Poppers contain nitrites (alkyl esters of nitrous acid). Depending on which poppers you buy from which supplier, you will have a completely different nitrite in your hand and therefore run very different health risks.

We regularly deal with the ingredients of poppers. In the list below you will find the various nitrites contained in the poppers that are currently most commonly found in Switzerland.

Only poppers with the following three ingredients are available in our store, as we classify these nitrites as less harmful to health:

• Pentyl nitrite: The majority of our products contain this nitrite, as pentyl nitrite is classified as less harmful to health.
• Hexyl nitrite (UFI V300-A06S-K00V-G02P): New nitrite from the manufacturer Lockerroom in Canada. This nitrite is used for some of the 30ml bottles produced by the manufacturer Lockerroom. Same or less harmful to health like pentyl nitrite. Therefore, we offer products with hexyl nitrite as well.
• Canadian Pentyl Formula (EC number 951-169-0, RM): New substance from the manufacturer Lockerroom in Canada, based on pentyl nitrite. This nitrite is also less harmful to health and is very similar to pentyl nitrite.

Poppers with the following ingredients are NOT available from us, as we classify the ingredients as carcinogenic or very toxic when inhaled. We clearly distance ourselves from these nitrites and our recommendation to you: Hands off products with these nitrites:

• Isopropyl nitrite (CAS 541-42-4): We do not sell these products because of the danger to life from inhalation.
• Isobutyl nitrite (CAS 542-56-3): to be found e.g. in Quicksilver, RAM and Rave. We do not sell these products as they may be carcinogenic.

There are other terms for ingredients that are used and can be found in Switzerland:

• Amyl nitrite: This is a collective term
• Alkyl nitrite: This is a collective term for isobutyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite, isopropyl nitrite, etc.
• We do not recommend poppers with these contents, as it is not clear which nitrite is actually contained here.

Responsible handling of poppers is of great concern to us. We thank you for reading this article carefully.