While vaping is the UK’s most popular alternative to smoking, it isn’t always the most effective smoking cessation tool for everyone. What's more, it doesn’t have to be the only option for those looking to quit smoking.
In this blog, we’ll highlight and explain all smoking alternatives for those who haven’t found any success through vaping but are still keen on finding a solution to their smoking habits.
Why does vaping not work for everyone?
The satisfaction from smoking a cigarette is complex, which is why many people find that switching to vaping doesn’t fully help them quit smoking. Here are some likely reasons why vaping hasn’t panned out in your journey to smoking cessation.
Habits and Routine
Smoking ties to your cravings beyond simply the nicotine satisfaction. Some people find the sensory and habitual experience of a cigarette often hard to imitate from vaping. Familiarity with a cigarette's earthy smell and soft feel just can’t be imitated from a vape or its mouthpiece.
Nicotine Delivery
Many smokers have varied tastes when it comes to their satisfaction from a nicotine “hit”. Since the nicotine delivery in vapes comes from vape juices, some people might find it hard to match the nicotine and throat hit they get from cigarettes.
Ingredients
Vape juices, or e-liquids, are always made tobacco-free, mainly using vegetable glycerine, propylene glycol, flavourings and nicotine. Therefore, the flavours and nicotine hit might not be familiar to smokers, making the switch less reliable.
Although smoking and vaping share similarities, such as nicotine inhalation and the hand-to-mouth action pattern, there are significant barriers to vaping that some people might find disconcerting about vaping that are too important to ignore.
What are the alternatives to vaping?
Quitting smoking can be difficult, but we provide a range of alternatives outside of vaping to support your journey. Our options include healthier tobacco products and smoke-free, tobacco-free solutions designed to help you make a lasting change.
Heated Tobacco
Heated tobacco devices, such as IQOS, heat real tobacco rather than burning it, delivering its nicotine hit without the harmful smoke and ash. They use specially designed tobacco sticks, like HEETS and TEREA, which provide 0.5mg of nicotine with fewer harmful chemicals than regular cigarettes. This means you can enjoy the familiar experience with less risk.
Brands such as IQOS use smart technology to heat the tobacco evenly, creating vapour and smells that dissipate quickly. They come in diverse flavours, including the timeless taste of menthol and classic tobacco. While not entirely risk-free since they still use real tobacco, these devices offer a cleaner and cost-saving alternative for smokers.
How to use heat-not-burn devices to quit smoking successfully
Heated tobacco devices are the pinnacle of simplicity. Take the IQOS Illuma One Kit, for example; upon full charge, simply place the tobacco stick into the holder to get started. Press the device to start the heating process, which, after the second vibration, is ready to start inhaling. Each tobacco stick lasts for up to 15 puffs, each one with less tobacco but with the same effective nicotine delivery as a cigarette. Smoking cessation tools like the Illuma One kit are a great way to emulate the tobacco experience, as opposed to vaping, which can only emulate the taste.
Nicotine Pouches
Nicotine pouches are small, portable gum-like pouches containing nicotine and flavourings that you can place between your upper gum and lip. Unlike “snus,” nicotine pouches offer a discreet means to deliver a nicotine hit without the use of tobacco, making them a healthier, smoke-free, and more convenient option that you can use without drawing attention.
Nordic Spirit, Zyn, and Kingston are revered brands for nicotine pouches, and they are known for their convenient use, expert flavour delivery, and diverse ranges. Killa, for example, offers a wide range of flavours across three nicotine strengths, bursting with flavour and nicotine satisfaction for up to 50 minutes per pouch. These pouches are brilliant for when you’re on the go or prefer a more discreet way to curb your cravings than smoking.
How to use nicotine pouches to quit smoking successfully
Nicotine pouches are designed to be super convenient and portable. Place the pouch between your upper lip and gum, allowing direct absorption of nicotine while releasing a rush of flavours. These pouches are convenient and can be enjoyed for up to an hour before being disposed of responsibly. Unlike vaping and smoking, you can use nicotine pouches anytime and anywhere, allowing you to alleviate your nicotine cravings at a moment’s notice.
Nicotine Strips
Nicotine strips, the latest in the line of smoking cessation tools, are a fast-acting, smoke-free, tobacco-free alternative to smoking. These thin strips dissolve in your mouth, delivering a smooth and even nicotine hit without the need for smoke or vapours. Like nicotine pouches, you can enjoy these nicotine strips on any occasion, consistently delivering up to an hour of delicious nicotine satisfaction.
How to use nicotine strips to quit smoking successfully
Nicotine Strips, like MELTA and Lost Mary’s Airplane Mode Strips, offer a seamless and satisfying experience. They provide a near-instant release of nicotine for those seeking immediate relief from cravings. MELTA Nicotine strips offer 2mg of nicotine in a variety of fruity infusions, satisfying your nicotine cravings while leaving your mouth in luscious flavours.
Depending on the brand, you can place the nicotine strip on your tongue, on top or below, or between your gums and lips. Whichever type of nicotine strip you use, the great thing about them is that you can use them anytime, anywhere, just like nicotine pouches, and they’re more discreet as they’re paper thin.
Ideal Smoking Cessation Tools
If vaping hasn’t worked out for you as an effective smoking cessation tool, why not take a look at the alternatives we have available? We have award-winning brands, such as Lost Mary, offering nicotine pouches and strips that will curb your cravings with a diverse range of flavour-packed infusions. If you prefer the authentic taste of real tobacco, check out our cost-saving range of Heated tobacco products that exude the pure tobacco taste through a safer, healthier heat-not-burn method.
What’s Next?
We hope that you found something to check out to help you on your quitting journey. Don’t worry; our alternative catalogue of products is expanding weekly, so if nothing catches your eye today, don’t forget to check back with us in the future.
Need a little guidance? We’ve got plenty of detailed guides on heat-not-burn tobacco devices and how to use nicotine pouches. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need any help on your quitting journey. We’re here to help you every step of the way and get you on track.