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Your hands get a nic buzz.
You absorb nic through dermal contact. So in my experience that part of your body ( fingertips ) will feel....buzzed. Kinda tingly, maybe. But as long as its not a huge amount of saturation, it should be fine. Like a drop or some residue. But if you spilled more then the equivalent of 3 or 4 drops on one part of your skin, i would immediately go rinse it out. If not...I don't know. Doubt it would be serious, but you may get a weird body high or something.
You absorb nic through dermal contact. So in my experience that part of your body ( fingertips ) will feel....buzzed. Kinda tingly, maybe. But as long as its not a huge amount of saturation, it should be fine. Like a drop or some residue. But if you spilled more then the equivalent of 3 or 4 drops on one part of your skin, i would immediately go rinse it out. If not...I don't know. Doubt it would be serious, but you may get a weird body high or something.
Getting juice on your skin is not good of course, but since it is pre-mixed you are in much better state than getting unmixed nicquid. It depends on how much you got on your skin (if it wasn't pre-mixed) at what concentration.
Though I can't say for sure, I look at getting a mixed nicquid on my skin much like getting a leak from a tip in my mouth. It tastes like crap, but you shouldn't have an issue. Worse case I can expect is you would absorb some of the nic via skin and feel a bit of a nic overload. Try and get it washed off quickly next time, but you should be fine for now.
Though I can't say for sure, I look at getting a mixed nicquid on my skin much like getting a leak from a tip in my mouth. It tastes like crap, but you shouldn't have an issue. Worse case I can expect is you would absorb some of the nic via skin and feel a bit of a nic overload. Try and get it washed off quickly next time, but you should be fine for now.
Nothing is going to happen unless you say spill an entire bottle on your hand and don't wash it quick. The average cigarette has 10 or 11mg of nicotine in it, so if you spill a ml of 12mg ejuice on you then you just contacted a cigarette worth of nicotine. The worry here is if you are a DIY ejuice maker and you spill say 250ml of 100mg nicotine solution on yourself then you could have a serious problem in a hurry. That's why it's important to pull your solution off into smaller bottles for mixing and be super careful and preferably work on a surface with a drip edge or at least toss a towel on your lap. Also do it in a well ventilated area and keep the cap on the nicotine til the last second, and put it right back on after you get what you need out of it. It's better to lose the money of your nic solution than to lose your life. If you go to the hospital it will cost you many times that bottle of nic juice that's for sure, even WITH insurance. Remember they make nicotine patches that contact your skin so that should be proof enough that you can both contact ingest it and also inhale the fumes off of it.
TLDR Version: You're fine. Don't make it a habit but there's not a single person in this forum who hasn't done it, and gotten a mouthful of juice to boot. If you feel funny, don't vape for a while. If you get a headache, drink some water and go lay down and it 20-30 minutes you'll be back in action.
TLDR Version: You're fine. Don't make it a habit but there's not a single person in this forum who hasn't done it, and gotten a mouthful of juice to boot. If you feel funny, don't vape for a while. If you get a headache, drink some water and go lay down and it 20-30 minutes you'll be back in action.
I have a genesis style atty so I am always getting juice on my hands from tinkering, however, I always go for a wash off when done and can't say I've ever felt any ill effects.
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Not saying this is good, but I have spilled 60mg nic liquid on my skin. I was worried but washed up right away. It was probably 3 or 4 drops. I did not feel a thing. Also I have a giant clearomizer break in my hands one time and had about 3mls of 18mg mixed liquid in my hands. Again washed up and didnt feel a thing.
lick it quick... jk well i dojust dont get it in your eyes owie...
LOL, been there, done that... OWIE is right
There are many factors at play here, for example:
- The PG and VG in e-liquid bind the nicotine to a certain extent, that is to say they 'lock it in'. In addition, it is at a very low strength when mixed ready for vaping - around 1% to 4% of the strength of the original pure nicotine liquid.
- This means there is a world of difference between spilling pure nicotine, or nicotine mixed with water, onto the hands. You have time to wash it off, because the low strength combined with the binding effect of of PG together with the fact it cannot penetrate the skin rapidly, means there is a timelag before it can penetrate the skin and take effect.
- There is a huge difference in tolerance to nicotine between individuals. We know it is at least a factor of ten - that is to say, an individual with high tolerance can tolerate ten times the amount of nicotine an individual with low tolerance can. So it depends where you are on the scale. If you are a 6mg or 12mg vaper then you should take considerably more precautions than a 36mg vaper - you have less tolerance to nicotine and therefore the effects of over-consumption are likely to be more pronounced.
Persons who are not sure what the effect of e-liquid spillage might be for them, should take the necessary sensible precautions. If you've spilled high-strength liquid on yourself and did not experience any unpleasant effects (increase in heart rate / jittery feeling / headache / tingling extremities) then *perhaps* you may have a higher tolerance.
- The PG and VG in e-liquid bind the nicotine to a certain extent, that is to say they 'lock it in'. In addition, it is at a very low strength when mixed ready for vaping - around 1% to 4% of the strength of the original pure nicotine liquid.
- This means there is a world of difference between spilling pure nicotine, or nicotine mixed with water, onto the hands. You have time to wash it off, because the low strength combined with the binding effect of of PG together with the fact it cannot penetrate the skin rapidly, means there is a timelag before it can penetrate the skin and take effect.
- There is a huge difference in tolerance to nicotine between individuals. We know it is at least a factor of ten - that is to say, an individual with high tolerance can tolerate ten times the amount of nicotine an individual with low tolerance can. So it depends where you are on the scale. If you are a 6mg or 12mg vaper then you should take considerably more precautions than a 36mg vaper - you have less tolerance to nicotine and therefore the effects of over-consumption are likely to be more pronounced.
Persons who are not sure what the effect of e-liquid spillage might be for them, should take the necessary sensible precautions. If you've spilled high-strength liquid on yourself and did not experience any unpleasant effects (increase in heart rate / jittery feeling / headache / tingling extremities) then *perhaps* you may have a higher tolerance.
Do you mean that the nicotine is soluble in the PG or VG and when it is vaporized, everything is "let loose," or something like that?
Nicotine tends to be bound by PG/VG whether vaped or not.
For example it is known from cigarette research that the more PG is added to the tobacco in a cigarette (to keep it moist), the less nicotine is available to the end user.
This could be one of the reasons why nicotine in vapor seems to have equal absorption in the mouth and nose as the lungs. However such evidence is anecdotal currently, what is needed is a proper trial where vapers' nicotine blood plasma levels are tested - one group inhaling fast and holding it, then exhaling fast (to minimise time in the mouth); another group drawing into the mouth only.
The purpose of such research, and its benefit, would be to show if vapers can dispense with inhaling or not - with attendant health benefits for those with fragile lungs, perhaps. Of course, this comes on the list of useful research with a tangible health benefit; it seems as if junk with a hidden and unsavoury profit motive is more likely to get funded now.
For example it is known from cigarette research that the more PG is added to the tobacco in a cigarette (to keep it moist), the less nicotine is available to the end user.
This could be one of the reasons why nicotine in vapor seems to have equal absorption in the mouth and nose as the lungs. However such evidence is anecdotal currently, what is needed is a proper trial where vapers' nicotine blood plasma levels are tested - one group inhaling fast and holding it, then exhaling fast (to minimise time in the mouth); another group drawing into the mouth only.
The purpose of such research, and its benefit, would be to show if vapers can dispense with inhaling or not - with attendant health benefits for those with fragile lungs, perhaps. Of course, this comes on the list of useful research with a tangible health benefit; it seems as if junk with a hidden and unsavoury profit motive is more likely to get funded now.
Yup, done it plenty myself...sometimes it tingles, sometimes now, just wash it and your fine...
I am somewhat worried about my cat walking over an area where I may have spilled a bit, like my desk where I refill and mix most of the time and he jumps up in from of my computer looking for attention!
I just make sure I religiously clean it up with some sort of spray detergent multi-purpose cleaner as opposed to just wiping it up due to this as we love him to death and would hate for my habit to poison him!
Whilst on the topic of liquids, anybody know how to get a spill out of leather, I my tank leaked a drop out onto the arm of our new VERY expensive sofa and my wife nearly killed my, so far nothing has worked! EEEK!
I am somewhat worried about my cat walking over an area where I may have spilled a bit, like my desk where I refill and mix most of the time and he jumps up in from of my computer looking for attention!
I just make sure I religiously clean it up with some sort of spray detergent multi-purpose cleaner as opposed to just wiping it up due to this as we love him to death and would hate for my habit to poison him!
Whilst on the topic of liquids, anybody know how to get a spill out of leather, I my tank leaked a drop out onto the arm of our new VERY expensive sofa and my wife nearly killed my, so far nothing has worked! EEEK!
i mix my own and have had the whoopsie moment with 54 nic .....made sure that was washed off straight away now i use rubber gloves in a well vent area
im a clumsy sausage fingered body anyway ....be safe rather than sorry
im a clumsy sausage fingered body anyway ....be safe rather than sorry
Ever gotten a burst of flavorful juice in your mouth due to a recently overfilled carto/clearo? Yeah, I'd be more worried about that than skin contact
I had a freshly filled carto that I apparently overly topped off and can assume that the puddling at the top did not wick. I went to take a drag last night laying in bed, PV was at a 45deg angle inverted, and got a fairly substancial amount of juice in my mouth, to which my wonderful reflexes swallowed for me. Throat was numb and tingly, and got a little light headed, but went away fairly quick. I would say not to let it sit on your skin like a pool of standing water, but washing it off when you get the chance... I think should be ok.
hey akasha1
these people seem to know what theyre talking about
my feeling is
dont take a bath in it and try to clean up after yourself
but all those years ive been poisoning myself with cigs i dont think a little juice is going to get me
these people seem to know what theyre talking about
my feeling is
dont take a bath in it and try to clean up after yourself
but all those years ive been poisoning myself with cigs i dont think a little juice is going to get me
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