What to avoid in CBD vapes and why

The culture of smoking is one that has been around for the past six decades. Over time, all the harmful chemicals and associations were discovered, leading to a change in the tobacco industry today. The biggest alternative to rise during these changes came in the form of vaping.

Vaping typically uses a device such as a vape pen, which heats up vape juice until it turns to vapour; the vapour is then inhaled. The advantage to vaping includes no smell clinging to fingers and clothes, the taste of vape juices are quite flavourful, and there are fewer carcinogens (substances that promote the growth of cancer cells).

Things to Look Out For in Vaping Products

There are a numerous vaping products available on the market. Unfortunately, vapes and vape accessories are not all made to the same standard and quality. It can be difficult for someone new to vaping to know what to watch out for, especially when it comes to CBD vaping products.

First, understand what to avoid in CBD vapes and why. Common things to ask are questions about the metal coils, PG, PEG, and VB:

What is Propylene Glycol

Propylene glycol (PG) is a synthetic liquid substance commonly found in packaged foods such as soft drinks, cake mix, popcorn, and dried soups. It is an additive that absorbs water, generally recognized as safe for use in food.

What is Vegetable Glycerine

Vegetable Glycerine (VG) is an odourless, sweet tasting, clear liquid made from soybean, coconut, or palm oils. It helps soften and moisturise skin, and can be found in hair care products, toothpaste, shaving cream, and other body care recipes.

What is Polyethylene Glycol

Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) has many uses, from medicine to industrial manufacturing. It is used as the basis for skin creams, a dispersant in toothpaste, and anti-foaming agent in food and drink. PEG is also commonly used to treat constipation as Polyethylene glycol 3350.

Medium Chain Triglycerides

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) can be found in food stuffs like coconut oil and palm kernel oil. There are a number of differing theories on MCT, including a number of health benefits such as improving glucose levels in patients with type 2 Diabetes. However, excessive vaping of MCT is also linked to lipid pneumonia, though even this is debated.

 

Nonetheless, vaping propylene glycol can lead to lung inflammation and while vegetable glycerine doesn’t have conclusive evidence for vaping, it may still not be safe for inhalation. In conclusion, these thinning agents, when heated, contain harmful compounds like formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acrolein.

 

What to know about Vape Pen Coils

Recent studies have linked the heating of metal coils in vapes with lung damage. The damage is caused by inhaling the toxic metals latching to the vapour, caused by heating vape juice with metal coils. The combination of heated metal and vape juice lead to resultant nickel, cobalt, aluminium, lead, manganese and chromium.

Cobalt is particularly linked to lung damage when inhaled.

The LifePen Difference

Figuring out what does or does not affect vaping is a question that LifePen by-passed by offering products that pass the quality and purity tests. LifePen’s roots are founded on a passion for reaping the many health benefits found in consuming legal cannabis, while providing a safe and enjoyable vaping experience.

This passion is evident in the design and function of LifePen’s CBD vape products:

Dual-Ceramic Cartridges

Worry not about metal coils and any adverse effects. LifePen offers custom vape cartridges that use patented ceramic hardware. Ceramic cartridges protect against oxidation of metal, removing worries of heating metal coils. They also have greater longevity and provide greater viscosity than wicking coil cartridges.

Along with being self-cleaning properties, ceramic coils are resilient and do not leave a burnt taste when a hit is dry.

Pure CBD Distillate

LifePen’s CBD oil distillate is not cut with any VG, PG, PEG or MCT. Instead, it uses honey gold oil, distilled to purity and blended with terpenes. As a pure CBD distillate, LifePen’s full-spectrum CBD oil provides all the CBD benefits while proving a full entourage effect.

 

Try LifePen’s custom vape cartridges, utilising the purest CBD distillate to provide strain specific formulations that suit your needs, any time of day.

LifePen, providing the smoothest, cleanest, and most enjoyable CBD vaping experience to beginners and connoisseurs alike.