin is looking much better. I have severe acne under control but now my skin is radiant.
It is probably from not smoking and drinking so much water.
I'm also planning on moving a humidifier in my bedroom. I live in Colorado so it's very dry.
Fun thread!

 

[swedishfish]

This was posted by Bystander1. It cracked me up so much I saved it but can't find the thread.

'Plastic surgeon friend said it best, "Smoking hits men in the penis and women in the face".'

 

[jymkym1]

You would be surprised how all of those chemicals effect your body chemistry, and the changes you notice when you quit anologs.

 

[Vaapette]

This was posted by Bystander1.
'Plastic surgeon friend said it best, "Smoking hits men in the penis and women in the face".'

Wow! Is that quote true at all?? If so, it explains a lot in my case. 