Herbal vaporizers are basically used for heating various kinds of plants and herbs such as lavender, sage, chamomile, eucalyptus, and even tobacco which is also called legal cannabis herbs. Usually, three methods are available to heat the herbs which can be either heating directly or using hot air.

The first method is referred as thermal conduction which is utilized by the Iolite portable vaporizer. The herbs or the plant materials are directly placed on a plate of metal or any other heating element. The second method uses the hot air for heating the herbs. This method is also known as convection. The last and the third method is thermal radiation where light is used for heating the herbs. It is necessary to heat the herbs to the temperature below the combustion point, and once they are heated to that temperature, the active ingredients are changed to vapor and move to a storage bag. For direct vaporization experience vapor can also be released into an inhalation tube.

Vaporizer balloons or bags permit vapor storage for future usage. This feature is used in volcano vaporizer. These days, herbal vaporizers are in great demand and most of the people are preferring it over the old ways of traditional smoking as these vaporizers minimizes and reduce the harmful effects of smoking. Thus a person can maintain its health. The common harmful effect of smoking is inhaling the harmful elements like tar, carbon monoxide and carcinogens. Due to the ban of smoking in public areas, vaporizers are used by many smokers as an alternative for smoking. It is not only safe but also does not have harmful effects to the neighboring person as no second hand smoke is produced, which is very dangerous according to some people.

Keep in mind the temperature needed for the vaporizer to heat. If by chance, temperature remained low, the active ingredients of the plant materials will not be converted into vapors. And if there is no active ingredient, there will be an absence of physiological reactions. So it is require maintaining the temperature high so that the active ingredients will be found in adequate quantity in the vapor. The active ingredients can be achieved at different levels of heating. It is based on the fact, which plant material is being heated. It is also require to cool the vaporizer, as warm vaporizer can be harmful to throat and bronchial tubes.