It's well known that inhaling cigarette smoke is bad for your health.
Nicotine can have bad effects on our skin.
The substance doesn't have to cause injury if you don't use it.
According to their research, if we come into contact with any nicotine-laden residuals that cigarettes and their ever- popular electronic counterparts leave behind, we risk skin damage.
"We found nicotine may impair wound healing, increase susceptibility to skin infections due to a decrease in immune response, and cause oxidative stress in skin cells," said Giovanna Pozeulos, a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine.
Thirdhand smoke, also known as THS, and spilled e-cigarette liquid were the focus of the study.
The scientists used a 3D model of the skin to compare the levels of nicotine found in a THS or Pod juice-contaminated environment to the levels of nicotine found in a 3D model of the skin.
Just a day's exposure caused cellular damage.
Short-term exposure won't cause any long-term effects. Our skin is regenerated when we exchange THS or E-cig juice.
It can only take a long time exposure to THS.
Young children, people with pre-existing skin conditions, and people who work in nicotine friendly environments are vulnerable to thirdhand dangers.
THS exposure may be chronic for someone living in a THS-contaminated household, which can lead to persistent dermal exposure. People who handle or use electronic cigarettes that have high nicotine concentrations could be exposed.
All that we know about cigarettes doesn't come as a big surprise.
The science wasn't able to catch up to the popularity of e-cigs before they snowballed. Lawmakers do not know how to regulate the devices.
Hopefully, this research will change that.
Thirdhand smoke and electronic cigarette spills can damage human skin.
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