E Cig Info

E Cigs Growing in Popularity

If you frequent your local shopping malls, you’ve probably seen a small kiosk in the center aisles peddling some new gadget that looks like a plastic cigarette. E-cigs are generally the same shape and size of a traditional cigarette. These e-cig kiosks are popping up more and more every day as the popularity of electric cigarettes catchs on across the nation.

Electric cigarettes were originally created in China in 2004. While they are still mostly under the radar in the United States, the popularity is increasing and more and more retailers are setting up shop in shopping malls and on the Internet.

E-Cig Basics

An e-cigarette is powered by an e-cig cartridge connected to an atomozier, connected to a batter. The battery is generally charged with a USB cord plugged into your computer, a battery pack, or a wall charger.  The e-cig cartridges contain a liquid solution of nicotine and propylene glycol (the substance often used in fog machines.) E-cig cartridges also come without nicotine and often include some kind of flavoring as well. Depending on the brand of e-cigs you’re smoking, you can either refill your used cartridge with e-liquid in the flavor of your choice, or replace the disposable cartridge with another one.

Probably the best-selling factor that separates e-cigs from  traditional tobacco cigarettes is health concerns. While the FDA has yet to test the safety of e-cigs, Tthe ingredients have been ruled as safe for general use. They include propylene glycol, sometimes alcohol, natural and artificial flavorings, vinegar, and a couple of other items that make up no more than 1% of the total solution.

Because e cigs don’t contain tar, carcinogens, cancer-causing agents, and smoke, they are being heralded as the safer alternative to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes. When a user inhales the liquid solution, which is being called “vaping”, the vapor that is released by the inhaler is not smoke, contains no odor, and does not cause second-hand smoke. In fact, recent laboratory findings show that the nicotine cannot be found in the vapor that is exhaled.

As more and more retailers of e-cigs emerge, and more and more former traditional smokers are seen vaping in places that normally have a smoking ban, e-cigs will continue to catch on. Don’t be surprised to see electric cigarettes popping up in your workplace, your neighborhood bar and even on airplanes in the near future.
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I’ve just ordered the Gamucci E Cigs starter kit, and thought I’d share some information about the product.

Gamucci Electric Cigarettes

Gamucci e-cigs look, feel and taste like  traditional cigarettes. Gamucci delivers all the pleasures of smoking, without all the problems. Electronic cigarettes are driven by modern microelectronic technology. The actual cigarette body is an integrated structure made up of a cartridge, an atomization chamber, a smart chip controller and built in lithium battery. In the front of the device is an operating mode indicator that lights up when you use it, a bit like a real cigarette. The most interesting part of the Gamucci electronic cigarette is the atomization chamber. This is where the magic happens and this part of the device is responsible for creating the vapor like smoke, very much like a real cigarette. This vapor is a result of the nicotine dilution, that is found in the e-cig cartridge, heating up or atomizing. This is what produces the vapor that when inhaled gives the user the nicotine hit that smokers crave, but without the negative side effects of smoking tobacco.

Is the Gamucci Safe?
Gamucci contains only water, propylene glycol, nicotine, a scent that emulates a tobacco flavour and a membrane to suspend the ingredients. Gamucci has been extensively tested and the cartridges have been toxicologically tested. None of the ingredients are considered cancer-causing agents. The product also holds CE and RoHS certifications. Compared to traditional cigarettes and cigars, Gamucci is infinitely safer.

How Long will an E-cig Cartridge Last?
One Gamucci cartridge is equivalent to 20 traditional cigarettes.

How Long will the Battery Last Before Needing Recharging?
The battery will last for approximately one day with normal use.

Is there a Guarantee with the Purchase?
The battery and charger come with a 12 month guarantee.

What does the Gamucci Really Taste Like?
The taste of the Gamucci resembles that of tobacco, but feels much smoother and cleaner as there are none of the impurities associated with real tobacco.

Can I use Gamucci Anywhere?
Gamucci does not release smoke but a harmless vapour so it can be used in public areas, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and offices where smoking is prohibited; however do not be surprised when people ask about you smoking Gamucci. To the casual observer, using Gamucci creates the appearance of traditional smoking. Users report that simply explaining to others how Gamucci works, usually creates acceptance for using the product anywhere.

Is Gamucci Cheaper than Traditional Smoking Products?
After the initial investment of purchasing the device, smoking the Gamucci is considerably cheaper than smoking traditional smoking products. Smokers can save up to 80% on average smoking costs as well as use the device to cut down, cut the habit and ultimately quit smoking altogether.

Here’s a Demo video on Gamucci E-Cigs

You buy Gamucci E-cigs here

The FDA VS. E-Cigs
The FDA has fresh jurisdiction over tobacco products and they are trying to parlay that control over the relatively new e-cigs, though they’re clearly not tobacco products.
E-cigarettes use a combination of an atomizer, battery and nicotine cartridge to create tobacco, tar and smoke free cigarette. The vapor (simulated smoke) that comes from an e-cig is generated by vaporizing a combination of nicotine and propylene glycol (usually found in fog machines.) The e-cig smoke inhales the vapor rather than carcinogenic tobacco smoke.
Though there’s no tobacco in e-cigs, that’s not stalling the FDA. They’ve recently stopped overseas shipments of e-cigarettes, components and accessories from coming into the United States. The FDA says they need to be regulated before they can be sold in the U.S.
U.S. companies manufacturing and selling E-Cigs, such as Blu Cigs,  seem to be safe so far. You can get e-cigs online, over the phone and in kiosks in just about every mall in America.
What’s confusing is that the FDA has already approved nicotine in various quit smoking aids like patches, gums and inhalers. As for the propylene glycol, the FDA has stated:
“Propylene glycol is metabolized by animals and can be used as a carbohydrate source. Propylene glycol can be ingested over long periods of time and in substantial quantities (up to 5 percent of the total food intake) without causing frank toxic effects.”
Those using e-cigs whether it be to help quit smoking traditional cigarettes, to avoid tobacco taxes, or get around enormous indoor (and sometimes outdoor) smoking bans, will have to band together to let the administration know how they feel.

My Blu  Cigs arrived today, and I couldn’t be happier! I’m sitting here at my desk smoking, instead of huddled outside in the rain. No smell, tastes like a cigarette and the vapor smoke gives the feeling of really smoking! I’m pretty stoked, if you couldn’t tell. Ecigs are definitely the way to go.

I’ll update more about my usage of the blu cigs in the coming days. There are so many places I’ve wanted to smoke but couldn’t… and now i can!

I came across this article today:

The Rise and Rise of Electric Cigarettes

One of the most controversial topics currently rumbling on and on is the future of electronic cigarettes. I don´t think it´s unreasonable to suggest that these ´smoking´ devices are polarising the population, or at least the part of the population that is aware of their existence.

The jostling arises because the electronic cigarette companies claim their product is much ´safer´ and ´healthier´ than a traditional cigarette, which if you take a moment to look through an e cigarette´s ingredients does appear to be the case. For a starter, there is no tobacco present, so immediately this sets itself apart from tobacco smoking.

Apparently during the burning of tobacco there are known to be 40 substances that are potentially cancerous and the distributers of electronic cigarettes claim that none of these are present in their product.

The passionate opposition to electronic cigarettes, at least to me, seems a little odd. I read recently that in the United Kingdom alone, one in five deaths during 2005 was smoking related!

Even if this statistic isn´t accurate, the major dangers of smoking tobacco cigarettes is commonly known, so when a product is launched that claims to be much safer and when common sense would say that if all these dangerous toxins have been removed, even if the electronic cigarette cannot be proved officially ´safe´, surely it does actually have to be ´safer´?

Of course these electronic cigarettes need to be tested and proved and of course it is only fair that they have to go through the same channels and procedures as any other new product but why it would receive such a hard ride when its potential (if proved) could change the face of the planet as we know it, is simply a mystery!

Try as I may, my cynical mind cannot help but think this mystery is a matter of money. Not just any old money either, but millions upon millions of it! The moment the headlines might read ´Electronic Cigarettes Declared Safe´, a mighty tornado is likely to rip through the offices of Mr Tobacco and friends, leaving a giant hole in their pockets!

Yes, it´s that BIG a deal! If electronic cigarettes are not safe or at least safer then let´s put them behind us quickly and start looking for the next thing that might be. Equally though, if e cigs do possess this world changing potential, then whoever is in charge, get your act together, get them tested, get them approved and market them vigorously like you once did with traditional cigarettes. Surely they deserve a chance?

Although I originally began writing about electronic cigarettes for professional reasons, I soon discovered that my personal interest would be great also. My father was a non smoker and died from passive smoking related, lung cancer. I became interested in the debate and its many complexities.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/105550

I came across this article on electric cigarettes from a news station in Palm Springs. They actually took the e-cigs into a restaurant to see how patrons reacted to the smoke-like vapor coming out of the e-cig:

It looks like a fancy pen but it’s a smoker’s craving. It’s a battery-powered cigarette. No matches or lighter, instead just plug it in, charge and puff.

A small cartridge inside gives the smoker a hit of flavored nicotine. With each drag, the end lights up but doesn’t burn. Instead of smoke, an odorless water vapor is released.

“I feel a lot of nicotine,” says smoker Tony Leong upon trying out the device.

The high-tech device is designed to get around smoking bans. It’s tobacco-free and doesn’t cause secondhand smoke.

News Channel 3 put the battery-powered cigarette to the test, taking it inside a restaurant where smoking isn’t allowed. Most customers didn’t seem to mind.

“It didn’t affect me because I couldn’t smell anything,” says non-smoker Joe Appolito.

“It bothers me,” says restaurant customer Leslie Grenfell. “When I saw him, I thought ‘oh, my heavens! There is smoke coming in people’s faces.’”

See the rest of the article at http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=9389654&nav=menu191_2

KTAR, a local radio station here in Arizona, just posted an article about E-cigs.

Her’s an excerpt:

Have you seen people smoking what appear to be cigarettes in places where smoking is banned? There is an explanation.

In bars, restaurants — even in workplaces — electronic cigarettes are becoming more common.

“No smell on your hands, your fingers, your clothes, your hair, your breath, when you smoke in your car or in your house,” said Tom Novalsky, who manages Smokeless Vapor. “Mind you, when I do say ‘smoke,’ it’s water vapor.”

The “e-cigs” run on batteries and use replaceable nicotine cartridges — no tobacco or cancer-causing agents, said Novalsky.

“We have a high nicotine and also a zero-nicotine cartridge.”

There’s no flame, either.

http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1175770

In the article, the mention it will cost you $120 for the starter kit at this place in the mall. I’ve heard some horror stories about the e-cig kiosks. It seems they double the price of just about any starter kit. Your best bet is to definitely get them online for about $60.