Smoke travels straight to your lungs smoking from regular pipes, blunts, and unfiltered joints. In both tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke, you’re facing an added health risk by not filtering smoke through water.
Water filtration can help lessen tar taken into your lungs as smoke passes through water. Tar is that brownish-black stuff that builds up on smoking devices. If you’re smoking, it’s pretty much unavoidable, but each percolating feature on your bong could make a difference.
Water in the bong filters out plant matter and other harmful toxins, too. Just take a look at your dirty bong water filled with would-be Scooby Snacks after a smoking session.
Water is a polar molecule, so it attaches to any polarized smoke particles that might generate when smoking weed or tobacco. Cannabinoids and waxes do a poor job at dissolving in water, though. So it won’t take away from the good stuff.
Another thing to think about when choosing a glass water pipe smoking device is the amount of surface area its bubbles have—the more the merrier. Big bubbles offer the lowest surface area, so you might want to stick to something that diffuses the smoke more within the water. Take a look at some different styles of percolators here.
Hygiene Control
Inhaling smoke through a percolated smoking device can help rid of some harmful toxins, but there’s always going to be health risks involved. You could be lessening contaminants with glass water pipes, but don’t let poor hygiene turn your bong into a breeding ground for bacteria—wash it.
Having a clean bong and clear bong water will make your hits smoother, but it will also reduce the bacteria too many people let build up. Oh, and the flavor. Don’t mess up the taste of some nice terpenes with the taste of burnt resin.
Final Thoughts
Using a bong could lessen the toll taken on your body from smoking. We all know smoking isn’t good for our health, that’s why it’s an adult choice. To those 21 and over making that choice, we recommend using a glass water pipe (AKA Glass Bong) when smoking tobacco.
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