Japan to investigate e cigarette safety after formaldehyde findings Vaping The Guardian Vapes don't produce harmless water vapor. They can contain addictive nicotine, cancer causing chemicals like acetaldehyde and formaldehyde, and heavy metals that don't belong in your body. Live Vape Free is a text Is Formaldehyde Contained in Vapes? What's REALLY in your cigarette or vape? You're not just inhaling nicotine. Cigarettes contain arsenic, ammonia, and formaldehyde yes, the same stuff used to embalm bodies. Vapes? Heavy metals, toxic chemicals,