It’s Not An E-cigarette OR A Starter Kit And There’s NO Vapour So Is It Fit For Purpose?

By

Neil Humber

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April 30, 2020

The VOKE inhaler review, and whilst this is NOT an e-cigarette, we’ve had a lot of interest in reviewing this alternative to a vaping ‘device’ or starter kit.

Launched in the UK back in November 2019, the company goes to great lengths to say this is not a vape device.

There’s no batteries and no heat – instead users fill the cig-a-like from the main box and inhale.

The VOKE inhaler has been licensed as a ‘medicine’ by the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care and can be given out on prescription.

The company behind the brand has caused a bit of a stir – especially with the New Nicotine Alliance – after it emerged it was using deaths from EVALI in a campaign to raise funding.

I’ve covered that issue here:

• Is VOKE ‘Exploiting’ EVALI Deaths For Money?
• VOKE Removes Anti-Vape Data After Advocacy Group Complaint

So…a bit of controversy to spice up the VOKE inhaler review

What Can We Expect From the VOKE Inhaler?

In a nutshell – the VOKE inhaler is designed to help smokers quit!

It’s priced around the same as a packet of 20 cheaper branded lit cigarettes and there’s 20 0.45mg ‘charges’ in the box.

VOKE says:

Voke’s unique design delivers nicotine to rapidly relieve cravings whilst mimicking many of the rituals of smoking.

A single Voke stick may reduce your cravings for several hours.

Let’s see if that is indeed the case.

OK, after talking with the company behind VOKE [Kind Consumer] for the two stories above – I hinted we would like to do a review and were given the website where we could purchase one lol.

So this was bought [as very many of our review products are] rather than sent in for free.

And obviously and given it was Jonny’s cash not mine lol – my thoughts and opinions cannot be bought or swayed – biased I ain’t

Let’s see what this is all about then…

Inside the Box

Sparse contents to say the least – however the ‘box’ in this case contains the reservoir of nicotine and cig-a-like inhaler.

BTW even the wrapper comes off like that of a packet of fags!

• Voke box
• Inhaler
• Instruction manual

Key Features

VOKE makes it very clear this is NOT an e-cigarette – it’s a nicotine inhaler.

There’s no heat or batteries and NO vapour on the exhale.

What you have is an inhaler made to look exactly like a lit cigarette.

You push the cig-a-like into the bottom of the box – designed to look like a packet of 20 lit cigarettes – and fill the inhaler.

There’s 20 re-fills in each box dispensing the equivalent of 5 puffs – at least that’s what I found, and the nicotine strength is just 0.45mg.

More on the strength in a moment…

All very simple and all designed to offer the user that ‘familiar feeling’ of smoking.

Incidentally, listed among the ingredients is PG – Propylene Glycol – so if you’re allergic to that this might not be a good choice to use to stop smoking.

Read more:

• VG VS PG In E Liquid: All You Need To Know
• Do You Suffer From Any Of These Vaping Side Effects? Including PG Allergy
• 100% VG E Liquid / E Juices & Where To Buy

Design and Build Quality

It’s slightly smaller than a packet of cigarettes, and the box is made from lightweight plastic.

You press the side of the box which reveals the inhaler and that opens and closes with a loud but satisfying click.

The inhaler is nothing special it’s a hollow plastic tube! But yes it looks like a cigarette I guess.

Design wise and given pretty much all countries now have plain wrapping on packs – the VOKE box looks quite smart and reminiscent of a packet of 20 cigarettes – there’s even a large figure 20 adding to the look.

As well as the included instruction sheet, there’s also a wealth of information on the back of the box which you can peel off.

That’s about it really – as I said all very simple, and straightforward.

How Does the VOKE Perform?

First up a very quick ‘n easy start guide:

• Press side of box to remove the inhaler
• Hold box upright and insert inhaler firmly into the port on the base
• Hold for 5 seconds and release
• Inhaler should now be filled
• Inhale as you would a lit cigarette
• Refill when empty!