Is It True That Vaping Is 7 Times More Harmful Than Cigarettes? Ridiculous!

Some time ago, an article about e-cigarettes became very popular, claiming that e-cigarettes are seven times more harmful than traditional cigarettes.

Many people have probably seen that article. As some regions have begun introducing bans on e-cigarettes, more and more people have started to believe that e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional cigarettes.

But is that really true? In fact, many overseas research institutions have conducted comparative tests on the harm of e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, and the results show that e-cigarettes are far less harmful than traditional cigarettes.

Of course, claims need evidence. To compare the harm of e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, we’ve prepared three small experiments to help illustrate the results. By comparing the outcomes, everyone should be able to form a clearer understanding.

Experiment 1: Four-in-one gas detector test

Test tools: portable four-in-one gas detector (capable of detecting a variety of toxic and harmful gases and used for combustible gas, oxygen, and toxic gas detection at the same time), e-cigarette, and traditional cigarette.

Step 1: Blow e-cigarette vapor toward the detector. The readings for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen content, and combustible gas content on the detector do not change.

Step 2: Blow traditional cigarette smoke toward the detector. The readings for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen content, combustible gas content, and other values on the detector all change, and it will automatically alarm if the limit is exceeded.

Conclusion: E-cigarettes do not contain harmful substances such as hydrogen sulfide that are commonly found in traditional cigarettes, making them comparatively safer.

Experiment 2: Pure water test

Test tools: e-cigarette, traditional cigarette, and two bottles of mineral water

Step 1: The experiment begins—first, take a sip of water.

Step 2: Blow e-cigarette vapor into one bottle (the woman’s side) and traditional cigarette smoke into the other bottle (the man’s side).

Step 3: Shake the bottles up and down. This process is meant to mix the smoke with the water and show how the smoke discolors pure water. During the mixing process, the two temporary researchers physically shook the bottles so that the smoke and water would interact.

Conclusion: We can clearly see that the liquid in the bottle exposed to e-cigarette vapor shows almost no color change, while the liquid exposed to traditional cigarette smoke turns light yellow. Although e-cigarettes do not discolor the liquid, it would obviously be unrealistic to say they are harmless. The main purpose of this test is to compare which is more harmful, traditional cigarettes or e-cigarettes. The results are already in front of us, and everyone can judge for themselves. This also suggests that e-cigarettes are less likely to stain teeth than cigarettes because they have lower staining potential.

The above two tests demonstrate two points. First, e-cigarettes are not harmless. Second, their harm is far lower than that of traditional cigarettes. Therefore, saying that e-cigarettes are seven times more harmful than traditional cigarettes is completely absurd and has no scientific basis.