Cigarette ingredients?

Question

Is there anywhere that has the 'ingredients' of certain brands of cigarettes, as in the chemicals and aromas added, would cigarette manufacturers give me/us the information…or like tampon manufacturers, etc. are they protected by law meaning they don't have to tell us how they make or what goes into their products?

bigdownunderx thanks that is one good link, even if it is a little anti-smoking in it's attitude there is a lot of good information there, not quite what I was looking for but it will come in handy - thumbs up :o)

Note : I am NOT asking for anti-smoking answers, I am looking for information on specific brands and whether-or-not they would inform customers of their manufacturing process.

Answer 1

Try this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_additives_in_cigarettes

Answer 2

Smoking: What's In A Cigarette?

It's just one cigarette...but wow! That little thing has over 4,000 chemicals in it! You already know that cigarettes contain Nicotine, but did you know that Nicotine is also used in bug spray? Before you decide to light up, you might want to know just what it is that you're inhaling. Below are just a few of the other chemicals found in cigarettes:

Tar. This ingredient, which gives cigarettes flavor, is the same thick black substance used to pave roads and driveways.

Formaldehyde. This is the same stuff used to preserve dead animals, like the frogs dissected in some biology classes.

Cyanide, which is also a main ingredient in rat poison.

Lead. It's also found in some kinds of paint.

Acetone, which is a common ingredient in paint and nail polish remover.

Ammonia. Besides the fact that it's in many household cleaners, it's also in cigarettes.

Carbon monoxide, a common pollutant and the same stuff that escapes from the exhaust in cars.

Hydrazine, a chemical used in jets and rocket fuel.

To give you an idea of the harm these substances can do, picture the thick gooey-ness of tar. The average smoker inhales about one cup of tar a year. Because a smoker's lungs often don't work as well as they should, the tar may stick and stay in there for a long time. Tar also hurts the "cilia" in a person's airway, which are tiny hairs that protect the lungs by sweeping out mucus and germs. Tar, like many of the other chemicals in cigarettes, can cause diseases related to how we breathe, like emphysema and bronchitis.

Federal law (the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984 and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986) requires cigarette and smokeless tobacco manufacturers to submit a list of ingredients added to tobacco to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Answer 3

Cigarette Ingredients:

Blended, shredded tobacco leaves
White, milled, processed paper
Refined Cork
Processed Cellulose
Minute amounts of glue

Answer 4

Good question. I will give you a 'thumbs up'. When you find the answer, let me know. In the mean time, suffice to say, maybe we should refrain from smoking?

Answer 5

A friend once ask me what ciggies are good for......

took me a while to answer that actually....



Well


They're good for NOTHING.


I used to smake a pack a day. Then now, I have no one to smoke with so I'm sorta loosing that addiction.

But I still smoke cos it's fun. Like candy you know.

If you really want to know....

1. Tobacco leaves
2. Tar
3. Weed killer...hence the beautiful tobacco plant itself.
4. Dirt from the cigggie rollers
5. Chemicals in the paper...
6. Some traces of crap...from manure..
7. Well....tobacco is grown in many dirty countries if you must know.

1st world countries have the least smokers compared to the rest of the world..

Answer 6

There are more than 4.700 toxic substances in one normally
filtered cigarette. Too many long to describe.

Answer 7

http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotineinhaler/a/cigingredients.htm

Answer 8

I gave them up so i dont care anymore

Answer 9

who cares?

Answer 10

what u want is a boxof cancer