“Additives to Cigarette Tobacco…

Cocoa Products

Cocoa and cocoa products are used as a main flavor additive in the Philip Morris cigarette brands (Philip Morris USA, Richmond, VA)-Virginia Slims, Marlboro, and Parliament (Table 2).^[10]Cocoa is from the Sterculiaceae family (also called the Malvaceae family). Cocoa beans are processed into cocoa powder to make chocolate.^[11] Individuals who are allergic to balsam of Peru or fragrance mix are encouraged to avoid chocolate as part of the [LOW] balsam of Peru diet because chocolate can cause their dermatitis to flare. Salem and Fowler reported that of their patients who had positive patch-test reactions to balsam of Peru or fragrance mix, 47% had a “complete or significant improvement” in their dermatitis on the balsam of Peru diet.^[12] In addition, the cocoa in cigarettes contains alkaloids that can alter how the body processes nicotine. For example, theobromine (a component of chocolate), is a bronchodilator and increases the amount of cigarette smoke inhaled.^[13]

In their case report of airborne ACD from cigarettes, Kato and colleagues postulated that the allergen was “volatile” because the patient had a positive reaction to unsmoked tobacco and a negative reaction to smoked tobacco.^[6] In particular, it was noted that the patient’s specific brand of cigarettes contained a chocolate fragrance.^[6] The patient had only a positive patch-test reaction to her brand of cigarettes, and she recovered when she stopped smoking. This case report implies that chocolate may be an airborne allergen in cigarettes.”

Furthermore:

“Cigarette Filters, Filter Adhesives, and Cigarette Paper

Cigarette filters and cigarette paper could also be sources of airborne ACD. Philip Morris lists more than 75 ingredients in cigarette paper and filter paper”!

And!

Colophony:

“resins and rosins are found in the filter paper and monogram ink…”
Read more here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589970_3