I’m finding that all my snuffs are giving me a fairly blocked and/or running nose. The first minute or two of the hit are fantastic, but they everything seizes up. Happens more with my WoS Super Menthol, than others. Is this just a beginner/starter thing, or does this happen to everyone? Simon
I’m getting you do mostly menthol. Most people seem to have probably with blockage and, menthol after the menthol wears off.
I am another one that simply cannot do menthol with any kind of regularity. Some report that this problem decreases with time. I’ve been trying for years, but so far… Well, Hope springs eternal as I really like the feel of the menthol, but the aftermath… not so much…
A few non-menthol snuff clog me up a little, but it sounds like it could be rebound congestion from mentholated snuffs. I can’t take most of the european types, with a few exceptions such as GH C&M, but the ‘lightly mentholated’ Indian ones, such as 6 Photo Kailash or Special cause no problem. Have you tried those?
I have found that some darker snuffs tend to make my nasal cavity inflamed. I am fine when the snuff is in my nose, but as soon as it works its way rearward (ie when it is about to become throat drip) or if I snuff too hard and it goes up too far, all of the tissues become sore and inflamed for around an hour. I actually thought for a while that I was simply allergic to snuff, which is too awful to contemplate! I haven’t had enough different types of snuff to test this out properly, but I only have the problem with certain snuffs. I do not own any menthol snuffs, so I can’t comment on that side of things. I have found that certain snuffs (WoS French Carotte in particular) do not cause this problem at all, and I can take them all day long, even if I accidentally snuff too hard or allow it to drip down my throat.
I find plain, dry, fine snuffs are much better than menthols to clear a stuffy nose. I’m fortunate in that I don’t usually get snuff congestion but if I do I go straight to something like Dholakia White. Toque Quit - a wonderful snuff snuff all round - seems to do the job as well. Menthol kills me, one of the reasons I made a menthol snuff with hardly any menthol (Dragun menth) was that I could never find a really lightly mentholated snuff. The other reason is that menthol is a great flavour enhancer used very sparingly - I always think of it as the salt of the snuff world.
I find a good pinch of a US scotch clears even the most blocked nostril in seconds
I find SPs will generally keep me dry if I am already dry anyway, whereas something like FUBAR Medic is good for a good blow and a clear out.