Is vaping safe is always the most asked question. There are also more specific questions surrounding this issue such as “ Is vaping safe around my children or pets?”. So today, we will discuss this issue a little bit.
First of all, we would like to confirm that vaping really does not cause any negative effects to children or pets in the house.
The main reason for doubts about the safety of vaping is that the community does not have basic knowledge, most of which think that vape smoke is as toxic as cigarette smoke. We would like to reiterate that: vape smoke is water vapor converted from essential oils with 4 components: PG (flavoring agent), VG (smoke agent), flavoring and nicotine . In some bottles of essential oils, there may be other small ingredients, but most of their ingredients are the same. If you are not too sensitive to the flavors or ingredients mentioned above, the substance you need to be careful when using is nicotine. That does not mean that the above substances are completely harmless. One of the substances that make up e-juice is GRAS, which can cause toxicity in extremely large doses, but rest assured because the dose in each bottle of e-juice is so small that it is negligible and vaping every day will not have any effect on your health.
Nicotine is a relatively harmless substance that has similar effects to caffeine. In low doses, nicotine has no adverse effects on adult humans, but there are a few things to be aware of when it comes to children and pets. Here is a little information on that:
When you inhale a converted e-liquid from a vape device and then exhale the vapor, the nicotine contained in it is only about 5 to 10% of the original amount. This means that if there is 12mg of nicotine/ml of e-juice, there will only be 1.2mg of nicotine contained in the vapor you exhale, which is too small to affect people around you.
Let's talk a little about cigarettes to know how safe the substances in e-juice are for the human body.
A cigarette contains 4000 named chemicals and many more, and over 70 of them can cause cancer. These chemicals not only stay in your body, but can also stay in the bodies of those who inhale the smoke. This is a serious danger that deserves attention.
Many people think that they can smoke safely only outside or indoors when there are no children around. This is a completely wrong thought. Recently, scientists have provided some evidence about the dangers that are lurking for smokers and their loved ones due to third-hand smoke. Third-hand smoke is called thirdhand, which is residue on clothes, carpets, beds, in cars... this substance can penetrate children or even adults through breathing or through the skin. That is also one of the reasons why vaping is safer than smoking because the PG residue on walls or clothes... is relatively small and not enough to cause harm.
We have to admit the fact that vape is not absolutely safe because it still contains chemicals. However, it cannot be denied that the chemicals are somewhat toxic if used in large doses in e-juice bottles, not enough to cause diseases such as cancer or any other disease.
If you are still worried about the problem of vaping harming children, you can search on Google with keywords related to children's reactions when inhaling vape smoke. As far as we know, there has not been any case of children having strange reactions to vaping. However, you should not vape too much in a small space because the adults around us will also feel uncomfortable when there is too much vape smoke.
Animals get nicotine poisoning, not vape smoke poisoning.
Vape smoke cannot cause poisoning, but you should still be careful because e-juice when consumed directly can cause some side effects.
I once read an article about animals being poisoned by nicotine in e-juice. Nicotine poisoning is actually a reaction that can happen to the animal's body. But don't be mistaken in this case. Because only when swallowing e-juice by drinking directly will that phenomenon happen. Therefore, absolutely isolate your essential oil bottles from children or pets in the house if you don't want to cause the above incident.
I am not a scientist or a doctor, but I am a person who is conscious of my health as well as the health of those around me, especially children and pets in the house.
If you are wondering “can I vape around children or pets?” the answer is yes. Just be careful to keep the e-juice out of reach of children and limit direct contact with pets.
Be a conscious vaper in protecting your health and the community.
