SHAMMAH AFGANI - NEW MAKLA TYPE SNUFF BY SIX PHOTO

Hey guys! Apologies for the delay

Shammah Afghani is now available here

https://mrsnuff.com/shammah-afghani-p-4279.html

@volunge 

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@ManxSnuff Thanks, buddy! Please make the 6 Photo MYSORE SANDALWOOD available at snuffstore.co.uk, too. I’m halfway through placing an order there and just spotted another new one, which I’d like to include in my cart. Regretably, current MYSORE status at snuffstore.co.uk is “Temporarily out of stock”, though it is listed as available at mrsnuff.com, so should be in the warehouse actually. Hope you fix this bug soon.

Meanwhile, could you give us some more details on Mysore Sandalwood Snuff, @sixphoto? What is the tobacco base, is it black, white, green, yellow or brown? Mentholated or menthol-free? Is it single-flavoured (pure sandalwood), or a bouquet with a sandalwood scent playing a leading role?

Description at snuffstore.co.uk: “This is a limited edition snuff. Pure natural sandalwood sourced from the jungles of Mysuru region of Karnatka is added to an exclusive snuff powder blend to create this masterpiece.” http://dev.snuffstore.co.uk/mysore-sandalwood-30g-p-2800.html

@volunge Good you broght this up , please note the details on MYSORE SANDALWOOD SNUFF

BASE TOBACCO : SAME AS SUPER KAILASH

NON MENTHOLATED

SINGLE FLAVOUR SNUFF 

PURE SANDALWOOD OIL ONLY.

PS - the snuff has been wrongly priced , the real price is at least three times the listed price.

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@sixphoto Thanks! I haven’t tried any pure sandalwood snuff (i. e. single flavoured) yet and it’s been a good while since I last time burned incense of that kind. I don’t recall the scent and can’t wait to try Mysore, so I placed an order for it (and Shammah) already.

As far as the current price goes, I thought this new snuff is made of similar base as Krishan or Cheeta, which are similarly priced. Glad to know it has Super Kailash base, though!

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I really appreciate that 6Photo comes out with new products. MG Madras is one of my all time favorites. Cannot wait to try these new ones!

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Hi everyone !

Has anybody got a tin of this as yet ?

I’m looking forward to hear the feedback ,as compared to the Belgium Makla 

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I can attest that Shammah Afgani is a quality product and is stronger than similar Belgian product. I’ve been testing Shammah for five days and made side-by-side comparison with Makla Bouhlel Bentchicou (MBB).

To begin with, both products fall under the same category of  u l t r a  s t r o n g  oral tobacco, widely known as “makla”, i.e. chema, shammah, naswar, nasway or simply "nas’'. 6 Photo product is described as a blend of Rustica and Burley tobaccos, whereas Sifaco uses only Rustica for their maklas. Either have similar plastic clay-like texture and hefty whiff of ammonia. There’s some presence of coarse pieces of tobacco midribs/stems in both products, but properly baked prillas do not disintegrate and drip is minimal (close to none, actually). Both products are plain (unflavoured).

Shammah Afgani: super easy to bake, homogenous texture, oily, khaki brown. There’s a pronounced peppery lip burn and residual burn, which lasts for a good while after the prilla is taken out (up to a half an hour, even after rinsing the mouth with water several times).

MBB (Makla): somewhat harder to bake, texture is less homogenous than Shammah, khaki green. Milder and short lasting lip burn, no residual burn.

Some final remarks. I ran the trial on a well primed lip (besides my passion for the strong nasal snuff, I’m a moderate regular snus user, too) and my nicotine tolerance is fairly high, so I didn’t experience any '“buzz” or razor-sharp painful lip burn, which is a signature of the tobacco of this kind. Neither of them cut my lip or left blisters on gums/lips. MBB just made me satiated and not wishing for more, whereas Shammah nicotine uptake was more stimulating, “wavy” (pulsating uptake, increased heartbeat) and gradually subsiding continued for half an hour even after the prilla was discarded. I use approximately 1 g of product for a prilla and keep it for 30 minutes under my upper lip, limiting my daily usage to two times.

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Thank you for the detailed review of Shammah @volunge. I will definitely include a cab on my next order.

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MrSnuff and Snuffstore are both out of Mysore. Anyone know if there will be a restock?

@tinhuey My pleasure.

shammah

Tin sizes: MBB - 20 g, Shammah Afghani - 50 g.

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@Volunge Thanks for your detailed reviews on Shammah Afghani , much appreciated.

Further , we would soon be preparing a new batch for mrsnuff .

Please let me know if there is anything we can do to improve upon the current product.

We welcome all comments and suggestions.

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@sixphoto PM sent.

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Is spitting required when using Shammah orally, or is it like a snus, with which one doesn’t need to spit?

@Thepeug Properly used, no spitting required. Just like a snus. But don’t keep it in your lip for too long, it is stronger than any snus I have tried.

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Thanks, volunge.  Just placed an order.  I look forward to trying it!

This is good stuff, and stronger than the Fire and Ice.  

@volunge - am I right in my analysis about this? Your description is spot on and having a pea sized prilla in my upper lip for 20 odd minutes had my head swimming. Don’t think I want to use it more than thrice a day since I am using other strong nasal snuffs anyways. 

P.S. You’ve got mail :) 

@newbiesnuffer, indeed, it feels stronger. If you feel it’s too strong (now I’m referring to the lip burn), let the can sit for a few weeks or a month, it should turn milder with time. And yes, just one or two small prillas per day, just for 10-20 minutes. Take control ;).

And thanks for reaching out to me, my friend!

@volunge Other than wrapping in a cigarette paper, is there any other way to mediate the calcium hydroxide’s caustic effect on the gums? I realize that’s kind of the point to absorb nicotine, but I already have dental issues and really don’t want to recede my gums anymore. It tears my gums to shreds. Do you experience this at all? 

It’s not like I could use these all day everyday, but last night’s pinch left a raw spot that hurts like heck on my gums.

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If it doesn’t “calm down” enough even after several months on your shelf or in your drawer, the only way to make it gum/lip-friendlier (besides wrapping it in a smoking paper) is to cut it with raw tobacco or raw rustica flour. You would also need to add water and some mineral oil (or glycerine, or PG, or a mix of both) – basically, to make an equal amount of non-alkalized shammah and knead it with this 6P product (1:1, by weight). Worth trying, if you have some spare tobacco at hand and don’t want to bin the stuff.

@sixphoto, it would be reasonable to lower the pH down to about 10, or just slightly above it. You can still proudly make the strongest “makla”, changing the base to higher nicotine tobacco. When it comes to strong oral products, a rule of thumb is to use stronger tobacco instead of dialing up the alkalizer to the max.

According to the analysis data, Belgian chema is made from rustica which contains roughly 3% nicotine (a product itself contains about 1% nicotine – 10 mg per gram (i.e. on a moist basis)). You can easily beat them to it, changing your base to stronger rustica. Or stronger tobacco. Or a blend of both. If you don’t grow the varieties with such high nicotine content, look for a supplier (for instance: https://www.sopariwala.com/endeavour/leaf-products/). If that adds to the costs, no problem – personally, I wouldn’t mind paying some exta for your Shammah v3 – superior, more gum-friendly product, which could be safely used and enjoyed on a daily basis. Too many guys find the current version too harsh on a lip and cannot use it regularly. In all the mentionings I’ve seen (Fb groups, Reddit) this trait is emphasized as a major drawback.

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@volunge &towhee89 , Thanks for your feedback and suggestions . I would certainly look into it , to make it more lip friendly without cutting down on the strenght and flavour of the original product.

However, i would also like to add here the fact that Shammah Afghani and Fire & Ice are doing better by the day at mrsnuff.com and this is the 1st instance of gum tear brought to my notice.

Hopefully will fix it in the next supply.

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