Abstract: A system for self-lighting cigarettes includes a cigarette and a cap coupled to the front end of cigarette. The cap includes a housing coupled to one end of the cigarette and having a hollow chamber formed therein. In a first embodiment, first and second containers are located in the chamber and contain respective substances which react with each other when released from their respective containers to produce a sufficient amount of heat to ignite the front end of the cigarette. In a second embodiment, a single container is located in the chamber and contains a substance which reacts, upon direct contact with air, to produce a sufficient amount of heat to ignite the front end of the cigarettes. The cigarette is ignited by carrying out a predetermined actuation which breaks the containers.