You’ve probably already heard a lot about an e-cigarette but let’s go over the basics!

We call it by many different names: e-cig, e-cigarette, vaping device, vape or electronic cigarette. It’s an electronic device that aims at reproducing the tobacco product experience all the while protecting its users from any toxic components. For e-cigs, you won’t be needing a lighter, they work with a battery. They can look very different: they can look like a traditional cigarette, their shape can be round or square, they can be very discreet or on the contrary absolutely gigantic. It all depends on what the user wants to achieve. The more functionalities he / she wants with important power settings and a frequent use, the bigger the product.

Elements of an e-cigarette

• the battery that will supply the e-cig with energy. In e-cigs, we usually find lithium-ion batteries.
• the base, which is the link between the battery and the atomizer.
• the atomizer, where you can find the coil. It’s a consumable made of a steel cylinder that contains a heating resistance coil.
• the tank, which contains the e-liquid. Its size and capacity depend on the model.
• the mouthpiece which will be in contact with the mouth.

The electronic cigarette works in a very simple way. Vapers will inhale vapor through the mouthpiece then will exhale through the nose or the mouth. This vapor is created through vaporization. The battery sends a current flow that heats the coil which in turns bring the e-liquid to turn into vapor, all in just a few seconds. The liquid which is often called e-liquid or e-juice, will contain the flavors and the nicotine.

Electronic cigarettes enable vapers to experience feelings close to smoking: vapor instead of smoke, nicotine and throat hit all the while avoiding tar and other carcinogenic elements.