Electronic Cigarette

What is an electronic cigarette? Electronic cigarette, also known as electric cigarette is a device that will let you smoke without actually inhaling the so called 'smoke'. Advances in technology has allowed manufacturers to produce smaller and smaller gadgets. In 2003, a Chinese pharmaceutical worker named Hon Lik developed the first practical electronic cigarette. Based on an idea conceptualized almost forty years earlier, the electronic cigarette is a great alternative for smokers who wish to pursue a safer vice. To use electronic cigarette, the user simply inhales through the mouthpiece and an internal sensor automatically triggers the atomizer (heating coil), which warms enough to vaporize a solution contained in a small capsule within the mouthpiece. Lighter is not required, since nothing needs to be burned to use an electronic cigarette.

While it is true that some varieties of the electronic cigarette look just like a cigarette, most tend to resemble a ballpoint pen. Electronic cigarette is generally reusable with replaceable cartridges, but disposable ones are also available. An electronic cigarette still has some nicotine with the vaporized solution, but without the other very harmful ingredients found in regular cigarettes. The known carcinogens in regular tobacco cigarettes such as tar, formaldehyde, isoprene, lead, vinyl chloride, and approximately seventy other types of known cancer causing agents are not found in an electronic cigarette.

What does an electronic cigarette look like? Electronic cigarette usually look like elongated tubes. While some are designed to look like real smoking products others are designed to resemble pens. Colors of the electronic cigarette will also change depending upon the manufacturer. If you have decided to try an electronic cigarette, the best start would be to search for more dealers before you decide which one will fit best for your style. The pen-like type offer another advantage. It is perfect if you want to disguise your ‘activity’ at the office.

There are electronic cigarette available in different flavors. Surprisingly, some surveys show that the most requested electronic cigarette flavors are those of menthol and strawberries. Flavors may vary from one producer to another but the most common ones are traditional tobacco, menthol, chocolate, cherry, apple and strawberry. They also come in different quantities making the products suitable for both men and women.

It is generally recommended to carry with your electronic cigarette at least two batteries; one to use and another one that can be on charge in readiness when the first battery stops working and requires charging. Electronic cigarette's batteries usually last on average 200 puffs before needing to be recharged. The battery tip will flash when it is time for recharging,. If you continue to draw on the electronic cigarette after the tip has flashed, it will eventually stop lighting up altogether which means that the battery is flat.