Question about nicotine potency

[aidanpryde18]

Hi, I was looking through the forum and ran into the warning banner on the DIY liquid area.

It made me wonder, at what potency of nicotine do you have to really start worrying about rubber gloves and the such? Obviously I am not going to chug, or use as a moisturizer, a 30 ml bottle of 6mg liquid. I have some 24mg juice coming in and I want to know how careful I need to be.

Thanks so much for the help, this is a great board!

 

[LittleMerced]

heya,

I've gotten liquid on me pretty much everytime I refill. If it's more than just moisture from the interior of the cart or whatever, I just wash my hands. I wouldn't worry about it. I like to keep a moist paper towel around to wipe off my hands until I can wash them, if needed. If you spilled the bottle on yourself you would want to change clothes and wash it off immediately, though.

I think that warning is for people using pure nic, but it really doesn't hurt to be careful. A couple of drops on your skin isn't going to hurt you.

Hope that helps and welcome

 

[aidanpryde18]

That's pretty much what I figured. But, better safe than sorry.

thanks for the quick reply

 

[LittleMerced]

when I first started refilling I freaked out if any got on my skin, lol. So at least you aren't paranoid, just cautious!

No problem

 

[davielawson]

There is little harm from a refill liquid getting on your skin. Typically 36mg/ml is the max concentration of nicotine found in a liquid. Glycerol is likely to decrease the rate of absorption of nicotine into the blood stream via the skin also, so it is just best to wash off when it gets on your hands.

As a general rule 0.5mg/kg body weight is lethal (LD 50), if you start to feel ill or nauseous get some fresh air, if unsure call 112 and get checked out by a qualified professional.

Special care should be taken when handling neat nicotine, I would strongly recommend against anyone who does not have experience of handling toxic chemicals, handling neat nicotine. Neat nicotine is highly toxic and appropriate personal protective equipment should be warn.

On a side note, if you are to wishing to wear gloves when refilling your cartridges, latex is not recommended as it deteriorates when in contact with nicotine and so nitrile gloves are preferred.

 

[aidanpryde18]

Thanks Davie, Good to know about the Nitrile.

Whenever someone mentions 112, it always reminds me of the IT Crowd, not sure if you are a fan, but I find this bit hilarious.

youtube.com/watch?v=1gcbXly2YNE