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Are E-Cigs Safe? 

   I am no doctor and nor do I claim that e-cigs are safe. But it doesn't take a doctor to come to the conclusion of pure common sense. Just the basic eye test really gives you a good idea of what we are comparing here. Below are some chemical ingredients I have researched for both models. Thankfully more and more studies come out regularly about e-cigs thus helping us make a clearer decision when choosing one e-cig over another. 

 

A typical tobacco cigarette contains: 

• Acetone – found in nail polish remover
• Acetic Acid –  an ingredient in hair dye
• Ammonia – a common household cleaner
• Arsenic – used in rat poison
• Benzene – found in rubber cement
• Butane – used in lighter fluid
• Cadmium – active component in battery acid
• Carbon Monoxide – released in car exhaust fumes
• Formaldehyde – embalming fluid
• Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid
• Lead – used in batteries
• Naphthalene – an ingredient in moth balls
• Methanol – a main component in rocket fuel
• Nicotine – used as insecticide
• Tar – material for paving roads
• Toluene - used to manufacture paint

Your typical e-cig contains:

• 80% – 92% – Propylene glycol -   

                      *   PG is primarily used a solvent for food colors and flavorings                                                                       *   As a solvent in many pharmaceuticals, including oral, and topical formulations                                         *   In saline solutions

•  0.5% – Ethyl Acetate

                     *   Coffee beans and tea leaves are decaffeinated with this solvent.

• 0.0% – 2.4% – Nicotine
• 0.5% – 4% – Water
• 1% – 4% – Flavoring

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     I have researched some more detailed links from actual doctors and study groups on different topics pertaining to E-cigs and what they are made - how they are compared to real tobacco cigarettes - along with giving their own professional opinions on what they think the future of e-cigs could hold for users. Please email me if you have some reliable links with info - like below - that may help others find more info and I will gladly post them!  (Please don't send me articles with a "target driven" vendor or manufacture. Thanks!)

 

The latest CNN take on the new trend:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/health/e-cigarettes-debate/

A detailed "back and forth" in the comparisons of real and electronic cigs:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/electronic-cigarette.htm

The Recent MAYO post:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/