The Difference Between Dry Herb and E-liquid Vaping
The Difference Between Dry Herb and E-liquid Vaping
Dry Herb Vapes or E-liquid Vaporizers?
Vaping e-liquid is very common and is usually used as a smoking alternative. E-liquid is made up of Vegetable Glycerin (VG), Propylene Glycol (PG) and flavour concentrate. E-liquid vaping devices usually have a coil and wick atomizer housed in a tank and a mod (battery) which supplies power to the coil.
Dry herb vaping is quite different and involves loading dried herb into a device and the device heats up the herb, which activates and releases the microscopic residues in the herb and they can then be inhaled. Dry herb vaporizers can use either a convection heating system or a conduction heating system to heat the herb.
How a Dry Herb Vape Works
Dry herb vaporizers use either convection heating or conduction heating (sometimes a combination of both convection and conduction) to heat up the dried herb. The heat decarboxylates the dried herb, which activates the residues on the exterior of the dried herbs, making it ready for inhalation. Convection heating is when the herb is not in direct contact with the heat source and conduction heating is when the dried herb is in direct contact with the heat source.
Dry herb vaporizers product much less vapour than an e-liquid vaporizer.
What are dry herb OIL/WAX vaporizers
Wax and Oil vaporizers are for vaping the residue from herbs. They use the same (or similar) technology to e-liquid vaporizers. These devices usually have a coil that is in direct contact with the residue, and when the coil is heated the residue is converted to a vapour that is then inhaled.
The oil vaporizers usually have a coil that is surrounded in a fine porous ceramic (and/or cotton), the ceramic absorbs the oil and the coil heats the entire area causing the oil to vaporize.
WAX vaporizers usually have a coil wrapped around a quartz rod. In some cases the coil heats up a hard ceramic bowl. The WAX is placed directly onto the coil (on into the ceramic bowl) and the heat generated by the coil is retained by the quartz (or ceramic bowl), causing the WAX to vaporize.
Conclusion
Dry herb vaping and e-liquid vaping are very different. Dry herb devices are exclusively designed for dried herbs and related residues, while e-liquid devices are exclusively designed for e-liquid. There are a few devices that may have adaptors and accessories that can convert your device from one use to another, but for the most part dry herb vaping and e-liquid vaping are separate.
E-liquid vaping is the most common form of vaping and is usually for people that are substituting vaping for smoking. Dry herb vaporizers that use convection (or induction) to heat the herb is very different to e-liquid vaping, while there is a little bit of similarity when it comes to dry herb oil vaping.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dry Herb Vapes or E-liquid Vaporizers?
Vaping e-liquid is very common and is usually used as a smoking alternative. E-liquid is made up of Vegetable Glycerin (VG), Propylene Glycol (PG) and flavour concentrate. E-liquid vaping devices usually have a coil and wick atomizer housed in a tank and a mod (battery) which supplies power to the coil.
Dry herb vaping is quite different and involves loading dried herb into a device and the device heats up the herb, which activates and releases the microscopic residues in the herb and they can then be inhaled. Dry herb vaporizers can use either a convection heating system or a conduction heating system to heat the herb.
How does a dry herb vape work?
Dry herb vaporizers use either convection heating or conduction heating (sometimes a combination of both convection and conduction) to heat up the dried herb. The heat decarboxylates the dried herb, which activates the residues on the exterior of the dried herbs, making it ready for inhalation. Convection heating is when the herb is not in direct contact with the heat source and conduction heating is when the dried herb is in direct contact with the heat source.
What are dry herb oil / wax vaporizers?
Wax and Oil vaporizers are for vaping the residue from herbs. They use the same (or similar) technology to e-liquid vaporizers. These devices usually have a coil that is in direct contact with the residue, and when the coil is heated the residue is converted to a vapour that is then inhaled.
The oil vaporizers usually have a coil that is surrounded in a fine porous ceramic (and/or cotton), the ceramic absorbs the oil and the coil heats the entire area causing the oil to vaporize.
WAX vaporizers usually have a coil wrapped around a quartz rod. In some cases the coil heats up a hard ceramic bowl. The WAX is placed directly onto the coil (on into the ceramic bowl) and the heat generated by the coil is retained by the quartz (or ceramic bowl), causing the WAX to vaporize.
