Vape detection vs. PM2.5 detection
There’s a number of devices on the market posing as vape detection devices – but they only look for something in the air called PM2.5. Find out why this is an issue…
Vapourised chemicals from e-cigarettes
is a complicated business
Before we set about creating a vape detector, we employed the services of PHD level scientists to work out what chemical changes happen in the air when someone vapes. We spent month’s creating a formula that worked reliably and existed in all vapes. That formula is made of 9 elements at specific ratios. We found that anything less detailed, cannot produce reliable alerts.
The science
The formula that we discovered is proprietary and allows VapeGuardian to offer unrivalled reliability in acurately detecting vaping.
We can disclose that one of the nine elements we monitor in the air is PM2.5. However, detecting PM2.5 alone is not sufficient, as it can lead to false vaping alerts due to common sources like hot taps or general poor air quality. Our detection system relies on a combination of all nine elements, each in specific ratios, to ensure accuracy. This comprehensive approach distinguishes vaping from other environmental factors, providing reliable and precise alerts.
Bad actors
Vaping in schools is an emerging problem. As with many markets where a solution is urgently needed, numerous devices that are “not fit for purpose” have flooded the market, failing to meet the needs of users seeking effective solutions.
The devices in question check the air for only PM2.5. These devices cost mere pennies to make and are packaged as effective solutions for less cost that genuine systems.
Many reputable companies have picked up these useless devices, branded them as their own and as passing them off as vae detectors – when they simple are not.
Environmental
Difficult to break-down and rarely recycled, disposable vapes are becoming a major environmental issue
Disposable vapes thrown away every week in the UK
Health
Addictive and packed full of undisclosed carcinogens & other chemicals – delivered directly to lungs at high temperatures
Of e-cigarette packaging mislabels the ingredients
Young People
Disposable vapes’ bright packaging, fun flavours and easy access: all leading to an alarming rise in young vapers
People aged 11-19 vape in the UK. Data based on A.S.H.
In the beginning..
VapeGuardian is based in Southampton, UK with offices and a presence all over the world. Founded by husband and wife, Simon & Jean Hassett, in June 2022 and the first device being sold in October 2022, VapeGuardian has quickly become the leading choice in vape detection.
Parents of 4 young children, Simon & Jean became truly aware of the scale and seriousness of the vaping epidemic as they began to supply their smart vape sensors to more and more schools.
The couple vowed to make a difference and work to protect young people against the dangers of vaping by adapting the business from a cutting-edge technology company to an all encompassing solution for helping organisations to tackle vaping.
VapeGuardian does this through offering a holistic approach to combating vaping, working with policy makers on bringing about regulatory change, listening to and helping medical professionals and supporting other stakeholders in ensuring that vaping is safe for adults and not accessible to children.
The 3 Step Plan
After considerable time spent working with schools, medical professionals and law makers, we have created a 3 step plan for how we intend to address to concerning rise in vaping.
VapeGuardian is actively protecting young people through providing affordable technology, education and safeguarding materials to help combat vaping incidents
We are working to combine existing research, raise awareness and encourage new explorations in to the effects of vaping on physical, mental and oral health
The final goal is the end of recreational vaping with a return to its original purpose of assisting people with stopping traditional smoking