Remember in my first post when I had stated that I thought that there must be something in cigarettes other then nicotine that is addictive? Apparently I was on to something! There were so many smoker-turned-vapers that were complaining of having cravings that traditional nicotine only e-juice couldn't satisfy that researchers have developed a new type of e-juice that contains more of the alkaloids contained in tobacco (and by new, I mean within the past few years, it just hasn't been widely available). Where regular e-juice focuses on just the nicotine alkaloid, Whole Tobacco Alkaloid (or WTA) e-juice uses a special chemical process to isolate and extract the other minor alkaloids in tobacco. The end result is an e-juice that more closely mimics the calming effects experienced through smoking that is missing for some vapers. I have seen the extraction process reported as being somewhat dangerous and it needs to be overseen by an experienced chemist.
I have been searching to try to find out just what these alkaloids are and what they might do. One vendor of WTA e-juice, Mothers Milk WTA, lists their product as containing, besides nicotine, Nornicotine, Anabasine, and Anatabine; all alkaloids (naturally occurring organics that contain nitrogen) of tobacco. The minor alkaloids are said to create a synergy with nicotine and are indeed different metabolites of the substance. The difference between these other alkaloids and Nicotine is that once ingested, nicotine has a half life of 1-2 hours while the minor alkaloids have a half life of 4-12 hours (dependent on an individual's body chemistry). The minor alkaloids are less present in tobacco then nicotine is, however, the levels build up in a regular user's system much faster then nicotine due to their longer half life.
Although WTA liquids do contain chemical in them that are not present in other e-juices, it is important to remember that these compounds are contained in tobacco smoke and are being ingested in smokers anyway. If you are a smoker becoming a vaper, this does not make a difference and the WTA e-juice may help to make the transition period smother. Non-smokers new to vaping should probably stay away from WTA liquid as there is no need to take in unnecessary extra chemicals.
I am curious about WTA e-liquid and am playing around with the idea of ordering some to test it out. I will certainly do this if I begin to have trouble adjusting to vaping only once I am weened off of cigarettes. I have still been having success with the quitting plan laid out for me be my LIVESTRONG MyQuit app, though I am going to have to adjust it. I want Saturday, June 14th to be my last day to smoke a cigarette and no matter how many times I redo my plan with that day in mind, the app keeps on setting my date for 0 cigarettes before that. The last time I adjusted it I accidentally deleted all my data, so I'm not going to keep trying to change it. I'm going to do 2 more days of 3 cigarettes, then I'll drop to 2. I am at least happy to know that others had the same problem that I once experienced and that someone out there came up with a solution!
Some online vendors of WTA e-juice:
Aroma eJuice
Mothers Milk WTA
Vapelicious
WholeCig
**Please note, at the time of this post, I have not had experience dealing with any of these listed vendors and cannot comment on quality or service!**
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