Have you ever encountered a case where a person holding a regular cigarette looks at you while you are vaping your electronic cigarette and says: "You shouldn't, it's more harmful than a cigarette, it makes your lungs liquefy!"

You are not the only one, it has happened to almost every vaper and it is a fairly common myth among the public.

Is an electronic cigarette really harmful?

Before we answer the question, let's understand how this myth was created.

In 2018, an article was published in the US describing a case in which a waitress from Pennsylvania was diagnosed with fluid in her lungs. According to the article, after about three weeks of using an e-cigarette , she began to experience chest pains, difficulty breathing, and a heavy cough.

After undergoing all the necessary tests at the hospital, she was diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Doctors determined that it was an allergic reaction to organic dust .

From this moment on, certain media outlets began to make rather dubious claims blaming vaping for the girl's illness without a shred of proof.

This is how the myth about liquids in the lungs caused by evaporation was created.

The evaporative cooling fluid does contain a substance that may be allergenic in rare cases, but it is not organic dust. The substance is called propylene glycol and is usually not associated with such a severe allergic reaction.

An allergy to propylene glycol often manifests as a sore throat, rash, dry mouth and skin.

However, those who suffer from an allergy to propylene glycol are already aware of this because the substance appears in food colorings, flavorings, and propylene glycol is also added to medicines, cosmetics, toothpastes, shampoos, and other care products.

Can e-cigarette vaping cause fluid buildup in the lungs?

The answer is no! Vapor from an e-cigarette cannot accumulate in the lungs like a liquid. If this vapor has drying properties, this is one of the reasons why sometimes after vaping you feel dry in the mouth.

Also, if fluid were to accumulate in our lungs due to inhaling any vapors, even a visit to a sauna or even particularly humid weather would damage our lungs.

The ingredients found in e-cigarette liquid consist primarily of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin, two substances known to be safe for inhalation and have been scientifically studied for years of use.

The term "health liquid" is a scary phrase designed solely to keep people away from vaping.