Smoking is an experience, sometimes a sacred one.  And for good experience you must need good smoking accessories too.  There is always a controversy among different lighters. For a typical session, the smoker will hold a lighter up to the product until a sufficient amount of it is burning and producing smoke. The user needs to combust the product with the help of a flame or something else that’s already burning. Your average cigarette lighter uses butane, a natural gas which is clear, odorless, and highly flammable. Lighters are often a convenient choice, but some are becoming worried about butane’s potential side effects. Inhaling the fumes of butane, either purposefully or accidentally, can lead to some scary long-term effects. Usually users know when they have inhaled residual butane gas, as it has a distinct taste that can alter the overall flavor of the product.

Butane lighters do offer a quick way to spark a flame but the benefits quickly die after that. When used for smoking, trace amounts of these chemicals and elements can be inhaled or deposited into your bowl opening the door to possible health problems. Butane almost immediately enters the blood stream after inhalation and blocks oxygen from entering. In high concentrations of butane inhalation, a severe lack of oxygen can lead to sudden death. So it is better to use the always more organic option of hemp wick as compared to the more industrial butane lighter. For those looking for a healthier and safer option of lighting their product, hemp wicks are a great alternative.

Benefits of Hemp Wick

Hemp Wick is a huge craze in the cannabis community. A hemp wick is a string made of hemp and usually beeswax. The wick is made from hemp fibers and is normally wrapped around a lighter so that it can be easily lit. When lit, the wax evaporates, acting as a sort of fuel to create a more stable and controlled burning. It ultimately allows for a slower flame that burns at a lower temperate. The natural ingredients in the hemp wick don’t produce any harmful toxins when lit. So users don’t have to worry about breathing in extra chemicals besides what’s included already in their herbal product. Also, a Hemp wick has a tremendous amount of advantages over butane lighters.

There are very clear benefits to using a hemp wick as opposed to a traditional lighter. Perhaps the most important difference is the material. Lighters burn butane, whereas a wick just enflames the hemp fiber it’s made out of. It’s a healthier and tastier hit. Next, there’s more control over the flame when using a hemp wick, with way more precision. Because hemp wick burns at a lower temperature, this technically means that less Cannabinoids will be wasted by extreme heat, and instead ingested for a fuller high. Hits will be less harsh, and you can determine how intense each hit is without additional lung strain. By extension, your cannabis-smoking experience gets prolonged. Likely, you won’t have to worry about burning your entire herb in one hit. Hemp wick’s wieldable flame makes cornering easy so your herb will last much longer.

There’s no butane to irritate your throat and lungs so you’ll find bong rips with hemp wick to be much more enjoyable. It is smoother and safer than butane lighter. Some users wrap their hemp wicks around their butane lighters for easy access and so they don’t accidentally forget about their hemp wick when starting another session. Another main reason people use hemp wick is to protect your hands. The angle it takes to light a bowl might burn unseasoned smokers fingers. Lighting bowls properly can take some getting used to but hemp wick makes it easier. Last, the hemp wick is both affordable and also lasts a lot longer than traditional butane lighters. Unless you’re an every-day, multiple-hit user, a roll of hemp wick should last you months. That’s the benefit of a nice, slow burn.

If you are still using a lighter to light your bowls, then you have to give the wick a try. You will see an immediate improvement in your smoking experience. Some people even swear that the taste is better too, but you’ll have to try it for yourself to decide!