So I’ve been snuffing off and on for a couple of years. Recently snuff has become my main tobacco companion and snus is now in second place. In the past when I used snuff if I became congested I would not snuff for a while ( like a day or so) and just stick to snus. Now that I’m using snuff more the congestion is killing me. I’ve been using saline solution (simply saline) which does work but not instantly. I can’t always make time to pour saline in my nostrils when they are congested since I do spend a fair amount of time dealing with face to face with people. Over the past few days I’ve been asked numerous times if I have a cold or allergies! My question is this: For those of you who use snuff a lot, does the congestion get better as your nose gets used to snuffing regularly? As much as I love using snuff this seems to be the one road block to becoming a full time snuffer for me! Thanks! Allen
Try 6 photo Special the best decongestant I know. clears me up instantly.6 photo Kailash is equally effective. I don’t leave home without 6 photo special. I use it for when I need it.
Very few snuffs clog me up. The SG gold/light tan snuffs do though. So I tend to avoid those. Can’t offer any advice except menthol works well for me as a decongestant but some people don’t get on well with menthol. Have you tried toasts and scotches? I doubt those will clog you up.
@basement_shaman I will put those on my next order from Mr. Snuff. Thanks! @SnuffySnuff: I’ve been using toasts. I’ve also used scotches in the past. Still blocks me up. Maybe my nose just freaks out 
@Allen …I dont know how true this is for everyone… it worked for me. i saw a video on youtube by uncle quinty ( paul shallbetter ) on maintenance of nose… Cleansing ( I may have also read a post on SH ) It’s about getting used to how your nose reacts to certain snuffs… Paul put it into laymans terms and said : that your nasal passages expand and contract to each type of snuff in a certain way and in turn may or may not produce fluid or dry you out. Obviously expand and fluid bad news for congestion. Further stated its about tricking your nose and playing on those reactions ( that’s where menthol or 6 photo mentioned above come into play for some people … Toasts for others… Scotches for some ) I have found this true… But can only use the tiniest specks of menthol to clear up … Any more menthol I react and clog… Toque lime toast was amazing for Clearing …I am out of it currently… WoS lemon toast is almost currently almost as good clearing wise… USA BRUTON… that could clear the Lincoln Tunnel during a Subway Series…BRUTON always works for me… I now find Dholokia white also as good as bruton for that as well. Different Folks Different strokes , etc. Also narrowing your snuff to one type for a day and another type another day and so on and see how you react, if you find the culprit that clogs you up, than try small amount of menthol or toast or scotch one day, another type on another day and so on ( start small to clear with any one of the three ) Depending on your range of snuffs in collection, take mental notes of how you react to them. Once you have mental notes…and you are finding your answers… THAN AFTER FINDING WHAT CLOGS AND CLEARS, than you can MIX IT UP !! ( please note too many types of snuff in one day will usually always clog me up ) Patience… It’s worth it… Hope this helps… ( I will also state saline is great and obviously part of a healthy routine, but it doesn’t always clear me up )
The congestion is one of the reasons I steer clear of menthol and eucalyptus unless I specifically need them. I tend to get a parasympathetic rebound effect with them (probably too many cough sweets as a youth) and after the initial clearing effect my nose is worse than before. Plain dark moist snuffs don’t have that effect on me, and I’m safer to snuff those at higher frequencies. Try to identify which types affect you the most and get rid of them, and try increasing your fluid intake
Royal George always clears my nose even if it feels like I can barely breathe through it.
Thanks for the suggestions! @AANYCAARDS I will keep trying and hope to find the one that works best. I still think it may just be a matter of time and patience. Sounds like I need to add some Toque Lime Toast to my next Toque order!
Agreed with everyone, some make congestion worse, others make it better. For me the more vitamin N, the more my nose will run and ease congestion. Im still in the process of sorting out which ones are better for me, but in general though I love Schmalzers they do cause me some congestion. So do some of the moist coarse blends like F&T Santo Domingo.
For sniffling there are a few snuffs I’ve found to have a drying effect, Snafu Plain is very drying for me, it has a strong almost chlorine like effect in the nose, It’s not as bad as that sounds, great Nic kick too. WE Garret Scotch is very dry in the nose, and Wilson’s of sharrow Natural causes no run. I love Toasts but they do make me a little drippy. For congestion the menthol’s always come with a backlash for me, Run a little bit and then plug up. The Indians, Sparrow Cool or Super Kailash will clear you out,without the backlash, but you have to be able to blow it out not good for right before a face to face. Some snuffs I’ve found will just plug me up, WOW Coffee Bite, love the flavor, five minutes after a couple pinches and I can’t breath I think that’s a different reaction to something in the snuff, if that’s the case you can probably steer around that pretty easily. Nothing real insightful here but I hope it helped.
Gawith Cola, is my head cold erasure and a touch of saline spray. works every time. And as @AANYCAARDS mentioned, Toque Lime Toast works well too.
when I first started snuffing I got clogged up bad. With time not so much so. I also have noticed some snuffs (natural i.e. unscented) seem to clog less then others. Some snuffs poschels mainily seem to clog me up everytime. I’ve also noticed that when my nose feels a certain way some snuffs work better then others. For example if I’am stuffy pine scented snuffs do wonders for me, if I’am already clear they fuck up my nose.
Like the others, some snuffs clog me up…Molens snuffs, especially. Heavy menthols like Hedges orRed Bull clear me up quickly and luckily I get no rebound congestion. Whereas for others, toasts or schmalzlers clear them up. In the event I’m clogged (because I like Molens and also have to talk to people alot and can’t squeeze saline up my nose), I go with it until I get irritated by it, then take a big pinch of a heavy menthol and I do a “head nodding/breathing” exercise that gets things flowing again. Here’s a vid of where I learned the nod/breathe technique (works for me!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnbe6nsFvRo
I use hedges of McChrystals old and genuine to clear my nose. But any strong menthol or eucalyptus will work. You DO NOT have to wash your nose with saline. saline is needed for the eyes in dilute solution. I clean my nose 2 or three times a day because I like the smell that results and allows me to better appreciate the snuff I’m switching to. I just cup my hands bring them up to my nose with plain water and inhale and let the water bubble a bit. Do this a few times than bring the water all the way to your throat. If one nostril is worse than the other use the ball of your thumb to close off the clearer nostril. This can be done in any bathroom or with any source of fresh water other than a glass of it sitting on a lectern with 100s of people watching (though I have considered this, but out of deference to my hosts have refrained) Yoga practitioners have been doing this for thousands of years with regular water. But then again they drink the morning’s first urine (which is supposed to contain valuable hormones). This ages them dramatically and allows them, at 30 to look 110 which is what they claim to teach this technique to the gullible (the last sentences was NOT serious but the rest was)
Raw habaneros will flush you out pretty good too
Raw habaneros will flush you out pretty good too
a must have, in my homemade pico de gallo.
Bohica is a nuclear bomb;once in your nose it will make everything start running. Handle with care Fresh ground horseradish will clear congestion. and it great on roast beef
Exercise does clear me up, but not always practical. Doing push-ups or pull-ups in a client’s office to clear my blocked nose may not go over too well.