Jessica Wynn

It's not vapor, you guys.

It's aerosol.

It's like a chemical soup.

That's an important distinction.

Vapor is just gas, like steam from a kettle.

Aerosol means droplets of chemicals suspended in the air, stuff your lungs cannot filter.

Well, a vape cloud contains all kinds of ultra-fine particles and chemicals.

Studies show most aerosols contain nicotine, heavy metals like lead and nickel, carbonyls like formaldehyde, metal particles from the heating coils, and flavoring chemicals.

It's not harmless steam.

It's a mix of substances that get inhaled deep into your lungs.

Wait, formaldehyde?

That's... Yes.

I know.

I know.

And that's just one of the chemicals in vapes.

So we're also talking propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nickel, lead, volatile organic compounds like diacetyl.

The flavorings are another problem.

Vapes are like the contents of a Home Depot aisle turned into a smoothie.

Very, very.

And the regulation is so lax that many vapes labeled, quote unquote, nicotine free are found to actually contain nicotine when tested.