I love this stuff but it does make me look like I’ve been down a coal mine, does anyone know what they use to moisten it? Seems to keep it’s moisture very well, and also colour my fingers and nose like no snuff I’ve ever tried before
I think it’s Paraffin oil.
Not something I’d generally choose to put into my nose but sod it, I like the stuff. Probably got enough brass dust in my system not to worry about such trivial things
I like DB, it is very messy though.
Doesn’t seem clumpy enough to be paraffin. I thought Indian snuffs were moistened with ghee, and I thought that’s what gave it the slippery characteristic. It could be a synthetic ghee subsitute though for all I know.
Maiṁ viśvāsa nahīṁ kara sakatā yaha ghī nahīṁ hai!
@ Xander… isn’t Ghee a perishable substance? just like a true Schmalzler is made with grease but they used something else that won’t spoil, please note that I am not an expert on the subject.
I can’t speak for ghee, but its certainly going to last a long time, though it would be perishable utimately. Its clarified butter, so all that is left after clarification is the mostly pure fat. Most of the easily spoiled parts are removed during clarificaction process. But no, it won’t keep forever, especially once its been opened. True schmaltz is much the same; keeps a very long time but will ultimately spoil. Now all German snuffs use a non perishable synthetic substitute for their moisturization. This is required by German law. I don’t know if the same holds true in India. They may well use some other oils, I’m only speculating. I only know that the tradtional Indian snuffs, like Madras style are ghee based. Dholakia Black certainly has a peculiar consistancy. Mine seems to have dried out though.
The original fat in Schmalzer was pork fat I believe.
Cant say for others but we certainly use food grade paraffin oil for our snuffs
@mr.snuff, so those Schmalzers were not halaal?!!!