research suggests long term nicotine inhalation causes you no harm use of nicotine could help you lose weight tobacco has been used throughout history to control appetite One problem with electronic cigarettes is that while short term studies have been carried out, there haven’t been any very long term studies. Scientists tell us that the [...]

Since the beginning of the electronic cigarette industry, smokers have warned us that governments would not allow e-cigarettes to strip them of billions of pounds of tax revenue. I’ve always been a little sceptical – surely governments would prioritise lives over tax revenue? After all, there seems to be a never-ending (although rarely effective) stream [...]

Huge 25% Discount on Smoker’s Halo Tobacco Kits Due to a cock-up on the stock management front, we have a large stock of Smoker’s Halo tobacco kits that must be sold. So, for a short time only, you can now get a massive 25% discount on the kits (tobacco only). What you get: 2 Smoker’s [...]

I thought you might like to see some pictures of us at work! So under howls of protest (Jo and Siska wanted to go home and change their clothes (I had warned them the day before!)) I’ve been going round our warehouse and office snapping pictures. Where we Work As you may know, we are [...]

Want to work out much money you have saved, or how many cigarettes you have NOT smoked, since your last cigarette? Or even share your results on your web page or a forum? You can do just that with our new Cigarettes Not Smoked calculator. Here’s what you can do: calculate the number of cigarettes not [...]

Both in the run up to the discussions on whether to ban the ecig, and during the ENVI committee meeting yesterday, there’s been a recurring thread. That electronic cigarettes are a gateway to smoking.  That electronic cigarette could encourage children to take up smoking.  Indeed, one MEP told us that this was the biggest issue [...]

There are nearly one million electronic cigarette users in the UK. Many of us are heavily involved in a campaign to protect the electronic cigarette from a proposed EU ban, with some MEPs reporting receiving hundreds and even thousands of letters of protest. And, according to MEP Dr Kay Swinburne, the campaign is starting to [...]

Update: The survey is now closed – thank you so much to everyone who participated! Pharmaceutical groups, and some anti-smoking groups funded by pharmacy, are campaigning against the electronic cigarette. But pharmaceutical groups do not vote – you do! The EU is considering an effective ban on e-cigarettes, and there are widespread concerns that committee [...]

We’ve been in touch with One Direction star Zayn Malik asking him to become the new face of ECigaretteDirect.co.uk. Zayn’s been papped numerous times with a cigarette in his hand and we want to help him swap them for a healthier electronic variety. As part of the exciting deal, we’d expect him to use the [...]

On Friday EU MEP for Wales Dr Kay Swinburne very kindly set time aside to discuss the EU Tobacco Directive with myself, Jean (our MD) and Mike. Dr Swinburne is already convinced by the science behind vaping (her position was that she would prefer people to quit, but that if they can’t or won’t ecigarettes [...]

It’s sale time – and we have super special offers on our kits, cartridges and eliquid. But hurry – the sale ends today! Smoker’s Halo Kits – FREE Three Pin Adaptor AND Mini Kit This month we have a great offer on our kits. With every Smoker’s Halo kit you order: you’ll also get a FREE wall [...]

If you trawl the net, you’ll find there’s little data on how ecigarettes effect your lungs. So, with some help from researcher Paul Bergen and vaping bloggers (and from lots of you lovely readers!) I asked vapers how switching to electronic cigarettes had affected their smoker’s cough, ability to exercise and do strenuous jobs and lung capacity. [...]