| Vaporizers have evolved over the past twenty years | | | | fragrance of herbs to relieve stress and anxiety or to |
| as a healthier way to enjoy tobacco and herbal | | | | aid in treating emotional disorders. |
| products. Evolving in the early nineties as a means of | | | | |
| burning herbs, vaporizers are a functional and healthier | | | | Finding the best vaporizer depends largely on the |
| way to burn and inhale herbs and tobacco. | | | | desired process and the budget. Aromatherapy |
| Benefits | | | | vaporizers can cost anywhere from $100 to $600, |
| | | | | depending largely on the process involved, the quality |
| Burning rather than smoking-The difference between | | | | of manufacture and the accessories that are |
| burning and smoking are night and day. When an | | | | offered. Most of the early vaporizer models utilized a |
| herb is burned, it produces certain by products that can | | | | process known as conduction, which was basically a |
| be toxic and may contribute to cancer. With a | | | | heating element. These models are still |
| vaporizer, there is no combustion and no burnt taste. | | | | manufactured, but are generally less expensive than |
| | | | | the newer convection models. With this type of |
| Healthier-because of the process of burning, there is | | | | heating process, the herb will never actually be in |
| no tar or carbon monoxide. A vaporizer delivers the | | | | contact with the heating element. Instead, the |
| smoke product at a cooler temperature as well. This is | | | | process is based on hot air that passes through the |
| only the beginning. Everyone else is safer, too. | | | | herb, creating a passive method of burning it. |
| Second hand smoke is eliminated, so the risks related | | | | |
| to it are not a factor anymore. | | | | Vaporizers provide a healthy alternative to other |
| | | | | methods of smoking herbs. Burning with hot air |
| The largest benefit to having a vaporizer is the power | | | | creates no tar and no carcinogens. Also, there is no |
| of aromatherapy. With so many different types of | | | | worry of secondhand smoke, causing health issues for |
| vaporizers available, it is difficult to determine which | | | | others in the room. Aromatherapy offers relaxation |
| one is the best vaporizer for this purpose. First of all, | | | | to the daily stresses of life. The many different herbs |
| aromatherapy can be defined as a form of alternative | | | | available offer many different solutions for individuals. |
| medicine that offers physiological and psychological | | | | Vaporizers have come a long way, making it a healthy |
| benefits from plant extracts and herbs. | | | | option to choose aromatherapy over other smoking |
| Aromatherapy includes oils and waters as well. For | | | | methods for herbs. |
| the benefit of a vaporizer, the term applies to the | | | | |