How Do Cigarette Filters Work?
A lot of smokers fall under the misconception that cigarette filters help make smoking cigarettes healthier. Others fall into the trap that if they smoke a “low-tar” or “light” cigarette, or alternatively smoke a pipe or cigar, and/or chew tobacco that it is not as damaging to their health. The science, unfortunately, shows that using all of the above can cause significant health issues in smokers with the only real healthy alternative being to stop smoking cigarettes for good.
What Ingredients are in Tobacco Cigarettes?
In addition to tobacco, traditional cigarettes also contain paper that has a number of chemicals added to the cellulose that help give them their white look, have an even burn, and nicer looking ash. In order to seal the paper, tobacco companies use glue and imprint their monogram on the paper using ink. Unfortunately, unlike electronic cigarette companies, Big Tobacco still does not release an exact ingredient list for consumers to review, so you don’t really now all of the chemicals that are added to the cigarette filter or actual product.
Cigarette filters are comprised of four components. These contain fiber that is glued together along with various chemical additives that help improve the taste of the cigarette and speed up the rate that nicotine is ingested by your body. The actual cigarette filter is the primary determinant on if a cigarette brand is labeled “ultra light” or “light” since their filters contain miniature holes in them theoretically allowing additional air to be ingested when smoking the cigarette. This dilution reduces the nicotine and tar levels ingested allowing the “light” branding to be applied to the cigarette brand name.
How Cigarette Filters Work
Approximately 30-35 years ago, the general public started becoming concerned that smoking may be harmful for your body. As a result, Big Tobacco decided to come up with cigarette filters to help “filter” the unhealthy parts of the smoke. Machine testing of the cigarettes of the time did show that the levels of nicotine and tar were reduced. The problem with this manner of testing, however, is that when you smoke, you cover the holes of the filter with your fingers preventing the additional air from entering the flow into your body. Also, when people who smoke light cigarettes inhale, they normally take deeper breaths and hold the smoke inside of their lungs longer which counter acts any reduction of nicotine and tar created by the cigarette filter.
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