Aquios’ Water-Based Vaping Solution Set to Launch Soon
Most traditional vaping devices and e-liquids contain no water at all. E-liquids are primarily produced with with propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin (or a mixture of both), nicotine and flavoring. The low viscosity of water made it unsuitable for use in vaping devices at any meaningful level.
Aquios Labs is setting up to change that technology. The company claims it hopes to integrate water-based vaping into its existing product portfolios. The first generation of the technology, named the AQ30, can support up to 30 percent water content using a combination of specially formulated e-liquid and hardware design.
According to a press release, the first commercially available water-based vaping devices will come to market at the end of April. Aquios says it is already developing the capability to support even higher levels of water content.
Water-based vapes perform differently from their traditional counterparts, according to the release. The water content reduces dehydration and irritation, helps to deliver nicotine more efficiently and produces a more natural flavor. Also, the operating temperature of water-based vaping is much lower than traditional vaping, which greatly enhances the chemical stability of the vaping process.
“We founded Aquios Labs because there’s still a long way to go in terms of improving the vaping experience. We believe that water-based vaping is the new frontier of nicotine delivery and AQ30 is already demonstrating this by drastically reducing the dehydrating effects of vapor while delivering clean flavors,” said Aquios Labs Founder Jack Sanders. “We welcome new and existing vape brands to consider how this technology can be adopted as part of a growing product offering.”
China-based Innokin, a major producer of vaping hardware products, is already placing a significant bet on the future of water-based vapes with plans to integrate Aquios Labs technology into a wide range of their entry-level devices, according to the release. Consumers can expect to see Innokin devices with AQ30 technology debut in the second quarter 2022.
“Innokin has always believed that new technology has the power to eliminate the need for combustible tobacco. When we were introduced to Aquios, our product development team was immediately sold on the unique advantages of water-based vaping,” Innokin Co-Founder George Xia said. “We look forward to hearing feedback about our range of water-based devices when they launch this April.”