A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Obama administration from trying to regulate electronic cigarettes and prevent them from being imported into the United States.In a sharply worded decision, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon scolded the Food and Drug Administration for trying to assert jurisdiction over the cigarettes, which are battery-powered or rechargeable devices that vaporize a ...

The point here is not to become scared of e-liquid, but to be sensible and aware of the dangers.

That e-liquid is relatively slowly absorbed through skin is fortunate, because it gives time to wash it off (with soap). Nobody should think though that it will not be absorbed eventually, so always wash off even tiny amounts immediately. This is a good habit to get into; 'best practice'. The same goes for surfaces, wipes ...

"Since 1984, nicotine has been given to millions of smokers trying to quit smoking, to help them quit smoking, with no reported increase in lung cancer. Over 40,000 were followed for at least 6 months, and some have been followed for 20 years. Some 8% of nicotine gum users become long term users, but no increase in cancers has been reported ..."

http://www.healthnz.co.nz/cancerrisk.htm

Free radical damage is the main cause (rather than nicotine), from all the combustion products. These deplete our anti-oxidants then damage the elastin, collagen and other tissues. This damage can become irreparable when AGEs form (Advanced Glycation End-products, cross-linked proteins that cannot be broken down and replaced in the normal way).

The main victim from the free radicals in smoke is vitamin C. Most people ...