Hi guys, As I am still a newby in the world of snuff, I am interested in how one can recognize whether a snuff is water or oil-based? Is it even possible? A few brands give full/partial disclosure and for others I can lookup the ingredients on government sites (e.g. Belgian and German snuffs), however that still leaves a lot of snuff of which I am unable to identify whether it is water or oil-based. Do I have to rely on generalizations like English snuff is water-based and e.g. German and Indian snuffs are oil-based? I cannot imagine that this is true for every snuff. Therefore I was wondering if I can identify it when I am looking at, feeling, or snuffing a certain snuff, e.g. texture or taste. If so, what am I looking for? Thanks!

I can’t think of any British snuffs that were oil based. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist. German snuffs can be either, oil or water-based. Same with Indian snuffs. If you rub oil based snuff between your fingers it leaves a stain and feels, well, “oily”. They seem to dry slower than water-based snuffs, as well. A piggyback question, If you don’t mind. I was given a couple of schmalzlers in tapboxes that were pretty dry. Any advice for rehydrating or “oil-change”.