Symptoms of Chemical poisoning- propylene glycol

[chief druid]

few drops an hour .... hmm knew i was going wrong some were ...

[QueenInNC]

Better get rid of your make up too!
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[planetofthevapes]

Originally Posted by chief druid

few drops an hour .... hmm knew i was going wrong some were ...

LOL...I'm talking about one of those days where the vaping is uber heavenly (new flavor, new atomizer, new battery)...when you can't put it down. Or at night, when I'm perusing the forums, everybody is talking about vaping...dangit...dead battery....nah, j/k j/k. LOL...I need to put my computer in a sealed room and just fog the place! ROFLMAO. I'm totally kidding of course!

[Doc]

I would agree with all of the helpful people on this thread. Propylene glycol is harmless except for minor irritation as used here. Don't drink it, try not to swallow it if you cart leaks and wash your hands before touching your eyes or other mucous membranes.

In the vaporized form, most of it is exhaled. The amount you drip will not equal the amount absorbed or left on your respiratory membranes.

[Gravel Hauler]

where do i buy Vegetable Glycerin? I have look in my gro. stores and walmart and cannot find any

[Momof3]

You can get vegetable glycerin at most health food stores. You can buy glycerin that can be used (not sure if it's vegetable or not) at many cake or candy making stores or stores that carry those kinds of items. Hobby Lobby, Michael's, some Wal-Marts (with candy/cake making supplies usually in crafts), call a few and ask.

As to PG poisoning....

I just took a shower. My shampoo has PG in it. My conditioner has PG in it. My face scrub has PG in it. My body wash has PG in it. The lotion I used after has PG in it. After I brushed, I used mouthwash and guess what, yep it contains PG. I cut some e-liquid with PG earlier, no gloves. I've been vaping all day. I've consumed various things today that have PG or something derived from PG listed in the ingredients. Not sure how much PG it's supposed to take to poison you, but I've got not 1 symptom.

[taz3cat]

I was looking a my fragrances for my hot tub, they all have pg in them. My vitamen e hand cream has it in it.

There is a research paper that said pg was bad if you injected it. LOL

[secretsquirrl]

I'm new to the forums and have not yet tried vaping(waiting on orders). But it seems like no one has mentioned that each individual is different and therefore the level of tolerance towards any chemical varies greatly. Just like how certain people are susceptible to irritation from peanut oil.

[Momof3]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrl

I'm new to the forums and have not yet tried vaping(waiting on orders). But it seems like no one has mentioned that each individual is different and therefore the level of tolerance towards any chemical varies greatly. Just like how certain people are susceptible to irritation from peanut oil.

This is true and I apologize if I seemed snippy, I didn't intend to. I was trying to point out all the PG we slather on ourselves, breathe in and also ingest every single day whether we vape or not. And yes I mean ingest, we eat and drink stuff every single day with PG in it. If more people would read labels, they might be shocked at how many things they use with PG listed in the ingredients.

I have a big bottle of PG I bought from the pharmacy. The only warning on it is not to store it near anything toxic or odorous as it may be used in a food product for consumption. Even things we use on and give to infants to ingest have PG.

If I decided to sit down and chug a few of those big bottles of PG straight, then maybe I would have cause to worry about PG poisoning. The same holds true for just about anything in too large a quantity.

Someone who starts vaping and has some symptoms of sensitivity to inhaling PG, then yes, stop using it and try VG. But being sensitive to and suffering from poisoning are whole different things to me. Many people will only read bits of this thread and leave terrified of PG when they are in reality saturating themselves with it on a daily basis.

I'm only talking about PG itself here. Liquid nicotine is different. Yes, you need to take some added precautions with the nicotine. Same as you do with any other toxic substance in your home. And believe me when I say there are tons of those, but PG isn't something people need to really worry about.

[QueenInNC]

Originally Posted by Momof3

This is true and I apologize if I seemed snippy, I didn't intend to. I was trying to point out all the PG we slather on ourselves, breathe in and also ingest every single day whether we vape or not. And yes I mean ingest, we eat and drink stuff every single day with PG in it. If more people would read labels, they might be shocked at how many things they use with PG listed in the ingredients.

I have a big bottle of PG I bought from the pharmacy. The only warning on it is not to store it near anything toxic or odorous as it may be used in a food product for consumption. Even things we use on and give to infants to ingest have PG.

If I decided to sit down and chug a few of those big bottles of PG straight, then maybe I would have cause to worry about PG poisoning. The same holds true for just about anything in too large a quantity.

Someone who starts vaping and has some symptoms of sensitivity to inhaling PG, then yes, stop using it and try VG. But being sensitive to and suffering from poisoning are whole different things to me. Many people will only read bits of this thread and leave terrified of PG when they are in reality saturating themselves with it on a daily basis.

I'm only talking about PG itself here. Liquid nicotine is different. Yes, you need to take some added precautions with the nicotine. Same as you do with any other toxic substance in your home. And believe me when I say there are tons of those, but PG isn't something people need to really worry about.

Everything in moderation