Reading the ‘nag champa’ discussion has got me thinking of other things we could do with snuff besides stuffing it up our hooters. Incense flavoured snuff sounds good, but how about using snuff as incense? Just pinch a bit of snuff onto a lump of burning charcoal. My other suggestions, none of which I have actually tried yet, are: 1. Snuff spray - self defense weapon, an alternative to pepper spray or CS gas. 2. Sprinkling some flavoured snuff into a hand rolled cigarette. Flavoured rollies. 3. Steeping snuff in olive oil to make a fragrant skin moisturiser. 4. Snuff (in very small amounts) as a food seasoning with a nicotine kick. Does anyone else have any interesting ideas about alternative uses for snuff?
Using to treat bee stings and also as aphid repellent on the vegtable garden.
Out of interest - does anyone know whether snuff works as well on wasps as bees? I tried it on my son’s wasp sting and he said it worked almost immediately, and I then tried it on a daughter and it didn’t seem to work at all. (Lots of wasps in Norfolk UK when we were on holiday a couple of weeks ago). A full list of ‘remedies’ would be useful (I like the sound of aphid repellent - any particular type of snuff best). Jonathan
Healing a wasp sting with snuff sounds ok, but wouldn’t a fragrant snuff just attract more wasps?
Generally when I say bee sting I refer to wasps. I think most people here do as well. Wasps are more agressive than bees. I’m not sure if I’ve ever even had a “bee” sting me. Usually its yellow jackets. They are kind of mean. However, I’ve not actually tried either of these tricks but I’ve known others to do so. Rubbing a bit on the gums seems to help a toothache too, its that analgesic effect. I saw a guy on a garden show mix up his own spray with some garlic and snuff disolved in water for spraying on his tomato plants and such. He didn’t say what brand it was. 
I heard from other pipe smokers than they would spray a small amount of snuff onto their pipes. It’s worth a try, I guess.
I tried it a couple of times. I couldn’t taste anything other than pipe smoke. Maybe I didn’t use enough.
I had a bad wasp sting last weekend - I put some snuff on it - nada.
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I’ve done suggestion 2 on a few occasions. Fruity Snuffs add a nice little bit of oomph to a rollie.
Maybe snuff works on insect stings by increasing alkalinity. Wet clay works for this reason. I was amazed at how well. I have also used snuff on mosquito bite and it gave a lot of relief for the itching and the welts were gone in about 15 min.
Wife repellent (no water needed) and works every time
Those little 5g tins of Ozona work well at stabilising wonky chairs.
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now snuff for psoriasis is something. I don’t want to stain my skin to the likeness of Mikhail Gorbachev, but I did shave my head for the affliction. I’m afraid to try that now.
the other nostril
I know some people in India use snuff to clean their teeth.
Its a great ingredient in casseroles, stews and ice cream. Obviously you have to like tobacco flavoured food so dont try it out on the unwary. It also makes an excellent instant coffee powder subsitute.
What’s instant Coffee powder?
instant coffee is something they came up for world war two so that american troops wouldn’t have to carry as much stuff. But it’s brewed coffee that has been heat blasted to remove all the water, so then you have a powder that you just add hot water to and then you have some very flat tasting coffee. Just like instant tea.
I put snuff on my wife’s insect bite that she got this morning. I have never done this myself but I’ve read here that it works. Well, she looked at me like I was from Mars, but she allowed me to apply it. She’s thrilled that it worked so well, not only is there no itch, but the redness and swelling is gone too (and in a matter of minutes). Now I’ve just got to hide all of my snuff. I’d have to wound her if she touches my J&H Wilsons, or any of my Toques (with the exception of Pomegranate). I bet a mentholated snuff would be even better for this purpose.