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Ammonia is commonly used in household cleaning products.
Acetic acid can be found in hair dye.
Benzene is also used to make many different kinds of rubber.
Formaldehyde is an active ingredient in embalming fluid.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is not added to tobacco, but is formed when it is burned. CO can also be found in car exhaust fumes.
Acetone is used to make nail polish remover.
Tar is used for paving roads.
Benzene can be found in a range of products, including in plastic.
Toluene used to manufacture paint.
Hydrogen cyanide is used for the case hardening of iron and steel.
Arsenic is an active ingredient in rat poison.
There are low arsenic levels of arsenic in concrete, making it relatively safe to use in construction.
Lead is also used in various electric wiring systems.
Polonium-210 is radioactive and is used to remove static electricity in machinery or dust from photographic film.
Lead is used in batteries.
Menthol is also used to improve the taste of tobacco. What's more, its soothing effect leads menthol smokers to inhale more deeply, hold the smoke for longer, and therefore become more exposed to other chemicals.
What could possibly be wrong with cocoa? Well it gives tobacco a more appealing taste, and a pleasant experience is more likely to result in repeat behavior.
Acetaldehyde is used to make polyvinyl acetate, which is a form of glue.
Cadmium is used to make metal alloys.
Crude oil is refined into gasoline by using heat, pressure, and chemicals in a refinery.
Benzene is naturally found in crude oil.
Polonium-210 is also used to make explosives and other weaponry.
Benzene is also an ingredient in most pesticides.
There are over 700 additives in most tobacco products.
This is just a brief list of the uses of some of the additives in tobacco products. After seeing these, it'll be obvious why it is one of the most dangerous consumer products on the market.
Though it is well known that tobacco has been wiping out millions of people for a long time, the industry is booming and shows no sign of slowing any time soon.
Sources: (American Cancer Society)(FDA)(WHO)
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By now, everyone knows the immense dangers of smoking, the diseases that it causes, and how tobacco is one of the most addictive products in the world today. Indeed, it is the concoction of added chemicals that makes tobacco so harmful to our health.
If you've ever wondered what chemicals are added and what they are otherwise used for, click through this gallery to find out.
Tobacco additives and what they're otherwise used for
Most tobacco products contain more than 700 additives
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By now, everyone knows the immense dangers of smoking, the diseases that it causes, and how tobacco is one of the most addictive products in the world today. Indeed, it is the concoction of added chemicals that makes tobacco so harmful to our health.
If you've ever wondered what chemicals are added and what they are otherwise used for, click through this gallery to find out.