Nicotine and Vaping
Nicotine
is found in plants of the Solanaceae family. The name might derive
from “Solari”, which, in Latin, means “to soothe”. Plants in
this family includes Datura(Mandrake), Belladonna (Deadly
Nightshade), Wolfberry, Tomatillo, Capsicum – Chili Pepper and Bell
Pepper, Potatoes, Tomatoes and Aubergines
Trouble is, nicotine
has been demonised as a terrible thing, that makes smokers hopelessly
addicted to smoking and gives them cancer. In fact, nicotine is not
that at all. It is a chemical found in tobacco smoke inhaled by the
lungs and also it is ingested as a chemical in our food every time we
eat potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. It can have a calming
or stimulating effect. It releases pleasure hormones in the brain. It
does not cause cancer.
Nicotine has
medicinal properties and therapeutic
uses. Smokers are self medicating when they smoke. But,
unfortunately, the other chemicals found in tobacco smoke do harm to
the lungs.
New vapers often
find they still crave cigarettes even though their nicotine desire
has been fulfilled by vaping. It would seem that some other chemicals
in cigarette smoke, all of which haven't been identified yet, are
addictive too. Carried on cigarette smoke, nicotine enters the blood
stream far quicker than it does on vapour, so vaping doesn't seem to
give an instant “hit”.
But vaping can be as
pleasurable as smoking, without the danger of inhaling smoke from a
burning substance. To many vapers, vaping becomes a fascinating
hobby.
Eliquid for vaping
contains nicotine, the strength of your choice. As the eliquid
glycerine is vapourised on the atomiser of an electronic cigarette,
nicotine is inhaled into the lungs on the vapour. Some people vape on
eliquid that contains no nicotine at all. In a way, it is easier to
control your nicotine intake when you vape, than when you smoke. If
you are using electronic cigarettes to stop smoking rather than
switching to vaping as a substitute to smoking, reducing the nicotine
content in your eliquid is a way to get off your addiction to
nicotine.
But many vapers vape
to get the nicotine, to feel soothed, stimulated or invigourated.
Nicotine is a
poison. The symptoms of having overdone on nicotine whilst vaping, is
a headache and nausea. Nicotine is quickly eliminated by the body. So
vaping a very low nicotine eliquid is a solution, or simply cutting
back on vaping for a while. All eliquid can be diluted with vegetable
glycerine or propylene glycol.
Because nicotine is
a poison, it is very wise to buy eliquid from a reliable manufacturer
in bottles that have child proof tops, proper labels and to keep them
safely stored.
Written for the
Alston
Moor eCig Shop
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