It is best to avoid vaping around babies, toddlers, pets, and any others at risk of secondhand or thirdhand vape exposure.
According to a 2020 study, e-cigarette aerosol may collect on indoor surfaces, resulting in thirdhand vape exposure. Young children may be especially at risk of thirdhand exposure due to hand-to-mouth behaviors.
Baby clothes and toys may absorb nicotine, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) may form. TSNAs are a carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substance.
Nicotine exposure in early childhood may also increase nicotine dependency later in life.