Contrary to popular belief, cigar smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking, even if you do not purposefully inhale the smoke. A single full-size cigar can provide roughly the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes. However, since cigars are larger in diameter, they allow more air into your lungs and expose you to more toxins per puff. The main difference between cigar smoking and cigarette smoking is how the products are manufactured. Cigars are handmade by tobacco growers who pick the leaves from which they will be made carefully selecting only mature plants with even-colored leaves and no signs of disease or damage. Once harvested, the leaves are cleaned, cut into pieces and fermented together with sugar and water. The resulting pulp is rolled into thin cigars. Cigarettes, on the other hand, are produced by removing the tobacco leaf's fiber before burning it. This allows for the production of a product that is highly concentrated in toxic chemicals. Nicotine is a chemical found in both cigars and cigarettes. But because cigars are smoked rather than injected, they contain fewer harmful substances than cigarettes. Still, both cigars and cigarettes contain toxins that can harm health. If you smoke either type of product, then stopping completely is the best way to prevent any negative effects on your health.