Hi im new to snuff and have a question so il get to the point, i first used toque, the bought some bullets from them and now im onto poschl and lowenprise is my fav as i do prefer the menthol snuffs When i snuff il leave the snuff in my nose for about 5-20 mins or so depending if i sneeze or not but i dont often now… But when i blow my nose im not blowing out the ratio of snuff that went in my nose, I first thought i was sniffing to hard but im not or dont feel i am as once i watched myself in the mirror and lightly sniffed and sniffed so light the snuff came back out again hahaha… Im worried im accidently swallowing 90% of the snuff… As only about 10% of the snuff i seem to sniff comes out as i blow, I know some goes into the bloodstream how we get the nicotine… but where does the rest go? Is this normal? Or is the average rule that you should be blowing out as much as you put in your nose?
It’s normal, don’t worry about it. It’s impossible to blow the exact amount out, some will get swallowed, some will go higher in the sinuses and come out two or three blows along the line etc etc. With the bloodstream, it’s not the particles of snuff that enter it, its the nicotine by absorption through the mucosa. Getting snuff into the bloodstream would be a neat trick, but fortunately your body doesn’t allow for that.
I bought a Netipot thinking there would be a build up of snuff in my sinuses but surprisingly not much came out with use, I think your body with naturally excrete the snuff through the mucus in your nose and it will get blown out soon enough, it weird only the Samuel Gawith snuffs make me sneeze, I very rarely sneeze with any other brand.
I’ve noticed the workings of the nose being that the sinuses will drain back into the throat quite rapidly while the nose will slowly inch material forward, forming boogers. It seems the mucus formed after snuffing rarely carries more than half the pinch with it, mostly from the sinuses. This is what I would call “sitting” or as some would say “packing”. With proper technique you should be able to get most of a pinch to sit nicely in your nose.
When you get your technique right and have been snuffing for a while, you wont get the runny nose that you’re getting right now. However, it’s inevitable that you’re going to swallow snuff at first. I would say not to worry about it. It will all come together.
Insert the pinch slightly into the nostril, just so your fingertips are bulging it out a touch and then take a sharp, but gentle sniff. It’s a minute change to how a lot of people pinch, but the results are remarkable. Increase the size of the pinch four fold, and you will experience snuff for the first time. A lot of people get used to snuff but no more than that - they take little pinches and become habituated to it and kind of just tolerate it, without ever really experiencing how good it is. You need a good sized pinch - massive by most beginners standards - to get the nicotine but just as importantly the flavour. And it is far less irritating- very counter intuitive. Just have ago.