![]() ![]() “At higher levels, it completely kills them,” says Dr Scott. These molecules, called reactive carbonyl species, can irritate the airways and damage immune cells in the lungs. When heated, its components break down into harmful chemicals including formaldehyde. ![]() A disclaimer on its website warns: “The final product containing all the ingredients has not been tested outside of our actual customer base, and no specific claims are made for the combination of ingredients in any individual VitaStik Diffuser.”Īlthough wellness vapes swap nicotine for the likes of vitamins, the base liquid is often identical. VitaStik, whose wares are available on Amazon in the UK, says it “is a health and wellness lifestyle company and we recommend our products for those interested in leading a holistic life”. A GetVita vape “with vitamins A C D E B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B8 B12 B15” is photographed on a bed of freshly cut strawberries. Many wellness vapes appear to be aimed at female customers, with product listings featuring smiling women inhaling while reclining on a yoga mat or frolicking in a forest. If you think you need vitamins – and most eating a normal healthy diet do not – swallow them.” Andrew Bush, professor of paediatric respirology at Imperial College London, is concerned ingredients in the new vapes could damage lungs when inhaled “God did not make the lungs for inhaling chemicals of any sort, and if you do, you play with fire. “For example, there is at least some data that vitamin E causes at least some cases of acute lung injury due to e-cigarettes. “Eating things and inhaling them are different,” says Andrew Bush, professor of paediatric respirology at Imperial College London. While the individual ingredients may be safe for human consumption, the majority have not been approved for inhalation and far too little is known of the potential long-term dangers. ![]() “We’ve got higher-powered devices that are delivering the components that are in e-cigarettes, which we know damage the airways,” says Dr Aaron Scott, associate professor in respiratory science at the University of Birmingham. Experts are already concerned at levels of vaping by children, especially with single-use vapes (Photo: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty)Įxperts fear it is only a matter of time before the nascent trend in the UK turns into big business. And where America leads, Britain is expected to follow. One US study found that a quarter of 13 to 40-year-olds had used a non-nicotine e-cigarette (with ingredients such as caffeine and the sleep hormone melatonin). The FDA has not approved a single vaping product to prevent or treat any health condition, yet warns that some are being touted as able to “fight off tumours” and to alleviate everything from anaemia and asthma to depression and dementia. The phenomenon has taken off in the US, where the Food and Drug Administration has warned that products “are being illegally sold with unproven claims and could be harmful if used”. A battery in the device is used to heat e-liquid, which turns into a vapour that is inhaled. “Wellness vapes” employ the same technology as e-cigarettes, but replace nicotine with vitamins, hormones or essential oils. But from the ashes of one toxic industry may be rising another public health menace: one that is candy-coloured, sweet-smelling and – as in the early days of cigarette advertising – actually promising to promote good health. This is defined as getting tobacco usage to below five per cent of the population. England and Wales aim to be “smoke-free” by 2030, while Scotland’s target is 2034.
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