HOW DO
VAPES WORK?

HOW DO
  VAPES
     WORK?

TAKE A LOOK INSIDE

Move the slider to see the parts that make a vape work, and how those parts can be toxic.

Cartridge
Vape cartridges hold the vape juice, or e-liquid. Vape juice contains more than 60 different chemical compounds, and many are known to be toxic.

CHEMICAL REACTIONS

When you vape, the heated e-juice turns into a vapor. Scroll to see the new chemicals that are created.

Toxic Reactions

As vape juice is heated, the ingredients go through a chemical transformation, creating at least 18 new chemical compounds that aren’t found in the e-juice itself.

What You Can't See

These new chemicals are called “byproducts.” Since they’re not an original ingredient, there’s no law that requires companies to test them for safety.

Dangerous Flumes

The end result? You don’t know what you’re inhaling. Vapor is FULL of dangerous chemical byproducts, like formaldehyde, acetone, and butanal.

IT ALL GETS INHALED

to see a few examples of chemicals that are created during the vape heating process.

When heated, the propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin in vape juice creates toxic chemicals, like acetaldehyde, which can cause serious health effects, like cancer.