Choosing a Vaporizer

A vaporizer is an alternative way to ingest the active ingredients of a plant material without breathing in smoke. When plant materials are smoked, the active ingredient is combined with other toxic particulates that change the effects of the drug and contaminate the body. With a vaporizer, the active ingredients are the only substances that leave the plant material and travel into the user's lungs. A vaporizer also releases twice as much of the active ingredient as smoking the same plant material.

Many vaporizers are large, hefty objects that create plant vapors in a semi-vacuum and can store them for later inhalation, but the portable vaporizer is now available on the market. It is a small device that fits in a pocket and comes in digital and analog versions. The difference between the digital and the analog [portable vaporizer] is that the digital version is somewhat more precise and it usually requires to be plugged in to an electrical outlet.

The silver surfer vaporizer is a particular vaporizer on the market that allows you to heat essential oils with your plant material to improve the essence and aroma of the experience. The body of the vaporizer is constructed from ceramic, while the bowl and stem where the plant material is placed is made from glass. The glass, as a substitute for the metal stems used in other vaporizers, is claimed to provide a smoother vapor, gentler on the lungs. The silver surfer vaporizer is a small attractive device, easy to carry in a bag and, you might say, a work of art.

The volcano vaporizer is a larger, more high-tech vaporizer. When purchasing, you have the choice of a simpler valve and balloon, which is where vapor is stored after heating. This valve is replaceable for those users that would prefer not to clean after each use. You also have the option of a more solid valve, made of stainless steel. This will require cleaning, but it will last much longer. As with the [portable vaporizer], you can also choose between the digital and the classic vaporizing base. The digital base will provide a more accurate heating but the classic base will still do the trick.

Whether you are just looking for a cheap vaporizer, or something to keep around for a lifetime, you will do well to explore your options. The above are just a small selection.