If you’re looking for better alternatives to continued smoking, there are options available in the Philippines. Two of these options are vaping and heated tobacco. Below, we break down the differences between the two to help you decide which one is right for you.
Heated Tobacco
Heated tobacco products, like IQOS, offer an alternative to smoking that still uses real tobacco. The electronic device is used with HEETS™ tobacco sticks, offering real tobacco and no liquid. It provides a similar ritual and cigarette-like satisfaction—the closest alternative to a cigarette.
1. Heat versus burning
IQOS is an electronic device that heats, not burns, tobacco; therefore, it doesn’t produce cigarette smoke nor ash and has less smell compared to cigarettes. As there is no lit end, there is no risk of burning furniture or others around you.
IQOS uses a controlled heating technology that gives the same experience without the burning of tobacco. Burning tobacco is proven to generate over 6,000 chemicals, of which 100 have been identified as causes or potential causes of smoking-related disease.
IQOS is designed to be used with HEETS™ tobacco sticks which produce a nicotine-containing vapor. HEETS™ are available in six variants: Amber, Bronze and Yellow offer tobacco tastes while Purple Wave, Blue and Green are mentholated.
2. Less smell compared to cigarettes
IQOS leaves less lingering smell on hands, hair, and clothes than cigarettes. The vapor produced from IQOS doesn’t smell as strong as cigarette smoke, making for a more discreet tobacco experience.
3. A better alternative than continuing to smoke
Heating tobacco rather than burning it sets IQOS apart from cigarettes, making it a better alternative than continuing to smoke.
Vaping
1. Uses e-liquids instead of tobacco
Unlike cigarettes and heated tobacco products, vapor products use e-liquid, e-juice, or vape juice. This liquid consists of ingredients such as VG (vegetable glycerin) and PG (propylene glycol) as well as flavorings and often nicotine or synthetic nicotine (i.e., nicotine not derived from real tobacco). E-liquids used with vaping devices don’t contain tobacco. Because of this, the taste and ritual are different from smoking, which may present a problem for some smokers.
2. No smoke, no ash, no fire
Like heated tobacco, e-cigarettes produce vapor instead of smoke. They also don’t produce ash.
3. Different smell
Although e-cigarettes don’t produce smoke, the vapor produced can have a strong smell depending on the e-liquid used. However, the smell dissipates quicker than the lingering smell of burnt tobacco from cigarettes.
IQOS vs. Vape
Both heated tobacco and vaping are better alternatives to smoking and use electronic devices. But the main difference between heated tobacco and vaping is what is used with the device. Heated tobacco products are an alternative to smoking which uses real tobacco, while e-cigarettes don’t contain tobacco and use liquids instead.
If you’re interested in getting heated tobacco devices and heatsticks, you can check out IQOS boutiques and pop-up stores in select malls, IQOS Official Lazada Store, and on the IQOS Philippines website. HEETS™ are available for purchase in select 7-Eleven convenience stores in Metro Manila and Rizal and vape shops in malls and online.
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Important Information: This product is not risk free and provides nicotine, which is addictive. Only for use by adults who would otherwise continue to smoke or use other nicotine products.
IQOS are only for adult smokers who otherwise wish to continue to use tobacco or nicotine containing products.
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