Here's a scary truth. Most of our e-juices are not safe. I'm not saying that they are harmful, or otherwise dangerous, just not safe. Now before anyone gets their panties all bunched up, let me explain. inhaling an unknown mix of chemicals isn't safe, and that's what much of out e-juice consists of, an unknown mix of chemicals. Some people are going to disagree with me. They'll say that they know exactly what's in their juice... propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine, and flavorings.
yep, and therein lies the problem... flavorings. Each variety of e-juice may contain multiple flavorings, and each of those flavorings, be it LorAnn, Flavor West, Flavor Art, Capella, Natures Flavors, or some other, contains a laundry list of chemicals. From the known bad like diacetyl to the unknown. Juice makers don't want to risk giving up their recopies, so they don't tell us exactly what flavorings they are using. and without knowing what flavorings are in a juice we don't know what flavorings we should be asking about, or even which manufacturer to ask. As an added bonus, the specific combinations of chemicals, in specific concentrations are FDA approved... for eating. Not for inhalation.
But it's not all doom and gloom bad news. There is little doubt that vaping posses a substantially reduced health risk compared to cigarettes, and with a little regulation, preferably of the self variety and not from the government, we may someday have full disclosure of e-juice ingredients as well as testing of how those ingredients behave when heated to a vapor and how they may affect us when we inhale them
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