diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system.dm
index f381a96fed..4658b1e7f3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/effect_system.dm
@@ -1092,4 +1092,17 @@ steam.start() -- spawns the effect
 			for(var/mob/M in viewers(8, location))
 				M << "\red The solution violently explodes."
 
-			explosion(location, devastation, heavy, light, flash)
\ No newline at end of file
+			explosion(location, devastation, heavy, light, flash)
+
+	proc/holder_damage(var/atom/holder)
+		if(holder)
+			var/dmglevel = 4
+
+			if (round(amount/8) > 0)
+				dmglevel = 1
+			else if (round(amount/4) > 0)
+				dmglevel = 2
+			else if (round(amount/2) > 0)
+				dmglevel = 3
+
+			if(dmglevel<4) holder.ex_act(dmglevel)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
index 8aec88c09f..b1e972b502 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes.dm
@@ -27,9 +27,14 @@ datum
 			required_reagents = list("water" = 1, "potassium" = 1)
 			result_amount = 2
 			on_reaction(var/datum/reagents/holder, var/created_volume)
-				var/location = get_turf(holder.my_atom)
 				var/datum/effect/effect/system/reagents_explosion/e = new()
-				e.set_up(round (created_volume/10, 1), location, 0, 0)
+				e.set_up(round (created_volume/10, 1), holder.my_atom, 0, 0)
+				e.holder_damage(holder.my_atom)
+				if(isliving(holder.my_atom))
+					e.amount *= 0.5
+					var/mob/living/L = holder.my_atom
+					if(L.stat!=DEAD)
+						e.amount *= 0.5
 				e.start()
 				holder.clear_reagents()
 				return
@@ -317,9 +322,14 @@ datum
 			required_reagents = list("glycerol" = 1, "pacid" = 1, "sacid" = 1)
 			result_amount = 2
 			on_reaction(var/datum/reagents/holder, var/created_volume)
-				var/location = get_turf(holder.my_atom)
 				var/datum/effect/effect/system/reagents_explosion/e = new()
-				e.set_up(round (created_volume/2, 1), location, 0, 0)
+				e.set_up(round (created_volume/2, 1), holder.my_atom, 0, 0)
+				e.holder_damage(holder.my_atom)
+				if(isliving(holder.my_atom))
+					e.amount *= 0.5
+					var/mob/living/L = holder.my_atom
+					if(L.stat!=DEAD)
+						e.amount *= 0.5
 				e.start()
 
 				holder.clear_reagents()
diff --git a/html/changelog.html b/html/changelog.html
index d27dfac9c0..f65c1ea974 100644
--- a/html/changelog.html
+++ b/html/changelog.html
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ Stuff which is in development and not yet visible to players or just code relate
 should be listed in the changelog upon commit though. Thanks. -->
 
 <!-- To take advantage of the pretty new format (well it was new when I wrote this anyway), open the "add-to-changelog.html" file in any browser and add the stuff and then generate the html code and paste it here -->
+<div class="commit sansserif">
+	<h2 class="date">November 9th</h2>
+	<h3 class="author">AterIgnis updated:</h3>
+	<ul class="changes bgimages16">
+		<li class="tweak">Chemistry explosions try to damage their holder first - potassium-water mixes and nitroglycerol tend to gib human if injected instead of creating crater around them</li>
+	</ul>
+</div>
+
 <div class="commit sansserif">
 	<h2 class="date">6.11.2012</h2>
 	<h3 class="author">Chinsky updated:</h3>