You may have seen vapor cigarettes in use by people at your favorite bar and wondered what they were smoking, especially as most states have now banned smoking in public places. You may have seen them advertised on late night television or you may have even caught David Letterman and guest star Katherine Heigl indulging on the Late Show, but do you really know what they are and how they work?

Vapor cigarettes have actually been around for quite a while, but have only been thrust into the limelight since the bans on smoking in public places have started going into effect. In essence, the vapor or electronic cigarette is a device designed to deliver a charge of nicotine to the user without the need for him to light up a tobacco cigarette. This means that no one else, even those standing right next to them will be exposed to poisonous secondhand smoke.

Vapor cigarettes are essentially miniature vaporizers that are the same size and shape of a real cigarette. This design was chosen specifically to make the smoker feel comfortable using them. It is also the perfect design to help those who are using an e-cig as a part of their complete smoking cessation program, as the feel and look of a real cigarette can help them to cope with their habit of putting a cigarette in their hand and mouth in a way that no patch or gum can do.

The construction of vapor cigarettes starts with a rechargeable battery that forms the bulk of the e-cigarette. On the filter end is a section that holds a cartridge and a tiny vaporizer. The cartridge contains a fluid that is mostly water. The water also contains liquid nicotine and in some cases an added flavoring. These cartridges come in different levels of nicotine content or with none at all and last the equivalent of approximately 20 tobacco cigarettes.

When the smoker puffs on one of these vapor cigarettes, the vaporizer heats up a small amount of the liquid in the cartridge and delivers it in the same way as the tobacco cigarette delivers smoke. The only real difference is what is in the "smoke". In a tobacco cigarette, along with the nicotine there are at least 30 other chemicals that are known carcinogens and hundreds of others that can cause a variety of other illnesses.

The "smoke" from vaporizer cigarettes contains water vapor, nicotine and if used a flavoring. That is all; there are no toxic chemicals or carcinogens, making them somewhat healthier than tobacco cigarettes. When the cartridge is empty you simply pull it off and throw it away, pop a new one in, and you are ready to go.

Eluma Cigs is one of the world leaders in vapor cigarettes. They offer complete starter kits that have everything you need to be able to have a "smoke" whenever and wherever you need one. All cartridges are guaranteed to be 100% carcinogen free and if you are not completely satisfied they will refund your money.