What so mild about “mild cigarette”

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Before, I always think that Mild Cigarette (which advertised as low tar and low nicotine cigarette) is made of special (or specially processed) tobacco to reduce the tar and nicotine content. Actually that is not the case, they made from the same tobacco (may be less but the same) as regular / full flavor cigarette.

To reduce the Tar or Nicotine, the cigarette manufacturer add some kind of vent somewhere in the filter, so when you pulls  a cigarette, the vent will  also draw in air  from outside, so in result you draw less smoke and less tar or nicotine. This also explain that Mild cigarette is “easier / lighter to draw”.

So if you switch from regular / full flavor cigarette to mild cigarette, you probably  feel that it will be too light for you and you may suck in deeper than usual. This will be more dangerous than smoking regular cigarette because the smoke (and tar and Nicotine and other things although smaller in quantity) will go deeper into your lungs.

You also get similar tar and nicotine as regular cigarette if you “close” the vent by your finger. so if you want to reduce Tar and Nicotine by switching to Mild cigarette, don’t hold cigarette too strong and and don’t draw too deep.