What Is E-Cigarette Pod E-Liquid? What Substances Are in Vape Aerosol?

Vape aerosol is not harmless “water vapor.” The aerosol inhaled and exhaled by users from vaping devices may contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including: nicotine, ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, flavorings such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung disease, volatile organic compounds, cancer-causing chemicals, and heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead, among others.

How do vapes work?

Vapes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals that help create the aerosol.

The liquid used in vapes usually contains nicotine and flavorings. This liquid is sometimes called “e-juice,” “e-liquid,” or “vape juice.”

Users inhale vape aerosol into their lungs. When users exhale this aerosol into the air, bystanders may also inhale it.

Vaping devices can also be used to deliver marijuana and other drugs.

The aerosol inhaled and exhaled from vapes exposes both users and bystanders to harmful substances.

It can be difficult for consumers to know exactly what vape products contain. For example, some products marketed as containing zero nicotine have been found to contain nicotine.