Sneezy Toque

I have been sneezing my schnaze off since I’ve been taking Toque snuff. Am I feeling particularily sensitive today or do others have this experience? Just took some Rose. Wonderful stuff but put me in a sneezing fit, lol.

Not complaining by any means BTW. I like a good sneeze :slight_smile:

The Whisky and Honey gets me sneezy if I get greedy with it…which I am prone to doing!

I have been on a bit of a bender, TBH. This is all so new I’m super excited! But I read somewhere that there is less of a chance of sneezing if you use a larger pinch. This old timer would bet people a penny that they could sniff as much as they want and they wouldn’t sneeze. So of course they’d shovel it in and he’d win every time. Gotta love old timers.

quit is a little sneezy for me, but the others i can hoover up pretty easily.

Sneezing will lessen in time. I get two or three sneezes a day average and I snuff almost all day. Your nose will get used to snuff.

Sneexing does lessen and for most users stops completely, its at that point that snuff becomes truly pleasant. There are however, for a lot of snuffers, some types that they just never get on with. There are two or three that for me will just set me off in something like an allergic reaction, so you might just still be finding the right ones for you. I have modified my way of taking it recently - after reading Roderick method, which I adopted my new one from - take the pinch and actually insert into the nostril before sniffing, so your two finger tips are actually inside, then just gently breathe it in rather than sniffing sharply. I find this eliminates all of the burn (which I’ve never liked) and just gives me a real nice gentle nic hit so I can enjoy the flavour and nic completeley un-obscured by burn etc. Im rweally stuck on this method now and enjoying my snuff more than ever in the last 30 years.

Thats the one.

I like a good sneezy snuff - it gets things moving. SPs and florals are great for this.

I have to say that, even as a total snuff newbie, none of the Toque snuffs I have tried have made me sneeze. Some of them DO make my nose burn, however, which I find unpleasant. I have gotten sneezes from Wilson’s HDT. Right now I am experimenting with hydrating some dryer snuffs (yes, I know - blasphemy). I have had good results with Toque Original - made it moister (direct hydration - put a few drops of water right in the little tin, shake it, let it sit for a few hours, shake some more, put a few more drops until I think it seems “moist” enough) and it no longer burns, and doesn’t hit my sinuses as easily. I will try hydrating “Quit” soon too - it REALLY burns me (and I get no scent from it at all right now). I don’t like the “wet pinch” as it just leaves a lot of snuff stuck to my fingers - maybe I just don’t have the hang of that. Also, I find that I tend to touch my nose and get wet snuff stuck to the outside - looks like I just fell into a pile of dog poop. I have tried the “stick your fingers in your nose” method too - it works better for me with moist/oily snuffs (like Sun Pari, for example). Here is my ultimate newbie confession - so far I like using the bullets the best. Sometimes I have success with a spoon (I use the handle of a little teaspoon - no formal snuff spoon yet). Some snuffs (like the Poschl) work well for me when I sniff it off the back of my hand. Anyway, I don’t know if hydration will stop your sneezing issue, as I don’t sneeze, but it might be worth a try?