Devices such as e-cigarettes and vapes can help people quit smoking, although they are not 100% healthy.
When it comes to deciding which option is best, it can be helpful to know the difference between the two devices as they are often used interchangeably, especially by the media, and they are two very different things.
Electronic cigarette or e-cigarettes
The electronic cigarette is a nicotine delivery device created in 2003 that produces smoke-flavored, uninhabitable vapor. It is designed to evoke the act of cigarette smoking. In fact, the basic appearance of the electronic cigarette is similar to the cigarette in size, shape and weight. It consists of 3 parts:
- The battery
- The cartomizer (being a combination of the cartridge and the latomizer).
- Silicone mouthpiece.
The way the electronic cigarette works is that when the user inhales, an LED light is lit at the end of the battery, which resembles the lit tip of a cigarette. The cartridge located inside the cartomizer contains the e-liquid and is usually discarded once it runs out.
Vaping
The first difference between the electronic cigarette and vapeador is that the latter is newer on the market and quickly gained incredible popularity. Their design is totally different from the electronic cigarette, they look like a large fountain pen.
Nowadays, you can find modern, advanced and customizable vaporizers as well. They are composed of:
- Battery at the end
- Transparent colored reservoir tank in the middle
- A mouthpiece
To use a vape you have to press a small button on the side of the battery, the user activates the heating element that vaporizes the e-juice that you can get in many flavors (vanilla, menthol, tobacco, eucalyptus, lemon, cherry, etc.) releasing a tasty vapor.
The vape wins for modernity and customization over the e-cigarette, has longer battery life, there is a wide variety of flavors and e-liquid supplies and has a smoother nicotine delivery.
One of the disadvantages is that it is more expensive, the electronic cigarette is cheaper however it can be difficult to tell how near empty the cartomizer of this one is.