Everything You Need to Know About Tobacco Vapes
Tobacco vapes have become an effective tool to help adult smokers swap to stop. By now, the dangers of tobacco are well known: tobacco smoke releases thousands of harmful and poisonous chemicals, some of which cause cancer.
Formulated using tobacco-flavoured e-liquids, tobacco e-cigs replicate the familiar flavour of tobacco cigarettes without many of the harmful chemicals found in traditional tobacco products.
What Are Tobacco Vapes?
"Tobacco vapes" and "tobacco e-cigs" are terms commonly used to describe tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes.
Despite the name, tobacco vapes do not contain tobacco. They instead use a combination of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerin (VG), food-grade flavourings and nicotine to replicate the experience of smoking a tobacco cigarette. For this reason, the NHS names e-cigarettes as one of the most effective tools for quitting smoking.
Recent research by Public Health England has also found that e-cigarettes are up to 95% less harmful than tobacco products. Since e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, they do not produce tar or carbon monoxide, nor do they contain many of the harmful toxins associated with tobacco.
Evidence shows that vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking and tobacco vapes are no more and no less harmful than any other vape flavours. According to the NHS:
Vaping exposes users to far fewer toxins and at lower levels than smoking cigarettes. Switching to vaping significantly reduces your exposure to toxins that can cause cancer, lung disease, and diseases of the heart and circulation like heart attack and stroke. These diseases are not caused by nicotine, which is relatively harmless to health.
Tobacco vapes work by heating a liquid solution, known as e-liquid or vape juice containing nicotine, propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerin (VG) and food-grade flavourings to produce vapour. Vapers can then inhale this in one of two ways:
- Mouth-to-Lung - Mouth-to-lung (MTL) vaping is similar to the experience of smoking a cigarette. First, inhale the vapour into the mouth, then breathe it into the lungs.
- Direct-to-Lung - direct-to-lung (DTL) vaping is more like breathing. Skip the mouth stage and instead inhale the vapour straight into the lungs.
Choosing a Tobacco Vape
There are many tobacco e-cigs and e-liquids to suit a broad range of vaping preferences and experience levels. The most popular tobacco vapes for beginners are cigalikes and pods, owing to their ease of use.
Cigalikes
From its design to its inhalation method, the cigalike is carefully developed to create a vaping experience that mirrors that of smoking. Offering a mouth-to-lung (MTL) vaping style, cigalikes and cigarettes are inhaled in similar ways: first by inhaling vapour into the mouth then into the lungs. Cigalikes contain nicotine to support ex-smokers in gradually easing cravings.
Pod Vapes
Pod vapes are another beginner-friendly option that has grown in popularity thanks to its simplicity, convenience and affordability. Pod devices are comprised of a built-in battery and a replaceable plastic pod. Each pod is magnetic, offering a very simple and maintenance-free vaping experience.
OK Cigalike: the Best Tobacco Cigalike
There are two different types of Cigalike for ex-smokers to choose from: disposable and rechargeable.
OK Disposable Cigalike
Disposable vapes are one of the most popular solutions for smokers who are completely new to the world of vaping.
Due to its size, shape, design and simplicity, the OK Disposable Cigalike is great for those wanting to move away from combustible tobacco cigarettes. Comprised of a single-use battery and a pre-filled e-liquid reservoir, the OK Disposable Cigalike is pre-charged, pre-filled and ready to vape.
The OK Tobacco Disposable Cigalike is formulated using food-grade flavourings to emulate the familiar taste of a traditional tobacco cigarette. The equivalent of approximately 40 cigarettes, the Tobacco Disposable offers up to 400 puffs of tobacco-flavoured vaping.
OK Rechargeable Cigalike
Rechargeable cigalikes are another popular solution for those who are committed to swapping to stop. Not unlike the disposable cigalike, rechargeable cigalikes replicate the look and feel of combustible cigarettes.
The OK Rechargeable Cigalike is designed with ease and convenience in mind. Comprised of a closed-system cartridge and rechargeable battery, the OK Rechargeable Cigalike is a simple and cost-effective option for everyday vaping.
Formulated to replicate the familiar flavour of tobacco products, the OK Tobacco Rechargeable Cigalike is available in a range of nicotine strengths from 6mg to 20mg to support ex-smokers in stopping smoking by decreasing their nicotine intake over time. Each refill is equivalent to approximately 25 cigarettes.
Buy the OK Rechargeable Cigalike and Tobacco Cigalike Refills
OK Pod: the Best Tobacco Pod Vape
The OK Pod is a high-performance vaping device without the demands of advanced vaping equipment. Its sleek, all-in-one design promises a convenient and satisfying way to vape with a soft-touch matte finish, lightweight build and a compact design.
Utilising a long-lasting 500mAh battery, the OK Pod provides approximately 350 puffs. The OK Pod incorporates next-generation ceramic coil technology for a smooth vape with maximum flavour. Complete with inhale activation, the OK Pod eliminates fiddly buttons and complex processes to get you up and running in no time.
Available in a best-selling Golden Tobacco flavour, the OK Pod delivers a rich and authentic tobacco flavour vape with a hint of sweetness. Golden Tobacco pods are available in nicotine strengths of 12mg and 18mg to support ex-smokers in stopping to swap.
Buy the OK Pod Starter Kit and Golden Tobacco Refills
A Summary of Tobacco E-Cigs
Tobacco e-cigs closely resemble the look and feel of a traditional cigarette in terms of size, shape, style and taste to support adult smokers in switching to less harmful alternatives to smoking.
The OK Tobacco Disposable Cigalike, the OK Tobacco Rechargeable Cigalike and the OK Pod are well-suited to adult smokers who have no vaping experience. Simplistic in design, both cigalike devices make it easy for new vapers to kickstart their stop-smoking journey.
Named by the NHS as one of the most effective tools for quitting smoking, tobacco vapes are recommended to support adult smokers in quitting smoking and staying quit.
