Comparison of nicotine concentration between vape and traditional cigarettes
Customers often ask: What is the nicotine content of cigarette cartridges?
Which one contains more nicotine compared with traditional cigarettes? Today I will try to answer this question.
Let’s first calculate the nicotine content of a traditional cigarette.
The nicotine content of a traditional cigarette usually ranges from 0.5 mg to 3.4 mg. Normally, most people will finish a cigarette between 10 and 15 puffs.
Calculated based on a maximum of 15 mouths, The amount of nicotine in each puff is as follows:
When the nicotine content of a cigarette is 3.4 mg: 0.16 mg per puff
When the nicotine content of a cigarette is 0.5 mg: 0.033 mg per puff
Let’s take a look at the nicotine content of vape juice.
What we usually see are 11mg and 6mg e-liquid nicotine content labels, which indicates the nicotine content in every 1000 mg (i.e. 1 gram) of e-liquid. The density of e-liquid is about 1, which is about the same as water, so the volume of 1 gram of e-liquid is about 1 ml.
Common e-liquid concentrations currently on the market are:
18mg – content ratio is 1.8%
16mg – content ratio is 1.6%
11mg – content ratio is 1.1%
6mg – content ratio is 0.6%
Now let’s calculate the nicotine content of each vape:
Normally, an atomizer containing 1 ml of e-liquid can be smoked for about 350-300 puffs (large smoke is bypassed), so the nicotine content of each puff of vape is as follows:
For e-liquid with 18mg nicotine content: 0.09mg per puff
For e-liquid with a nicotine content of 6mg: 0.03mg per puff
New large-smoke vape devices usually use e-liquid with a concentration of 6mg or even lower, because the higher the nicotine content, the stronger the irritation to the throat. Therefore, overall, nicotine intake from large-smog devices is lower than traditional cigarettes.
Summarize
Through the simple calculation above, the nicotine content of vape and traditional cigarettes can be easily compared. In fact, different people have different nicotine absorption efficiencies, and the nicotine delivery efficiency of different vapes is also different, so the above conclusion is just a simple comparison.
