I have visited the WLT warehouse, and watched them working. They use a mist of pure water to bring the leaf into case for handling. I have smoked many, many pounds of WLT tobacco, and can say with certainty that there is no propylene glycol present. (I also find PG to be undesirable in smoking tobacco, and quite easy to identify when present.) Adding PG would render the leaf a "tobacco product", rather than raw, unprocessed tobacco commodity.Do they spray the leaf
What is Prop tobacco?The only thing we use PG on is when we're creating "Prop tobacco". We soak the leaves in a PG solution so they don't dry out and become brittle. When we do this, we put a warning on the package "not fit for consumption".
Photographic models. Pretty pictures.What is Prop tobacco?
Ok, crystal clear. I thought it was some kind of smokable tobacco.Photographic models. Pretty pictures.
They are different chemicals, though they differ by only one hydroxyl groupIs there a difference between using PG or Glycerol?
Automotive antifreeze is made from ETHYLENE glycol, which is toxic. Propylene glycol is contained in many of the foods you purchase, is not toxic, and is added to most commercial pipe tobacco blends. Propylene glycol is not used in cigars.Propylene Glycol is also used in antfreeze
Ah. Thanks for that correction.Automotive antifreeze is made from ETHYLENE glycol, which is toxic. Propylene glycol is contained in many of the foods you purchase, is not toxic, and is added to most commercial pipe tobacco blends. Propylene glycol is not used in cigars.
Bob