In a recent article from our colleagues on the site « Planetesante" , the Professor Laurent Nicod, head of the pneumology department at the Vaudois University Hospital Center decided to talk about murmur as well as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). But when the subject of vaping arrives, the pulmonologist clearly seems to confuse propylene glycol with ethylene glycol ...
NO, THERE IS NO ANTIFREEZE IN PROFESSOR NICOD E-LIQUIDS!
There is reason to be dismayed by the words of the Professor Laurent Nicod, head of the pneumology department at the Vaud University Hospital Center. Among our colleagues from “Planetesante” he recently declared: “'The e-cigarette has not yet proven its safety, in particular due to the presence of Propylene glycol, a potentially harmful antifreeze component ”.
How sad to see that in 2018 is four years after the “boom” of the electronic cigarette, some health specialists continue to say such nonsense. As a reminder, Professor Laurent Nicod is still a pulmonologist! We hope that is not what he tells his patients who want to end tobacco by switching to electronic cigarettes.
By doing some research, Professor Laurent Nicod could have realized that it is ethylene glycol and not propylene glycol which is frequently used as an antifreeze and which, moreover, is toxic if ingested. Regarding propylene glycol, it is not strictly speaking an antifreeze, but it remains effectively used for this function in food cold rooms because it is tolerated in the food sector. To say without further explanation that propylene glycol is an antifreeze is to mislead readers and patients!
In addition, we find propylene glycol everywhere in our daily products: Bath and shower and soaps, gels, face cleansers, shaving foams, aftershave, antiperspirant deodorants, lipsticks, perfumes, hand, body and face moisturizers , solar products… But also in food…
For more information on propylene glycol, we invite Professor Laurent Nicod to consult our file on the subject.
