I love Menthol. Menthol does not like me. I have tried 6 times now to get used to it, but end up horribly stuffed up for 4 to 5 days afterward. Every time. I have tried a lot of snuffs, and the negative effect directly correlates to the amount of Menthol contained. Trace of menthol, trace of an effect. Medicated snuff = No snuff for days afterward, too congested. Neti is no help. I have been able to snuff tons of Camphor and Mild, with no bad side effects, just a little swelling. I love Camphor and Mild, so at least I can survive. I just wondered if I was the only one?
nope lots of other people have this problem. I’am glad I don’t.
I definately have this problem. I have just used it as an oppurtunity to explore other types of snuff. Every now and then I’ll take a little toot of menthol for old times sake. My nose is pretty sensitive but McCrystals Hops dosen’t burn, make me sneeze, clog me up, and smells great. McCrystals, the snuff for the new generation. (marketing humor)
I can take a few toots of a menthol during the day with no bad effects, but I can’t use them all day.
There is only 1 menthol that does this to me… Gletscher Prise.
I have just the opposite, menthol is the only snuff that doesn’t clog me up. I find Toque’s Spanish Gem and Coke do tend to stop me up more than others.
Yeah, it is strange how different people react. I was just wondering if it was just me who was cursed. My first Noobie snuffs were a whole Poschls sampler. I was a mess for a month, I now wonder how I survived it. I would give anything to be able to take O&G again, oh well.
It’s happened a few times when I got overloaded with menthol. Otherwise no problem, thank goodness. You may wish to try some peppermint snuffs - they are cooling like menthol, but I’ve heard few if any complaints about them being clogging.
I can do some here and there, but not all day. Not by a long shot. One snuff in particular kill me though, and thats the Gleschter Prise. Too bad because I love the smell, but the clog is almost instant with that stuff. Its the only Posch that does that to me too. The only menthol I seem to never get clogged up with is Bernards Zweifacher Schmalzer. I love that stuff lol.
Polar Prise is a good substitute for Glestcher Prise. A bit better actually IMHO.
Thats made by Bernards isnt it? I think so, and your probably right. The bernards menthols I can deal better with not sure why.
They don’t put Columbia Oil (whatever that is) in it.
I am cursed too, but I don’t think it’s “just” menthols for me. I get sinus issues it seems with all snuffs. I just did some Aniseed Extra yesterday, and today my nose it running, dripping, and some sneezing. One way I have found to circumvent this, but it’s not as satisfying, and can be a bit messy, is to literally stick the snuff in and rub it on the inside of my nose. This doesn’t seem to affect me as much as actually sniffing it in.
I must really be grateful for my “never mind” nose! Some snuffs do make my nose run a bit but that’s not a problem for me. I can put anything up my nose. I even sniff some red pepper on occasion.
I have more problems with coarse moist snuff, Princes, Taxi, Scotch Black, and what have you, than menthol. Too bad I love coarse and moist snuff! I can load Gletscher Prise or any waxy Poschl in my nose all day, and though generally I wouldn’t want to do such a thing, It wouldn’t clog me up, but If I take one pinch of Gletscher Prise Extra, I begin to sneeze and pretty soon I’m completely runny/cloggy. Strange. @Xander: That is now added to my list of Snuffs to try.
I can and do,do menthol snuffs all day. The only time they clog me is if I take a pinch right before I go to sleep, then it clogs me. Don’t know why that is, but it is weird. Stefan