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An electronic cigarette ( e-cigarette) or vape[ note 1 ][ 1 ] is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [ 2 ] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called " vaping ". [ 3 ]
Juul accounted for over 70% of the US e-cigarette market in 2018 as monitored by Nielsen, [11] [12] but Juul's market share fell to 42% by July 2020, [17] and further to 36% by March 2022. [ 122 ] According to Dow Jones VentureSource, Juul Labs was the sixth-most valuable US startup in July 2018, behind Uber and Airbnb . [ 31 ]
To lessen the risks, some e-cigarettes companies began to use water and glycerin as replacement for propylene glycol. [27] The inhaled glycerin could cause lipoid pneumonia. [220] Propylene glycol and glycerin had increased the amount of hydrogen peroxide. [221] Some e-cigarette products had acrolein identified in the aerosol. [10]
A vaporization heat wand and vaporization chamber bowl used to deliver vapor through a water pipe. A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used, commonly cannabis, tobacco, or other herbs or blends of essential oil. [ 1 ]
Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American to keep the vaping brand on the market for ...
The e-cigarette aerosol usually contains propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, flavors, aroma transporters, and other substances. [ notes 4][ 12] The levels of nicotine, tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), aldehydes, metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), flavors, and tobacco alkaloids in e-cigarette aerosols vary greatly. [ 1]
Pax Labs (stylized as PAX Labs) is an American electronic vaporizer company founded in 2007 that markets the Pax vaporizers. [ 1] The company developed the Juul (pronounced jewel [ 2]) e-cigarette. Juul Labs was spun out as a separate company in 2017. [ 3][ 4]
June 21, 2024 at 11:26 AM. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, the government’s strongest indication yet that vaping ...