Not Included In Your eCigarette
As great as the electronic cigarette may be, there are some features that you are not going to get.
Namely, you will not get the 599 chemicals that the major tobacco companies put in their cigarettes. And since these chemicals are missing, you are also going to miss out on the 5000 chemical compounds that are created by burning a cigarette, many of which are toxic and/or carcinogenic.
We think that after careful consideration of the facts, you won't mind that these have been left out.
Electronic cigarettes are basically a nicotine delivery system without all the toxins and cancer-causing agents. Nicotine is addictive. We don't need to tell you that. But it is not the nicotine that is so deadly in cigarettes. It is the 5000 compounds that get you. It is the nicotine that keeps you coming back for more toxins.
So if you could get the nicotine satisfaction, without the toxic additives, that would be much better for your overall health. Of course the best remedy would be to get off the nicotine ride altogether. It is possible that the electronic cigarette can also help with that if used in the right way. But that is up to you, of course.
Why Do The Tobacco Companies Put All These Chemicals In Their Cigarettes And What Are They?
The logic of putting all these toxic chemicals into the cigarette by the major tobacco companies are stated for taste and burning ability.
However, why do we need the almost 5,000 generated chemicals to make the tobacco in cigarettes to taste and burn better? This question has not been satifactorily answered. But what we do know is that up to 70 of these added chemicals are known carcinogins and irritants
The following table lists only a few of the included toxins in that cigarette your smoking and which are not included in the electronic cigarette.
| Acetone - A flammable, colorless liquid used as a solvent. It's one of the active ingredients in nail polish remover. The tobacco industry refuses to say how acetone gets into cigarettes. | Ammonia - A colorless, pungent gas. The tobacco industry says that it adds flavor, but scientists have discovered that ammonia helps you absorb more nicotine - keeping you hooked on smoking. |
| Arsenic - A silvery-white very poisonous chemical element. This deadly poison is used to make insecticides, and it is also used to kill gophers and rats. | Benzene - A flammable liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a solvent. This cancer-causing chemical is used to make everything from pesticides to detergent to gasoline. |
| Benzoapyrene - A yellow crystalline carcinogenic hydrocarbon found in coal tar and cigarette smoke. It's one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals in the world. | Butane - A hydrocarbon used as a fuel. Highly flammable butane is one of the key ingredients in gasoline. |
| Cadmium - A metallic chemical element used in alloys. This toxic metal causes damage to the liver, kidneys, and the brain; and stays in your body for years. | Formaldehyde - A colorless pungent gas used in solution as a disinfectant and preservative. It causes cancer; damages your lungs, skin and digestive system. Embalmers use it to preserve dead bodies. |
| Lead - A heavy bluish-gray metallic chemical element. This toxic heavy metal causes lead poisoning, which stunts your growth, and damages your brain. It can easily kill you. | Propylene Glycol - A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid used as antifreeze and as a solvent in brake fluid. The tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap "reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists say it aids in the delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active drug) to the brain. |
| Turpentine - A colorless volatile oil. Turpentine is very toxic and is commonly used as a paint thinner. |
Download PDF file of the full list of the 599 chemicals known to be in major tobacco companies cigarettes HERE |