About Menthol Cigarettes

Cigarettes are essentially tobacco products that are smoked in order to get maximum flavor and to get a light feeling. There are a large number of cigarette brands that are available in the market for individuals who smoke. The tobacco and the resulting flavor characterize each brand. Amongst the various brands and types of cigarettes available, the consumers are immensely spoilt for choice. Despite the various types, flavors, and brands of tobacco that are available, menthol cigarettes have created a niche for themselves. The menthol cigarettes are essentially cigarettes that contain the largely famous compound menthol. Menthol is used essentially to add flavor to the cigarette. The compound when smoked by an individual produces a cooling effect. Menthol does not lower the temperature of the body but still manages to have the effect. This is one of the major reasons that have led to the immense increase in the consumption of menthol cigarettes.

There have been a large number of debates about the effects of the menthol cigarettes on the body. The critics have compared the menthol cigarettes to the normal tobacco cigarettes with great ferocity. The cigarettes that contain menthol have been largely popular amongst the African American population. These cigarettes produce a cooling effect and also dampen the effect of the nicotine that is present in the cigarettes to a large extent. It is widely believed that menthol cigarettes have a certain amount of anesthetic effect on the nerves of the throat as a result of which the individual smoking the menthol cigarettes does not feel the sour taste of the nicotine that is present in the cigarettes. Amongst the younger generation of the world, menthol cigarettes are a rage. This can, to some extent, be attributed to the wide spread rumor that the menthol cigarettes can, to a large extent nullify the effects of the normal nicotine that is smoked.