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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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.