Spain is the first country in Europe to ban smoking on all of its beaches after the government passed a new law following a public petition. From now on, anyone caught lighting up on a beach is set to be hit with a hefty €2000 ($USD 2258) fine. A ban is already in place in Barcelona and the Canary Islands, where […]
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While the proposed House bill includes a nicotine tax which would apply to vaping products and nicotine pouches, making the tax on them on par with the existing one on cigarettes, it excludes FDA approved NRTs such as nicotine gums and patches. The measure is part of the latest version of the party’s social-spending and climate […]
Sadly, Estonia has recently ranked third in Europe for smoking-related deaths. To this effect, the current bill proposes amendments which would clarify regulations regarding alternative nicotine products, with the aim of encouraging safety and accessibility to such products and reduce smoking rates. Bill sponsor MP Tarmo Kruusimäe said that previous amendments to the Tobacco Act, have […]
Vaping devices (sometimes wrongly referred to as e-cigarettes) have seen rapid technological advances over the past three years. Box formats have replaced tube formats virtually everywhere, and smokers wanting to quit by switching to vaping can feel a little overwhelmed by the plethora of choices. So which vaping device is best for you? There is […]
Many people begin using e-cigarettes with no intention to quit smoking, but then do quit smoking. The phenomenon is so widely recognized in the vaping community that it has a name: accidental quitting. Lots of vapers refer to themselves as accidental quitters or accidental vapers. People who smoke but don’t intend to quit begin vaping […]
Here is the briefest answer to the question about the difference between MTL and DTL. You can understand the meaning directly from the picture above in 1 second. MTL – Mouth To Lung Vaping Mouth to Lung (aka MTL or M2L) is the vaping style that most closely replicates smoking. Most newcomers to vaping that […]
In 2020, Australia’s Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt had announced a new measure banning the importation of vape liquid containing nicotine. A number of public health experts, tobacco harm reduction advocates and MPs, had spoken up against this measure, resulting in it being put on hold. However earlier this year the TGA announced that the sales of […]
A key ingredient in e-liquid composition, vegetable glycerin is greatly appreciated by vapers due to its ability to produce more vapour. However, consumers are not always aware of VG, as it is often called in the field. We asked a specialist vaping laboratory to give us a detailed explanation of the role of vegetable glycerin […]
After studying the composition of e-liquids, we will take a closer look at one of their major constituents: flavours. We hear a lot about food-grade flavours, but are all flavours suitable for inhalation? Which criteria need to be taken into account when developing e-liquid recipes? We will be examining the question from all angles with Laboratoire […]
Physicochemical properties of PG At room temperature, PG has the appearance of a slightly syrupy liquid. It is odourless, tasteless, and colourless. With the molecular formula C3H8O2, PG has a boiling point of 187°C, a melting point of -60°C, and a density of 1.036 kg/L at 20°C. PG is a polar molecule, its negative and […]