Heating Technology

Find answers in our FAQ section for your questions related to heat not burn technology. If you have a question which is not listed there, please contact our customer support team.

IQOS is an alternative for adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke without many of the inconveniences of cigarettes, such as ash or smoke. It’s not for people who have quit smoking or have never smoked.
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No. IQOS is not a device intended to help you quit smoking. If you’re thinking about the health effects of smoking, your best option is to quit tobacco altogether.
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No, IQOS doesn’t produce smoke because it doesn’t burn the stick. It generates an aerosol - this is what you see when you use your IQOS.
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IQOS is a better choice than continued smoking. IQOS heats the stick instead of burning it and provides no smoke, no ash and less smell than cigarettes. IQOS emits 95% lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.*

Important information: IQOS is not risk-free and provides nicotine, which is addictive.

*“95% less” represents the average reduction in levels of the 9 chemicals recommended for reduction in cigarette smoke by the World Health Organization, which do not include nicotine. It does not necessarily equal a 95% reduction in risk. See Important information. on IQOS.com.
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No. IQOS is not risk free. IQOS emits 95% lower level of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes*. IQOS is a better choice than continued smoking. If you’re thinking about the health effects of smoking, your best option is to quit tobacco and nicotine altogether.

Important information: It does not necessarily equal a 95% reduction in risk. IQOS is not risk-free.

Important information: IQOS is not risk-free and provides nicotine, which is addictive.

*“95% less” represents the average reduction in levels of the 9 chemicals recommended for reduction in cigarette smoke by the World Health Organization, which do not include nicotine. See Important Information.
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You should always respect the rules of the place you’re in, and use common sense when using IQOS around other people, including children under the age of 18.

If you’re travelling on a plane, you should ask permission from airline staff before using IQOS – most airlines currently don’t allow you to smoke or use smoke alternatives on their aircraft.

The make up of IQOS aerosol is significantly different from cigarette smoke.
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For tobacco sticks, the limit on how many tobacco sticks you can take on holiday is similar to cigarettes and may vary from country to country. Before you leave for holiday, double check the allowance set by the country you’re travelling to.

Customs authorities in the country you’re visiting may challenge you if you bring in more tobacco sticks than is allowed. They could also take them from you and ask you to pay a fine.
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Our friendly Customer Care team are always happy to help:
Mon-Fri: 08:00 - 22:00 Sat-Sun: 10:00 - 18:00
By phone: +36 80 888 222
By e-mail: contact.hu@iqos.com
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Nicotine is addictive. However, it is not the main cause of smoking related diseases. IQOS delivers nicotine in a comparable way to cigarettes. Our clinical studies show that the amount and rate of nicotine absorbed when using one tobacco stick with IQOS is comparable to that of smoking one cigarette.

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The percentage refers to the average reduction of the levels of certain constituents prioritized for action by renowned public health organizations such as the WHO and the US FDA found in IQOS tobacco vapor compared to the smoke from a 3R4F reference cigarette. To this effect, we collect the tobacco vapor and smoke under the Health Canada Intense machine-smoking regime (55 mL puff volume, 2 second puff duration, 30 second interval puff) using a comparison on a per stick basis. Reduction calculations exclude nicotine.

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We use PMI Financials or estimates, IQOS user panels and PMI Market Research. The number of total users we report refers to IQOS users for whom PMI tobacco sticks represent at least 5% of their daily tobacco consumption over the past 7 days, while the number of people we estimate have completely quit cigarette smoking refers to IQOS users who have completely quit cigarettes and for whom PMI tobacco sticks represent at least 70% of their past 7-day heated tobacco consumption.

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Since IQOS does not burn the stick, it also does not produce smoke, but rather aerosol. IQOS emits 95% less harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.*

  Important information: It does not necessarily equal a 95% reduction in risk. IQOS is not risk-free.

Important information: IQOS is not risk-free and provides nicotine, which is addictive.

* ”95% less” represents the average reduction in levels of the 9 chemicals recommended for reduction in cigarette smoke by the World Health Organization, which do not include nicotine. See Important Information.
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IQOS devices are designed to work exclusively with our specifically designed, patented heated sticks. Exactly which heated sticks you can use will depend on the IQOS device you’re using.

HEETS VS SMARTCORE STICKS™ (TEREA, DELIA and LEVIA)

  • Older generation IQOS devices are equipped with HeatControl Technology, and use HEETS heated tobacco sticks. These devices heat the tobacco gently via a heating blade inside the device. These types of IQOS devices and the HEETS tobacco sticks designed for them are no longer commercially available in Hungary.

  • The IQOS ILUMA generation of devices use SMARTCORE INDUCTION SYSTEM™, which heats the SMARTCORE STICKS™ from inside. Unlike cigarettes, IQOS ILUMA does not burn the stick and therefore produces no smoke.

  • Compared to HEETS sticks, SMARTCORE STICKS™ are sealed. So, when SMARTCORE STICKS™ are used with IQOS ILUMA there is no residue and no need to clean the device after use.

  • IQOS ILUMA device does not need cleaning.

  • SMARTCORE STICKS™ are designed to be used only with IQOS ILUMA.
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    Different countries commercialize TEREA, DELIA and LEVIA under different variants, based on local regulations.
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    Currently, we do not have nicotine-free tobacco stick.
    ​ Nicotine is naturally found in tobacco leaves. The tobacco sticks (TEREA and DELIA) and also LEVIA sticks that can be used for the IQOS heating device contains nicotine.
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