If you are a smoker, you might have been thinking all this while that vaping is safe compared to smoking, especially if you are aiming to quit smoking. After all, most e-cigs come with a variety of different juice flavorings such as cinnamon, strawberry, and vanilla – to name a few.

However, have you taken some time to find out which ingredients are added to your e-juice? What types of vape juice ingredients are bad for your health?

Nicotine

Nicotine is one substance that has been dividing opinions recently. Being a stimulant, Nicotine could enhance your focus and help you relax. Also, it is advisable that ex-smokers use nicotine to help them quit smoking. However, this highly addictive substance can seriously affect your nervous system by causing cardiovascular damage. Therefore, if you have never smoked, do not use Nicotine.

Diacetyl

This harmful compound has a buttery taste and appears yellowish-green when in a liquid state. Commonly used in margarine and alcoholic drinks, this compound is also ingested in food and beverages and is actually harmless at this state. However, when inhaled, it could be very harmful.

A study conducted on factory workers exposed to this compound while making microwavable popcorn found that; there were cases of coughing, wheezing and malaise which worsened steadily. After several tests, the workers were found to have bronchiolitis obliterans (Popcorn Lung). This disease inflames and obstructs the lung’s smallest airways, and the only way out is through a lung transplant. Therefore, just eat your popcorn …