Responding to changes in consumer tastes, cigarettes, like food items and automobiles, have been refined for the better. The choice for the sanitary and health conscious smoker has come in the form of e-cigarettes. In many fashions, it is an improved version of the traditional cigarette–both for the smoker and non-smoker. Cleanliness, healthiness and convenience are now staples to this new electronic smoking experience.

Operating with a battery and atomizer that vaporizes liquid nicotine, electronic cigarettes do not burn tobacco, so they are a reusable product only requiring the occasional replacement of a small cartridge. This is a testament to their environmental benefits in that there is no longer a careless accumulation of butts and packaging. Also, the lack of burning tobacco means a lack of ash, as these cigarettes use an LED to replicate the lighting. The liquid nicotine is released in a noticeable vapor, maintaining the exhalation smokers are accustomed to, but there is no actual smoke that can permeate clothes, homes, cars or a person’s hands and hair, like regular cigarettes.

The absence of smoke is also a signal to e-cigarettes health related advantages. Without firsthand smoke, there is no secondhand smoke, much to the benefit of surrounding non-smokers. Containing only water, the liquid nicotine and selected flavorings, the tar, carcinogens, carbon monoxide and particulates that have marred their predecessors are nonexistent in electronic cigarettes.

Lastly, electronic cigarettes are convenient and save smokers money. They do not require the clutter of smoking accessories such as lighters, matches or ash trays. And, because they last longer, they are much more cost efficient than regular cigarettes overall. The replacement cartridges are easy to find and cheaper. Plus, for the smoker looking to cut back, the nicotine pads come in varying strengths giving the smoker more control, so they do not have to resort to annoying patches or bland gum.