Hello everybody, My name is George and I’m getting back into snuff! I have been an on / off snuff user for the last 5 years. About 3 years ago I was using snuff on a regular basis for a few months and for whatever reason got out of it. Recently I placed a few orders from MrSnuff and I am back on the horse! I am an avid nicotine user. I have ADHD and Nicotine really helps me stay calm and focused. Unfortunately the typical form (Smoking) Is incredibly dangerous for ones health. I also find that heavy use of Swedish Snuss causes yellow teeth which I don’t like. I was a vapour for the better part of 2 years. I build my own coils, typically .3 ohm dual coil for major warmth, nicotine absorption via vaping but recently stopped vaping as it was bugging my lungs (I am focused on getting back into shape) So that leaves Nasal snuff as a great way of keeping your nicotine uptake and also an enjoyable form at that. My technique is pretty good, years of off and on use. I typically pinch and take a hard and fast sniff but very shallow. Only for a split second, while at the same time releasing my pinch so it all goes up at once. I’ve never seen pictures of other peoples pinch, so I’m not sure if I’m pinching to much or two little. I have some questions though! This will also be great to answer for new snuff users. 1.) Could someone post pictures of the size of there pinches. I find that after I pinch, I have to blow my nose! And unfortunately blowing my nose several times a day will chap my nose. I may be pinching far to much (Per nostril). Could be that I have to make my pinches smaller and that way I can pinch more often, every 5 minutes before I have so much in my nose that I have to blow. It’s one thing to say its apple seed size, or pea size, but could I actually see some pictures? 2.) Lets talk about nicotine absorption at the lower part of your nose. Will it absorb as efficiently as it would the higher part? And how can you tell if its in your higher part of your nose vs in your actual sinuses. I ask this for the following reason. My favourite snuff is 6 photo Cheetah (I prefer it to Dolakhia white) For the longest time I would pinch it, take a really quick sniff. It would not go in my throat, it would not go in my sinuses, but I also would notice that I never really got much of a burn? People talk about a crazy burn and crazy nicotine uptake, but I found it to be pleasant, not really a burn and not much of a mic uptake. I am assuming the way I pinch It’s coating the lower part of my nose rather then getting way up there. I was bored a few minutes and and tried taking Cheetah off the back of my hand. I sniffed in a way that it didn’t go into my throat, but it did go significantly higher then from when I pinch. This had a very strong burn and made my eyes water, I also felt a quicker nicotine hit. I’m wondering if that sniff went properly to where it was suppose to go in my nose, or if it went to high and hit my sinuses, not sure how to tell? I’m now thinking whenever I pinch I’m not getting it up high enough in my nose. Or if I’m actually doing it properly getting it far lower in my nose. If that makes sense. What part of the nose is the best place to snuff, and how do you tell its there and not in your sinuses? Thanks guys.
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I should state I have spent the better part of a month reading all of the threads on this forum. Finally decided to create an account! I’ve had difficulty finding an answer to how high up the nose the snuff should go, as well as how you can tell if its in the higher part of your nose or actually the sinuses? The biggest thing was when I’m taking 6 photo. Regular pinch, not much of a burn, may be going to the proper spot in my nose, or maybe going to low. Vs back of hand I get a definite strong burn. Might be in the proper height of the nose, or maybe to high. Some feedback would be great!
@S2KG http://snuffhouse.org/discussion/6/how-to-use-snuff _ “Snuff should remain in the front part of the nose. There, the taste and the nicotine have their best effects.” _
Front part of your nose as in where your fore finger can touch if your picking it? Or right behind the boney part just out of reach of your finger if you shove your finger up there. That is further back but still before the sinuses if that makes any sense.
In the front of your nose, it is not intended to go into your sinuses.
Yes I know, but I’m asking where physically is the front of your nose? I saw a diagram once that shows all the way up to where your eyes are. (Your finger can’t reach up that far) Can someone show me a diagram so I know what we are talking about. Like are we talking about what your finger can touch if your picking your nose, or slightly higher?
But snuff almost always go into sinuses.
Nasal Vestibule
So from this you would only want it in your Nasal Vestabule?
One of the perks of snuffhouse veteran status is that you don’t have to read newbie questions anymore since you know they’ll get handled properly or at the least close enough. 
@S2KG take it as you want it. And be happy you “have to blow your nose”. Otherwise you’d have snuff clumps. At least your nose is not dry. Some people here are dreaming about having catarrh 
I would get stuffed up a few years ago. Now I don’t get stuff up ever. I will get gurgle drainy, then I just snuff more and it opens me right back up. But never stuff up, then again I stay away from Samuel Gawiths, and Mcrystal’s and menthols. I only snuff fine toasts and indian whites.
It’s not worth overthinking; with white snuffs some will go to the sinuses, in fact some goes into my throat and I exhale it from my mouth. Most goes to the front but it depends. I find they’re stronger off the back of the hand but also much harder to control. Size of pinch I take very large ones usually. If off the back of my hand, one pinch between thumb and middle finger as much as I can fit divided into two piles. If sniffed from a pinch, I take two large pinches. Usually I take .3-.5g of snuff at a time. But others use much less. It’s really a matter of personal preference. I have to blow my nose after a few minutes so in public I use the white snuffs because they don’t make my nose run too bad. I rarely have problems with congestion but sometimes do especially if I’m using a lot of medicated snuff.
Thanks for the input Horus92! Sounds like while using lots of snuff I’ll need to blow my nose a short while later and thats okay. I was reading how people snuff all day without requiring to blow there nose and I couldn’t figure it out… I take a few giant pinches and It runs so bad I have no choice but to blow my nose. Maybe they were taking really small pinches in comparison? I’ve never seen pictures of someones pinch so I’m not sure how big mine are. When someone says, I pinch as much as I can fit between finger and thumb, thats hard for me to understand as well. Most of the snuff sits in front of my finger and thumb and I angle it upwards. It’s like I pinch a ton between my thumb and finger, then scoop out more and when I bring it to my nose there is a ton of snuff sitting in the "V"shape between thumb and finger, as well as being pressed in between thumb and finger. Still experimenting if I need to take smaller pinches, and then just pinch a few times every 5 - 10 minutes and then blow my nose an hour or two later, or if I just snuff as much as I can fit up there all at once, then have to blow my nose 15 minutes later. Whats more enjoyable, what provides more constant nicotine etc etc. So much to figure out ugh.
I used to find that only using snuff after quitting smoking did lead to nose irritation and chaffing due to regularly having to clean/blow out my nose. I now vape and no longer have any problem as this reduced my snuff use slightly but I don’t vape as extremely as you seemed to have done. I vape normal strength juice with a good reasonable vapour and now enjoy snuffs like the Artisan brands for flavour as I no longer need so much nicotine from snuff as I did when I used toasts regularly while only using snuff and not vaping. Maybe you should re-adjust slowly and continue a little MILD vaping while getting used to snuff? I would say just go by feel when snuffing. If you don’t get a burn with Cheeta it’s not in far enough and if you get a good burn maybe to far although with whites I consider the burn normal and even desirable. Don’t worry if it goes to far and you cough out a big cloud of snuff. I think most have done that at some stage and it serves to show that you snuffed to much to far. It is said a large pinch can cause less problems but I’m not sure about that. I just take however much I feel like be it several small pinches or less larger pinches. A good tip is to breath in slightly and hold your breath while taking fine toasts as this can help prevent them going to far into your throat etc. All the descriptions of where in the nose are only a guide. Your nose might be unusual perhaps? everyone is slightly different I imagine. Ultmately you are the one to know when you have snuffed to your satisfaction with your nose and you will know by how it feels. Just practice. Less analyzing and more doing. It’s not really rocket science! In time it will all settle down when you find by trial what works best for you and then that’s when you’ll definitely be hooked!!! … on the enjoyment lol. If you really want to go mad then you could try a boxcar!
Hi S2KG. My nose also runs after using a pinch of most snuffs. I keep a small piece of soft cloth in the bathroom which I use to blow my nose during the day and also keep a handkerchief with me at all times.
" with white snuffs some will go to the sinuses, in fact some goes into my throat and I exhale it from my mouth" you’d be surprised if you do “ghhhrr” and spit few minutes after taking snuff