By this time, you must have gotten used to hearing a lot of stuff concerning vaping and electronic cigarette safety, and possible health concerns. Have you heard that its cloud can leave residues attracting dust, debris and hair over time? Well, this time, the antagonists are right; e-cig vapors can indeed cause buildup of residues around your home and office. But it is nothing too overwhelming to cancel out its health benefits that you can be enjoying right now. If you are interested to beat this issue, here are some basic facts you must know about it.
Realities About E-Cig Vapor Residue
The residues from e-cig vapors do not stain and remain unnoticeable until dusts and debris accumulate. Over time these will collect and buildup on surfaces like ceilings, carpets, walls, as well as in air filters of A/C systems, or duct system in the central air (if there is a central air-conditioning system). The good news is this easily washes off with water. The bad news is you can hardly do this in a room with a carpeted floor or in a busy business establishment.
What Can You Do
If there is a heavy vaper living in your home, you need to clean and remove these residues with more frequency compared to a home where there is no vaper. An industrial carpet cleaner would be handy if you are running a business (like a vape shop) frequented by a number of heavy vapers. Consider installing an industrial type or heavy-duty a/c system that have bigger ducts and filter meant to deal with heavier residues. At home, you can schedule dusting and cleaning of electric fans, air conditioning units and surfaces more often.
Are There Health Risks to Worry About
Health organizations keep reiterating that the long-term effects of e-cigarettes are still not complete and much is still not known at this point in time. Electronic cigarette advocates, on the other hand, rely on the fact that e-liquids do not burn anything, and that e-juices are made up of just a few safe ingredients – propylene glycol, glycerin, flavorings, water, and sometimes, nicotine.
As far as current state of information about chemistry of e-juices and vapors associated with e-cigs are concerned, there is still no evidence that these vapors contain contaminants that would warrant alarm or concern among users and the health organizations despite the worrisome buildup of residues when cleaning is not done as often.
The Bottomline
It seems that vaping can entail more work around the home to remove those non-staining residues coming from the aerosols or vapors of vaporized e-liquids. There is, however, nothing to worry about insofar as adverse effects to health are concerned. Considering the benefits that smokers can gain out of making the shift to vape, this is a smaller price to pay. If you want to minimize residues in your home or office, there is an easier alternative; limit vaping to spaces where cleaning can be easier. At best, why not just vape outside?