HOOKAH SMOKING PRODUCT WITH NICOTINE

Abstract

HOOKAH SMOKING PRODUCT WITH NICOTINE The invention relates to a hookah smoking product, comprising bagasse fibers; glycerin; propylene glycol; and nicotine, of a purity of at least 95%, at a concentration of between 0.1 and 1% m / m.

Description

Title of the invention: SMOKING PRODUCT FOR HOOKAH WITH NICOTINE Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of smoking products for hookahs, also commonly referred to as shisha. Prior art

[0002] The hookah, or shisha, is a water pipe whose smoke is inhaled by the smoker through a long flexible hose. This allows tobacco to be smoked. The shisha product (the "taste") most frequently used in France is generally composed of 28% tobacco, 70% molasses (a syrupy liquid that gives a pasty and sticky appearance to shisha tobacco), the rest being made up of flavorings, texturizing agents and preservatives. Molasses is a very viscous, non-crystallizable syrup, constituting the residue of the manufacture of sugar from sugar beet or sugar cane. It is composed of approximately 50% sucrose and 13% glucose / fructose.

[0003] The hookah product is placed in a socket which opens onto a chimney which leads the smoke by suction to the bottom of a vase filled with water (0.5 to 1 1). The smoking product does not burn autonomously, but is heated and partially burned by adding incandescent coal to the socket, generally separated from the smoking product by a pierced aluminum foil or a "Kaloud" (registered trademark). A pipe is connected to the top of the tank to allow users to inhale the smoke in the chimney through the water.

[0004] Hookah smoke contains metals that come from tobacco, but also from coal and aluminum foil. Like all smoke from burning organic substances, hookah smoke releases, during combustion, nearly 4,000 chemical substances, such as heavy metals (chromium, cobalt, lead, etc.), tars and carbon monoxide. Many of these are toxic, irritants and / or carcinogenic.

[0005] The use of shisha exposes smokers to much greater quantities of smoke than cigarettes, mainly due to the duration of smoking sessions. The WHO (World Health Organization) has estimated that a cigarette is smoked in 8 to 12 puffs over a period of 5 to 7 minutes, while shisha is smoked in 50 to 200 puffs over a period of 40 to 60 minutes.

[0006] Tar is the main substance responsible for smoking-related cancers. However, its production by a single hookah is 10 to 100 times higher - depending on the size of the device, the frequency of inhalations, the nature of the water, etc. - than that of a single cigarette.

[0007] Tobacco naturally contains nicotine. The water in the hookah device retains a fraction of the nicotine, which encourages the smoker to inhale more deeply to achieve the same effect, thus exposing them to greater quantities of undesirable substances including tar.

[0008] Published patent document US 2006 / 0254606 A1 discloses a hookah smoking product comprising glycerin, propylene glycol and tobacco.

[0009] Published patent document IN0562 / MUM / 2004 discloses a hookah smoking product comprising bagasse fibers, glycerin, and propylene glycol. This product contains no tobacco and no nicotine. However, the absence of nicotine reduces the enjoyment of the water pipe, as nicotine is itself a stimulant. Statement of the invention

[0010] The invention aims to overcome at least one of the drawbacks of the aforementioned state of the art. More particularly, the invention aims to propose a smoking product for hookah which has reduced harmfulness and which organically satisfies the consumer, in particular with the aim of reducing or quitting smoking.

[0011] The invention relates to a smoking product for hookah, comprising bagasse fibers; a vaporizable part for inhalation comprising glycerin and propylene glycol; remarkable in that the product comprises nicotine, of a purity of at least 95%.

[0012] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the concentration of nicotine is between 0.01 and 1% m / m, preferably between 0.05 and 0.6% m / m, more preferably between 0.1 and 0.4% m / m.

[0013] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bagasse fibers have a length of between 0.1 and 1 cm.

[0014] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bagasse fibers have a humidity level of between 10 and 20% m / m.

[0015] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bagasse fibers are at a concentration of between 3 and 25% m / m, preferably between 5 and 8% m / m.

[0016] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the glycerin is at a concentration of between 44% and 92% m / m, preferably between 60 and 75% m / m.

[0017] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the concentration of aromas, including propylene glycol, is between 5 and 53% m / m, preferably between 13 and 29% m / m.

[0018] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the product to be smoked further comprises cannabidiol in a concentration of between 10 and 50% m / m.

[0019] The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a smoking product for hookah advantageously according to the invention, comprising the following successive steps: (a) mixing glycerin, propylene glycol and nicotine so as to obtain the vaporizable part for inhalation; (b) mixing the vaporizable part for inhalation with the bagasse fibers and maturation for a minimum period of between 1 and 15 days.

[0020] The measures of the invention are interesting in that they result in a smoking product for hookah which provides increased pleasure and reduced harmfulness by the association of nicotine with bagasse. Nicotine causes an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, leads to a release of adrenaline, dopamine. It also has the effect of improving concentration and memory. The increased pleasure is that of a classic hookah and the harmfulness is reduced for the reasons cited below.

[0021] By controlling the amount of nicotine introduced, the smoker inhales less deeply to obtain the expected effect of nicotine. He is thus exposed to less harmful smoke than with tobacco. With the freedom to be able to dose his nicotine level, the invention is part of smoking cessation.

[0022] The addition of cannabidiol provides a relaxing effect and thus further promotes smoking reduction or cessation.

[0023] Advantageously, the invention contains food flavorings complying with Directive 2014 / 40 / EU relating to the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products, in a high concentration level for better flavor rendering. Which, added to nicotine and glycerin, provide the same sensation as tobacco with a more intense flavor than conventional tobaccos on the market according to the inventors' observations.

[0024] Due to the high concentration of glycerin, the bagasse fibers are protected from combustion. Thus, the formation of harmful compounds is reduced.

[0025] This avoids burning the smoking product (“taste”), thus releasing harmful fumes.

[0026] Advantageously, the smoking product for hookah is without added sugars (glucose, sucrose) and avoids the formation of formaldehyde, acrolein and acetaldehyde in large quantities and thus offers a reduction in harmfulness. The smoking product does not include tobacco. Detailed description

[0027] The hookah smoking product according to the invention advantageously comprises, in decreasing order of importance in mass concentration, glycerin, propylene glycol, the flavoring part, bagasse fibers and nicotine.

[0028] Glycerin or glycerol, comes in the form of a transparent liquid, Viscous, colorless, odorless, slightly toxic if ingested, with a sweet taste. Its name according to the UCIPA nomenclature is 1,2,3-propanetriol CAS: 56-81-5. It is commonly available commercially.

[0029] Propylene glycol (PG), whose name according to the UCIPA nomenclature is propane-1,2-diol CAS:57-55-6, is in a colorless, odorless, hygroscopic and viscous liquid form. It is also commonly available commercially. It is commonly used in many fields, including in the food industry as an emulsifier and in the cosmetics industry as a humectant.

[0030] In the field of application of smoking products for hookahs, propylene glycol, in particular in combination with glycerol, makes it possible to produce, once heated by the hookah charcoal, an aerosol simulating tobacco smoke.

[0031] Bagasse fibers are fibrous residues of sugar cane that have been crushed to extract the juice. They are composed mainly of the cellulose of the plant. The cane industry produces bagasse in large quantities, a residue from the extraction of cane juice for the production of rum or cane sugar. Bagasse fibers are commercially available in a dried and calibrated form, for example with a length of between 1 and 10 mm. These bagasse fibers can have a purity greater than or equal to 97%, preferably greater than or equal to 99%.

[0032] The production of bagasse fibers can be carried out as follows. Sugarcane fiber residues, having a moisture content of at least 55%, are dried in a rotary machine, in order to reduce the moisture content to less than 15%. These dried fibers are then passed through a sieve in order to retain those having a length of between 1 and 10 mm, preferably between 1 and 3 mm. These dried and sieved fibers are then compressed into blocks to be subsequently packaged and transported.

[0033] Bagasse fibers are advantageous in that they constitute a fuel releasing a limited quantity of carbon dioxide during heating because the CO2 consumed by the autotrophic metabolism of sugar cane is for the most part stored in the sugar.

[0034] Nicotine is advantageously of plant origin, extracted from tobacco. However, it can also be produced synthetically. It can also be a mixture of nicotine of plant origin and synthetic nicotine. Nicotine advantageously has a purity greater than or equal to 95%, preferably greater than or equal to 99%. Its name according to the UCIPA nomenclature is (S)-3-(l-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine, CAS: 54-11-5, and its chemical formula is C10H14N2. It is in the form of a hygroscopic, oily, yellow liquid with a characteristic odor, and turns brown upon exposure to air.

[0035] Nicotine is an alkaloid that works by inhalation, ingestion, and contact. In the present case of hookah smoking products, nicotine works by inhalation. When inhaled, nicotine is absorbed through the blood capillaries in the lungs, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and arrives in the brain within seconds without passing through the hepatic portal system.

[0036] The inventors of the present invention have observed that the combination of glycerin, propylene glycol, the flavoring portion, bagasse fibers and nicotine in products to be smoked with a hookah provides the pharmacokinetic effects of passage into the brain which are similar to those of conventional hookahs while greatly reducing the harmful effects linked to the inhalation of tars resulting from the combustion of tobacco.

[0037] The inventors of the present invention have observed that the use of bagasse fibers allows the product to disperse well and reach a sufficient temperature allowing the glycerin and propylene glycol to form aerosols forming a vapor suitable for the activity of smoking a hookah.

[0038] The above-mentioned ingredients are advantageously present in the concentrations shown in Table 1 below. With these concentration ranges, the inventors have observed that the hookah smoking product is particularly effective in that it is thermally stable, produces smoke very close to that of a classic hookah and produces a pleasure associated with the stimulating effect of nicotine, close to or equal to that of a classic hookah.

[0039] It should be noted that the list of these four ingredients is advantageously exhaustive. It may also not be exhaustive in that other ingredients, such as additional flavorings, may be present.

[0040] [Tables 1] Ingredients Minimum concentration [% m / m] Maximum concentration [% m / m] Glycerin 44 92 Flavors and propylene glycol 5 53 Bagasse fibers 3 12 Nicotine 0.01 1

[0041] A composition variant of the hookah smoking product according to the invention comprises cannabidiol (CBD).

[0042] Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabinoid found in cannabis and hemp. It is one of the major constituents of the cannabinoids in hemp. It can be extracted from the plant using supercritical CO2 or solvent. Cannabidiol (CBD) is derived of varieties registered in the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species or in the official catalogue of species and varieties of plants cultivated in France, and of authorized parts of plants, making it possible to exclude any trace of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in the smoking product for hookah according to the invention.

[0043] In medicine, CBD is a substance used to treat and relieve various diseases and their symptoms.

[0044] It is an active and non-addictive substance, which is included in the composition of many medications. The main benefits of cannabidiol are: anti-inflammatory effects prized by athletes for muscle and joint pain, very important analgesic and anxiolytic properties, and balances the immune system.

[0045] This variant of smoking product for hookah may have the composition shown in the following table 2.

[0046] [Tables2] Ingredients Minimum concentration [% m / m] Maximum concentration [% m / m] Glycerin 44 92 Flavors and propylene glycol 5 53 Bagasse fibers 3 25 Nicotine 0.01 1 Cannabidiol 10 50

[0047] Generally, the concentration of nicotine is advantageously between 0.05 and 0.6% m / m, more preferably between 0.1 and 0.4% m / m.

[0048] Generally, the concentration of bagasse fibers is advantageously between 3 and 12% m / m, preferably between 5 and 8% m / m.

[0049] Generally, the concentration of aromas, including propylene glycol, is between 13 and 40% m / m.

[0050] The hookah smoking product is advantageously manufactured by the following steps: (a) mixing glycerin, propylene glycol and nicotine so as to obtain the vaporizable part for inhalation; and (b) mixing the vaporizable part for inhalation with the bagasse fibers and curing for a minimum period of between 1 and 15 days. This curing period allows the fiber to properly absorb the vaporizable part.

Claims

Claims

1. Smoking product for hookah, comprising: bagasse fibers; and a vaporizable part for inhalation comprising: - glycerin; - propylene glycol; characterized in that the product further comprises: - nicotine, of a purity of at least 95%.

2. A smoking product according to claim 1, wherein the nicotine concentration is between 0.01 and 1% m / m.

3. A smoking product according to claim 1, wherein the nicotine concentration is between 0.05 and 0.6% m / m

4. A smoking product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bagasse fibers have a length of between 0.1 and 1 cm.

5. A smoking product according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bagasse fibers have a moisture content of between 10 and 20% m / m.

6. Smoking product according to one of claims 1 to 5, in which the bagasse fibers are at a concentration of between 3 and 25% m / m, preferably between 5 and 8% m / m.

7. Smoking product according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which the glycerin is at a concentration of between 44% and 92% m / m, preferably between 60 and 75% m / m.

8. A smoking product according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising flavorings, said flavorings and propylene glycol having a concentration of between 5 and 53% m / m, preferably between 13 and 29% m / m.

9. A smoking product according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising cannabidiol in a concentration of between 10 and 50% m / m.

10. A method of manufacturing a hookah smoking product according to one of claims 1 to 9, comprising the following steps: (a) mixing glycerin, propylene glycol and nicotine so as to obtain the vaporizable part for inhalation; (b) mixing the vaporizable part for inhalation with the bagasse fibers and curing for a minimum period of between 1 and 15 days.