Are e-liquids poisonous?

[Anya SC]

I am still new to vaping. My ego e-cig frequently leaks some small amounts of e-liquid into my mouth. I read a report that these e-liquids are highly poisonous and I see a skull sign on the bottles.
I read somewhere that less than a teaspoon of an e-liquid can kill a child. This made me frightened. What do you do if the e-liquid leaks into your mouth? Do you wash your moth? I think I swallowed quite a few drops in past 2-3 days due to the e-cig leaking it.

Any advice? I am really panicking now!

 

[retired1]

No, they're not as poisonous that some would lead us to believe. As far as I know, there have been absolutely no documented deaths attributed to the ingestion of ejuice.

 

[DurtyZ]

Simple answer... No.
You would need to drink quite a bit of e liquid to of off of it. But you should still keep bottles of liquid away from children and pets, because they aren't used to nicotine. But one little drop here and there isn't going to harm you in the least bit
Vape on!

 

[IceCreamMan]

Your good as dead.











j/k... You will be fine.



Pure nic is poison... 100mg is dangerous... Ejuic ready for vaping is normally never sold over 24mg and is not going do anything by getting a few drops in your mouth.

 

[Dampmaskin]

Just don't drink a whole bottle.

 

[Spazmelda]

Do you feel like you are overdosing on nicotine? If not, you are fine. Don't drink the juice or inject it, but tasting a few drops is not going to harm you. People suck on oral tobacco, nicotine lozenges, and nicotine gum all the time and don't get ill. If you ingest too much nicotine you will likely feel nauseous and/or vomit and feel the effects of a nicotine overdose.

The news reports are largely over-sensationalized propaganda against electronic cigarettes. Current investigations suggest that nicotine is not nearly as toxic as 'common knowledge' suggests. The traditionally accepted lethal dose of nicotine (60 mg for an adult, iirc) is based on extremely old data obtained in a questionable manner. The lethal dose is likely much much higher. I'll come back with a link if someone doesn't post it before I do.

You do definitely want to keep your ecig and liquids out of reach of children and pets though.

 

[Completely Average]

Simple answer... No.
You would need to drink quite a bit of e liquid to of off of it.

You would probably be surprised how little liquid it would take to kill you if you drank some.

For most ADULT humans, a 30-60mg dose is enough to kill. That would only require drinking 2ml or so of 24mg juice. Figure about 3ml if it's 18mg juice.

But a single drop every now and then isn't going to do much more than taste really nasty.

 

[Anya SC]

So what is the reason for the skull and crossbones sign on the bottles? I have them on the 0mg nicotine bottles too! Is there any other dangerous ingredient except for the nicotine?

 

[Spazmelda]

Here's the article I was thinking of: http://download.springer.com/static...546_645714f020b3c42cedd3cbce20201c94&ext=.pdf

 

[zoiDman]

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Any advice? I am really panicking now!

Getting a Few Drops of e-Liquid in your Mouth is Not Going to Kill You.

You might get a Little Light Headed. And you Might get a Bad Case of the Hiccups. But it Isn't going to Kill You.

You SHOULD though keep ALL e-Liquids out of reach of Children and Pets.

 

[Spazmelda]

You would probably be surprised how little liquid it would take to kill you if you drank some.

For most ADULT humans, a 30-60mg dose is enough to kill. That would only require drinking 2ml or so of 24mg juice. Figure about 3ml if it's 18mg juice.

Read the article I just posted and see if you change your mind about this.

 

[db13berry]

So what is the reason of the skull sign on the bottles? I have them on the 0mg nicotine bottles too! Is there any other dangerous ingredient except for the nicotine?

What brand of eliquid do you have? None of my bottles have a skull sign. They do say to "keep away from children". Duh.

 

[Cloud Junky]

The nicotine is poisonous if swallowed because it can be absorbed in the skin and or into the blood stream if swallowed. You will have to drink a shot glass full of 100% nic per ml to really hurt or kill you. If you get splatter mouth, rinse your mouth with water and drink a good 12 oz. glass of water. You will feel first symptoms of nausea, after that a head rush that will shut off all your functioning (movement, talking, vision) for about 5 minutes and you will not want to vape for a while your body will not want nicotine. VG and PG will make you use the bathroom if you drink it. You are fine if you are on ECF.

 

[Completely Average]

The news reports are largely over-sensationalized propaganda against electronic cigarettes. Current investigations suggest that nicotine is not nearly as toxic as 'common knowledge' suggests. The traditionally accepted lethal dose of nicotine (60 mg for an adult, iirc) is based on extremely old data obtained in a questionable manner.

Wow, are you a kid or something?

Studies as recently as 2009 have supported the 30-60mg lethal dose figures, and this comes from multiple studies, not a single one obtained "in a questionable manner". Seems to me you're spreading a bit of propaganda yourself there.

See Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man (8th ed.) published 2008 and/or Medical Toxicology (3rd ed.) ISDN 9780781728454.



You're probably referring to the paper written by Bernd Mayer who believes that the lethal doze should be updated to 500-1000mg, but his research is entirely based on dogs and even he admits that more clinical studies need to be done before changing the current standards.

 

[FireDragon1138]

Nicotine is potentially poisonous, so that's why the skull is there. It potentially could kill a child (it's happened only once that I'm aware of), and it does kill animals if they drink it.

A drop of e-liquid can't kill you, and it's not even likely to make you sick, especially if you are a former smoker.

If you get e-liquid in your mouth, don't swallow it, spit it out, and rinse your mouth out at the next opportunity, and you'll be OK.

 

[Anya SC]

What brand of eliquid do you have? None of my bottles have a skull sign. They do say to "keep away from children". Duh.

I have a French one, d'lice 6mg nic, coffee flavour- it doesn't have a skull sign.
Then I have an UK one 'shisha e-liquid' bought from Amazon -(Bluestar e-Liquids GB - Great Value e-Liquids Delivered Worldwide) - this is 0mg tobacco flavour, it does have a skull sign
Then I have diamond mist (http://www.diamondmist.co.uk/e-liquids.html) - coffee flavour 0mg, it also has a skull sign..
And I also have an italian made liqua 12mg (also with a skull)

I am now really confused!

 

[IceCreamMan]

Wow, are you a kid or something?

Studies as recently as 2009 have supported the 30-60mg lethal dose figures, and this comes from multiple studies, not a single one obtained "in a questionable manner". Seems to me you're spreading a bit of propaganda yourself there.

See Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man (8th ed.) published 2008 and/or Medical Toxicology (3rd ed.) ISDN 9780781728454.



You're probably referring to the paper written by Bernd Mayer who believes that the lethal doze should be updated to 500-1000mg, but his research is entirely based on dogs and even he admits that more clinical studies need to be done before changing the current standards.

What is the wild blue funk does that have to do with the OP getting a few drops in the mouth over several days? I'm sure the link you posted also has facts about alcohol being poisonous as well.

Just as you should not put makers mark in a baby's bottle or go on a drinking stuper until your at the er having your stomach pumped, you should also not let kids near eliquids or chug 30ml bottles. In small doses neither will do any harm.

 

[db13berry]

I have a French one, d'lice - it doesn't have a skull sign.
Then I have an UK one 'shisha e-liquid' bought from Amazon -(Bluestar e-Liquids GB - Great Value e-Liquids Delivered Worldwide) - this is 0mg tobacco flavour, it does have a skull sign
Then I have diamond mist (http://www.diamondmist.co.uk/e-liquids.html) - coffee flavour 0mg, it also has a skull sign..
And I also have an italian made liqua 12mg (also with a skull)

I am now really confused!

It sounds like the Skull sign may be for UK compliance. Nicotine can be poisonous. I mean, it can be used as a pesticide. But for the purpose of using it in eliquid at a normal dosage, you are fine.

Also, I lick it off my hand if I spill some. No harm.

 

[retired1]

You would probably be surprised how little liquid it would take to kill you if you drank some.

For most ADULT humans, a 30-60mg dose is enough to kill. That would only require drinking 2ml or so of 24mg juice. Figure about 3ml if it's 18mg juice.

But a single drop every now and then isn't going to do much more than taste really nasty.

This is not true. With the newer research coming out, you could ingest 100mg nicotine base and still not keel over dead. The 30-60mg dose myth has never been proven, and continues to rear its ugly head.

 

[AmandaD]

Wow, are you a kid or something?

Studies as recently as 2009 have supported the 30-60mg lethal dose figures, and this comes from multiple studies, not a single one obtained "in a questionable manner". Seems to me you're spreading a bit of propaganda yourself there.

See Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man (8th ed.) published 2008 and/or Medical Toxicology (3rd ed.) ISDN 9780781728454.



You're probably referring to the paper written by Bernd Mayer who believes that the lethal doze should be updated to 500-1000mg, but his research is entirely based on dogs and even he admits that more clinical studies need to be done before changing the current standards.

Interesting. I know of someone who regularly vapes an extremely high nic level (at least 60mg) with no ill effects. I'm not promoting that, nor do I feel the need to vape a high level myself, but there may be something in Spazmelda's info that's worthwhile following.

It does make one wonder how people are vaping 36mg nic?

I'll have to Google current studies and find out more, but I have trouble understanding how 30mg of nic can kill an adult of normal health.