I’ve recently begun using snuff and I find it’s more effective if I clean my nose hourly. Specifically I go in the bathroom, first wash my hands, than carefully wipe my nostrils clean using my fingers rinsing between passes. I have a theory that if you just keep throwing pinches in your nostrils it is mostly just landing on the first layer of “cake” build up so you aren’t actually getting much out of additional pinches after that and even blowing your nose doesn’t remove that layer adequately. It only takes a few seconds and it’s worked well for me. I hope this helps other newcomers and I’d love to hear opinions from the vets on this method and what you think?
Medicated types of snuff get your natural juices flowing in your nose so that there is no crusting.
If you get hay fever or allergies, the armor plate is a good shield against pollen and other allergens.
@ howdydave , unfortunately I’m allergic to menthol, so NO medicated snuff for me 
I use tissues during the day. In the evening, I lightly sniff some water and gently blow it out.
Many of the “medicated snuffs” (well… some of them anyway) do not use menthol.
Other ingredients include:
Camphor,
Eucalyptus,
Anise,
Spearmint,
Peppermint,
etc.
A few even contain a bit of ammonia.
Dctjr80 - that’s funny, I do the same thing. It seems to get the job done well. When I first started, I heard someone say to use qtips with distilled water, but I don’t think my sense of smell is sophisticated enough to be thrown off by any tap water minerals. Also, that was making for a lot of brown qtips in the trash!
@SeanOCDPx I’m glad to hear I ain’t the only one lol. It seems to be a topic no one wishes to tackle or talk about, but it would really help newcomers like myself
@howdydave I’ve definitely seen snuff products containing those ingredients and plan on trying most of them. But I’ve also found that it’s the industries standard term to call mentholated snuff “medicated”. So if a snuff is actually marketed as " medicated " I’m staying away lol
Bohica will clean everything out . But you better stick with your method. Bohica is not for any beginner or sensitive nose.
Bohica will even clean your tear ducts, and most of the sweat pores above the waist. I had a period where I was cleaning my nose a lot. Using mucus solvents, and nasal cleaners. Now it all disappears into the black hole in my sinuses. Maybe not. Seems a shower in the morning clears out the massive pile from the night before. However, the bathroom method you have mentioned works great when it has been a long day and I need to refresh.
I just blow my nose periodically throughout the day, with a good hot shower in the morning. Once in a while, particularly after a day of using certain snuffs, I do employ the Q-Tip method, but with simple warm tap water. Haven’t had any problems yet.
I usually wash out my nose last thing at night. In the morning there doesn’t seem to be much left during my shower. I use a Neti pot about once a month (I’d use it more often, but I’m lazy). I also use an intensive moisturising ointment around the edges of my nostrils quite regularly. I like to take good care of my primary organ of pleasure! Hahahahha
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i use saline spray a few times a day and always carry a pocket size of tissues… I also rinse with a neti pot now and then… Other than that I just blow huge snuff boogers in the shower… 
I use the flush and blow method. While I have seen caveats over using tap water to cleanse the nose - to date I have not had any problems. Works well for me. From time to time I use a saline spray but that’s actually quite rare.
I tell people, snuff is not pretty. But it’s worth the mess.
I usually have a good nose blow between different snuffs, but if I’m changing to a entirely different type of snuff (Toasts to Schmalzlers for example), I’ll have a proper sink based water rinse.
Lately snuffs makes my nose run and that’s all I need to blow it clean. Otherwise I must use a Neti pot before bed if I want to breath through my nose. If you don’t have a Neti pot a large spoon will do.
Mix 1/4 tsp baking soda and salt in a cup of very hot tap water.
Still until dissolved and let cool.
Use a large spoon and gently sniff salt water into the nose. Or tilt the head and let the water run into one nostril and out the other.
blow clean
@matter, I like the way you think! :-)