Can Vaping Affect My Health?

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If you’re a longtime vape enthusiast, you may have asked yourself once or twice, “can vaping affect my health?”

People bounce back and forth on this question, so we’re here to provide some clarity. Not all CBD vaping is bad, but there are some unsafe alternatives out there that you should steer clear of. 

Most of the time, the safety of a CBD oil is based on how the cultivator grew the hemp and extracted the oil. Certain process will yield safe, high-quality oil, while others will leave in heavy metals, toxins, and other harmful compounds. As the number of CBD products and brands rises, the number of faulty and unsafe vapes will also increase. 

Here’s a closer exploration of the question “can vaping affect my health?”

The Problem with Vaping Unregulated Products

Vaping CBD causes you to feel its effects at a faster rate than other methods of consumption.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but for unregulated products, there are potentially harmful chemicals going into your body. These are things like extra additives, flavor chemicals, and even materials from the vape pen itself.

Let’s explore these a bit further…

Thinning Agents/Carrier oils

The primary thinning agent/ingredient that makes the CBD “vape-able” is Propylene Glycol which is typically included in most vape juices (both CBD and nicotine-based).

They’re Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used in food products. This means it’s safe to eat when it goes into the digestive system.

However, there are alternatives that are regarded as safer including hemp seed oil. This substance is extracted from the seeds of the cannabis sativa plant, the same plant that produces CBD making it a great natural carrier. 

Flavoring additives

Flavoring additives are exactly what they sound like. They’re flavors added to the oil in order to give the vape a more enjoyable taste. 

But there are thousands of different flavoring blends so it can be time-consuming to determine which ones are safer to inhale than others. Plus, each juice could have different health effects.

Flavor additives typically include ingredients generally regarded as safe for ingestion.

Can You Vape Pure CBD?

If the CBD vape additives are potentially causing harm, couldn’t you just vape pure CBD and skip all the filler? 

Unfortunately, the answer is no. Pure CBD oil is thick and goopy, and would not work in a CBD vape pen. If you’re concerned about what’s in your vape, we recommend either researching oils with more natural carriers, or if you’re concerned about the flavoring, we recommend looking into only a few flavors on your own and sticking with those flavors/flavoring brand. Or looking up reviews to determine what other people recommend as safe.  

Moving Forward

In the beginning, we addressed the real-world health issues that some poorly made vapes caused. These issues stem from how the hemp is grown and how the CBD oil is extracted. Certain methods can introduce toxic compounds at various stages of the cultivation process, resulting in harmful chemicals in the final product.

Luckily, we use organically grown hemp and a solvent-less extraction method that yields safe, unadulterated CBD oil. We then use this high-quality CBD oil in our vape juice as well as the rest of our best-selling CBD products. So, you can shop (and vape) with added peace of mind. 

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