Tubing and Volume Tobacco - Some Questions Answered
Some adult smokers may use tubing and volume tobacco to create cigarettes. But what is tubing tobacco? Does it differ from volume tobacco? Find answers to these questions and more through this guide.
What is Tubing Tobacco?
‘Tubing’, in the context of tobacco use, can refer to a pre-made, empty cigarette that usually comprises a filter and paper. Also often called a cigarette tube, tubing could be used by adult smokers along with tubing tobacco to make cigarettes.
‘Tubing tobacco’, as its name suggests, is often used to describe the type of tobacco used in cigarette tubes (described as tubing above). It’s commonly packaged in a can-shaped container and sold separately from the tubing and tubing device.
What is Volume Tobacco?
The term ‘volume tobacco’ is sometimes used interchangeably with tubing tobacco. Volume tobacco could be used as tobacco for tubing, provided that’s what the manufacturer created the product for. However, as with any product, it’s always best to check manufacturer guidance on how to use it.
It’s been reported that the way this type of tobacco is manufactured differs from that of rolling tobacco (commonly known as hand-rolling tobacco). What’s more, as its name suggests, volume tobacco is said to have more volume than hand-rolling tobacco, and 50g of volume tobacco may take up more space than 50g of hand-rolling tobacco.
How Does Heated Tobacco Differ to Cigarettes?
Tubing tobacco and volume tobacco are intended to be smoked. Heated tobacco heats rather than burning tobacco, therefore it’s classed as a ‘smoke-free product’ that is a better choice to continued smoking.
IQOS ILUMA is our latest tobacco heating device series. Cigarettes produce tar - IQOS ILUMA doesn’t. Tar is the residue from smoke after a cigarette is burned. IQOS ILUMA does not produce tar because it heats tobacco instead of burning it. It generates an aerosol residue that is fundamentally different from tar and consists of significantly lower levels of harmful chemicals.* Switching completely to IQOS ILUMA is less harmful than continuing to smoke.**
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The absence of tar does not mean that IQOS ILUMA is risk free. IQOS ILUMA provides nicotine which is addictive.
* Reductions in levels of the 9 harmful chemicals the World Health Organization recommends to reduce in cigarette smoke, which do not include nicotine.
** Based on the totality of evidence available for IQOS in comparison with continuing to smoke. See Important Information on IQOS.com
While the best decision any adult smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether, for those who choose not to, the tobacco heating device IQOS ILUMA is worth switching to.
It is a better choice than continued smoking and heated tobacco will cost you significantly less money than buying a pack of cigarettes. IQOS ILUMA devices can only be used with TEREA heated tobacco sticks. Find out how much switching to IQOS ILUMA could save you with our cost savings calculator.
What Else Can IQOS ILUMA Offer?
In addition to the reduction in risk explored above, IQOS ILUMA offers a number of other features. IQOS ILUMA provides cigarette-like satisfaction,* and when using IQOS ILUMA, the tobacco vapour dissipates more quickly than cigarette smoke.**
* Based on clinical studies, aerosol chemistry and declaration of satisfaction level from 600 adult consumers in Japan, 2022.
** 85% agreement amongst 674 adult consumers in Japan and Italy, 2020 – 2021.
IQOS ILUMA produces less smell than cigarettes*, too. As IQOS ILUMA produces less smell than cigarettes, it is less likely to bother people around you.**
* 93% agreement amongst 674 adult consumers in Japan and Italy, 2020 – 2021.
** 85% agreement amongst 674 adult consumers in Japan and Italy, 2020 – 2021.
What’s more, IQOS ILUMA will not stain your fingers, and IQOS ILUMA leaves significantly less stains on your teeth* than cigarettes.
Important information: If teeth are already stained, switching to IQOS ILUMA will not reverse the colour of those stains.
* Non-clinical laboratory study conducted in Switzerland with IQOS aerosol on human teeth and the most widely used dental composites. Contrary to real world conditions, teeth were not exposed to other staining substances which may influence the results.
Interested in learning more? Discover more about IQOS ILUMA and the device series’ compatible TEREA sticks.
Smoke-free products are not risk-free and provide nicotine, which is addictive. The best decision any adult smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether. Smoke-free products are not alternatives to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
This article is for general information and educational purposes. Some of the information in this article is based on external, third-party sources and we make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy, validity or completeness of such information.
