How It Works - UK (2020-05)

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DID YOU KNOW? Estimates suggest that the global vaping industry will beworth$53billion(about£40billion)by 2024

and

vanillatotheartificialtastesofbubblegum,

RedBullandevenhotdogs,thevaping

industry has created a seemingly endless

list of potential vaping flavours. But how are

flavours made? The answer lies in the

chemical composition of the e-liquid which

is vaporised within the e-cigarette. Similar

to the production of essences added to

food, chemicals such as ethyl vanillin

(vanilla) and cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon)

are added to propylene glycol or vegetable

glycerin – a sugar alcohol product derived

from animal products, plants or petroleum

• and nicotine. This chemical cocktail is
  then transformed into a vapour when
  heated to around 200 degrees Celsius,
  carrying the flavour chemicals along in the
  cloud of vapour.

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thevapepen,andwhenactivated

willheatthee-liquidintoa vapour

tobeinhaled.

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totheatomiser.

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powertoheattheatomisertoaround

200 degreesCelsiusin seconds.

Mouthpiece

Vapouris directedthroughthe

mouthpiece,whichcreates

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heatproducedbytheatomiser

andmouth.