Comparing Hookah Tobacco and Cigarettes

Some people only see smoking hookah as a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes but that’s not the only thing worth mentioning when comparing shisha tobacco to cigarettes. If you were to compare the two possible worst contents in each product you will notice hookah tobacco contains less. There is about 16mg’s of tar and 1.2mg’s of nicotine in your average pack of cigarettes but no tar and 0.5% nicotine in shisha tobacco.

Nicotine Content

There are some herbal blends (plain or flavored) which contain no nicotine as well. Usually cigarettes have more than 2% nicotine and a particular type of Marlboro cigarettes even has 9.6% nicotine. Other brands that were checked ranged from 2.7-6.2% with Camel being the lowest. This is still way too much nicotine to consume per cigarette and since nicotine is the addictive ingredient in cigarettes it’s a lot better if you limit the nicotine you inhale.

So if you want to minimize the intake of harmful ingredients it’s best to use a hookah. However this won’t eliminate the addictiveness of tobacco as you are still using nicotine and no matter what quantity it is in its still addictive. Your best option if you don’t already smoke cigarettes or shisha tobacco would be to look for nicotine-free tobacco to use.