Vape flavors are made using chemicals. Scroll to see the damage these flavoring chemicals can do.
Vanilla
Made with vanillin, one of the aldehyde family of chemicals that are toxic to human cells. This common flavorant can cause serious respiratory irritation.
Cinnamon
Made with cinnamaldehyde, another aldehyde that can cause the cells in your body to die faster than normal.
Buttered Popcorn
It’s diacetyl, a chemical that makes the “buttery” flavoring and can cause a permanent medical condition called “popcorn lung,” which scars your lung’s air sacs.
Fruit Flavors
They’re actually benzaldehyde, an aldehyde compound found in most fruit flavors. It can cause inflammation that narrows your airways, making it hard to breathe.
Mint or Menthol
This flavor is made from pulegone, which is banned from food for causing cancer. This chemical can also cause liver toxicity and kidney disease.
Use the slider to see where some of the chemicals that vapers inhale are more commonly found.
Acetone, found in vape aerosol, is also found in nail polish remover and paint thinner. Inhaling can lead to headaches, dizziness, confusion, and nausea.