E-cigarettes: Parts of an Ecig

If you were a smoker and someone told you about electronic cigarettes (or e-cigs), you would, in my opinion need to know at least three basic facts:

What does an e-cig look like?

Does it burn like traditional cigarettes?

How much does it cost?

I decided to tell you about e-cigarettes today because I am an avid user. So let us begin.

The E-cig’s History

The electric cigarette originated in 2003 but only started becoming popular in the year 2007. Then and today, China leads the market in the item’s production and marketing. An important point is to be noted here; initially, electronic cigarettes were marketed as a device used to aid the quitting of smoking regular cigarettes, but users could never appreciate it as an alternative. Today however, the e-cig has developed many fold and it can serve as a perfect alternative to smoking. We will cover how they are able to achieve that just a little bit further.

The Look Of The Electronic Cigarette

Well it looks almost exactly like a regular cigarette. It has five parts:

LED light – lightens up in orange color when in use to simulate the light of a cigarette
Battery – the longest part of the e-cig
Atomizer – the heating element
Cartridge – the  mouthpiece; also contains the flavor

Put all these together and you will get an electric device that looks and feels exactly like any normal nicotine cigarette that you or I smoke.

The Smoke Of The Electronic Cigarette

Yes the electronic cig smokes like a cigarette also! When you inhale at the mouthpiece, there are two things that occur; 1.) air around the e-cig flows into it, and 2.) the battery powers the atomizer (heating element). The heating element vaporizes the nicotine-filled liquid (inside the mouthpiece) and the flowing air takes the beautifully flavored, nicotine enriched smoke into your lungs.

So there are the looks of the e-cig including the smoke cloud, and the nicotine hit without any combustion, keeping you safe from all the tar and all the excesses which smoking a regular cigarette exposes you to.

The Recurring Expenses Of The E-Cig

Well, how much does an e-cig cost? First, let us talk about the 2 recurring costs of the electric cigarette. The atomizer and the cartridge will run out and need to be replaced of refilled. Each electric cigarette lasts up to one month, depending on usage of-course.

Safety Concerns & Conclusion

Talking about safety would be very lengthy and should look up Wikipedia to learn about it. But to tell you the truth, considering that tobacco is one of the leading causes of heart disease and death in the world, an electronic cigarette (if it delivers the right nicotine hit) was, is and will always be the better smoking option.