What is the reaction to inadvertently inhaling glycol fumes or to have it on your hands thus have a reaction?

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HOW FOG (FUME) IS MADE

Glycol foggers: A mixture of glycol alcohols is vaporized by heating them to about 650 degrees Fahrenheit. As the hot vapor rushes into cooler air, the alcohols condense into a warm mist of highly reflective, microscopic droplets. Because it is warm, glycol fog lingers in the air for a long "hang time."
The most widely used theatrical foggers spray a warm chemical mist containing either mineral oil or a mixture of glycol alcohols like those in antifreeze.

Chemical manufacturers have disavowed the use of glycols in fog machines for stage effects, citing the potential for throat irritation and respiratory problems. Industrial customers are cautioned to avoid inhaling vapor or mist, or to use a respirator if they do so.

"The stuff is nasty," said Harry Herman, of Consultech Engineering, a firm based in Washington, D.C., that produced a critique of theatrical fog for Actors' Equity Association in 1995. Herman concluded that glycol fogs irritated and dried out the throat and "should not be used in theatrical productions."

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