It is widely spread that cigarettes and other tobacco products contain poisonous chemicals which are harmful and are the cause of many diseases and cancers. Still, most of us do not know the names and effects of these chemicals. Most of us do not have any idea about the other uses of these same chemicals which they inhale or are exposed to through the effects of second hand smoking.
So here is a list of the main and most dangerous cigarette ingredients.
- 1. Acetone
- 2. Acrolein
- 3. Aminobiphenyl
- 4. Ammonia
- 5. Arsenic
- 6. Benzo[a]pyrene
- 7. Benzene
- 8. Cadmium
- 9. Carbon disulfide
- 10. Carbon monoxide
- 11. Catechol
- 12. Chromium
- 13. Hydrogen Cyanide
- 14. Hydroquinone
- 15. Lead
- 16. Naphthylamine
- 17. Nickel
- 18. Nicotine
- 19. N-Nitrosodiethylamine
- 20. N-Nitrosopyrrolidine
- 21. N-Nitrosodiethanolamine
- 22. Phenol
- 23. Pyridine
- 24. Toluene
- 25. Vinyl chloride