Is Shisha Really Safer To Smoke?


Shisha - Most of the people have the same question in their mind if it has the same effects like an ordinary cigarette. It is highly popular in most Arab countries and they have their unique version of a tobacco water pipe which is called as a Shisha or Hookah. It has been become a part of their old tradition. It is old and very popular in Middle East countries and India, Turkey and Egypt are not also an exception of it. You might be eager to know more about it . It is nothing but a decorated tall pipe which is filled by flavored and colored water. A tobacco wraped with a thin foil is placed on the top of it . And a piece of heated coal is kept is kept at the top of everything . It is usually managed by filtering the water and heating up the tobacco in an indirect way. The Hookah tradition is very popular in amost all the middle east countries . it can be inhaled with marijuana, different types of fruits and obviously tobacco and you can find a varity of flavors here such as strawberry, coconut, apple, peach, mango etc. Before preparing it, you have to determine the flavor.

Shisha - Most of the people have a commom belief that it is less harmful than a cigarette but it is completely a wrong conception . You should definitely not believe this because medical organization like WHO has already done a thorough research on it and they found it is more dangerous for our health rather than a cigarette. A Hookah produces a lot more smoke than a normal cigarette and it takes a long span of time to finish it completely. Always remember one thing that when you are smoking shisha, you are taking different types of toxic gases with it and some harmful compounds also and later it could be a serious problem for your health. Water is used for absorbing the nicotine but it does not filter the smoke at all.

The effects of smoking shisha pipe is more dangerous than a cigarette . It has been observed that it can lead to some serious health problems which are not less hazardous than a cigarette. An hour session of having Hookah is like having 100-200 cigarettes continuously. Another negative side of smoking it is- it is very un-hygienic and unhealthy when more than two people are sharing it. One could develop a severe pulmonary complication by passing the Shisha pipe another and another. Inhaling the smoke when another person else is having a session is same like passive smoking. If you do not smoke then it is always advisable to avoid going to any Shisha bar.


If you want to participate in shisha then you will need a shisha pipe as well as the tobacco and many other accessories and you can find these at our online store.