Do you spit or swallow?

[Ilovetobacco324]

I just had a question about Snus. I bought a can and the can said that when you use it that you don't have to spit it out, that it is safe to swallow, but I have some friends who use it too, but they all spit it out when they use it. I don't even bother spitting, I always swallow the snus, my question is: Which one are you supposed to do? Spit or swallow?

[Asquar]

If I want to spit I spit, but once you get used to snus, you don't salivate very much, so there's no need to spit. At least that's been my experience.

[Premium Parrots]

LOL, when I read the above 2 posts I got confused as to what the REAL question is. Lets make this perfectly clear.

Under no circumstances should you swallow the snus tobacco. It probably won't hurt you but its meant to spit it out when you are finished.

Yes, snus is made to swallow the juice only. But if you want go ahead and spit out the juice anytime you feel the need. Snus juice is meant to be swallowed.

[TropicalBob]

Whoa. I wouldn't want to share a bathroom with him.

[lxskllr]

I never spit. If I had to spit I wouldn't use snus. That's one of the biggest reasons I prefer it to American snuff.

[Steel Blue 91]

I never spit. If I had to spit I wouldn't use snus. That's one of the biggest reasons I prefer it to American snuff.

I agree 110%!

[SteveInNY]

I never spit when snussing. It is one of the benefits of snus vs American Dip. Makes it clean and easy to use anywhere.

[Stargazer]

spiting when snusing is for noobs. :lol:

but seriously, if you feel the real need to spit, then do so.
But when your finished, you should spit it out.

[Ilovetobacco324]

spiting when snusing is for noobs. :lol:

but seriously, if you feel the real need to spit, then do so.
But when your finished, you should spit it out.


Yeah, that was my question, I apologize if some of you thought that what I meant was swallowing the actual snus- I know you're not supposed to do that. What I was asking was is it safe to swallow the "Snus Juice" or your saliva while snussing?

[sagedil]

I have swallowed a portion or two in my time, it won't hurt you, I promise. :twisted:

Reason I don't eat and snus anymore. Guess I am just not talented enough to pull that off. But the first time I swallowed one, I remembered that Swedish law treats snus the same as food as far as cleanliness standards go. So it didn't stress me out too much.

Welcome to the forum Ilovetobacco324, good people here.

[Slydel]

When I first started snusing I would spit for the first few minutes on some of the juicer portions until the juices became a little clearer. I don't bother now. I was initially concerned on getting sick from it like I did when I was 12 and swallowed some Kodiak. I was spinning for hours.

[Roo]

I have been using snus for about 3 months now. Still new to it, to be sure, but by all accounts I'm accustomed to it and I love it. I still spit sometimes. For me it all seems to depend on how hydrated I am. If I am drinking, or for some other reason dehydrated, I find that my lip absorbs the juice and I have no need to spit or swallow -- :shock: -- it's a completely dry experience. Other times, when lots of juice needs to go somewhere, I don't mind swallowing if I have a beverage. Other times, for whatever reason, I spit constantly as if it were American dip. For reference I never used American dip, and i put portions in the front-upper. I find putting it in the lower lip dramatically increases the need to spit. But for what it's worth, I am a regular snus user who, despite what I read of others' experiences with it, do a fair amount of spitting.

[auggie]

I was going to add also that you (or at least I) can cut down on the amount of saliva that accumulates by making sure the portion or prilla is just off-center in my upper lip. If it works it's way around more to the side, back further along your upper gum line, it's a lot easier for your salivary glands to feed into it, creating a ton of saliva.

Also, the saltiness naturally causes you to salivate. I find that when I don't swallow for long periods of time for whatever reason, the accumulating saliva itself leads to more salivating.

Man, that all sounds gross, but I love snus.

[GenuineSpirit]

While using snus, everything stays in the mouth, very tasty, then juice goes down the throat.


I have swallowed a portion or two in my time, it won't hurt you, I promise. :twisted:

Reason I don't eat and snus anymore. Guess I am just not talented enough to pull that off. But the first time I swallowed one, I remembered that Swedish law treats snus the same as food as far as cleanliness standards go. So it didn't stress me out too much.


Now that's hilarious !!! :lol:

[cocsp2002]

I've never swallowed a portion, but anytime I have a pris of los in, I usually end up swallowing about 10 or 15% of the pris due to it dissolving around the edges. Doesn't freak me out a bit, although having something to drink around does help since straight los snus is quite salty (think almost like seawater). But after the edges dribble off, I don't get much sliding off, so I just swallow the juice. If that helps.

[Loki♠]

I've been snussing for a litter over a year, all I use is lös, and baking kills the flavor. Once in a while I don't get in clean and I'll end up swallowing some. It hasn't made me sick yet :roll: .

Not that I'm advocating the swallowing of lös snus, it's just that it tastes really good, and doesn't seem to be bad for you in small doses, and... Hel, I am advocating the swallowing of lös snus! :twisted:

I mean if it's good enough for the Queen of France to feed a table spoon a day to her son, then I think I'll be alright. I know in the 50's they sold radioactive undies to promote fertility, but people have been swallowing tobacco for hundreds if not thousands of years. I'm pretty sure that if they sold radioactive underwear for that long we'd all of six eyes and no kids by now. It seems like the majority of the hype about tobacco causing cancer is propaganda if not honest fear.
But I'll still let you know if I die or grow anything that shouldn't be there. :lol:

[ponysoprano]

Yeah, if snus needed to be spat out, I probably wouldn't use it, as the "stealth factor", is what I love about it. Company meetings, job interviews, phone conversations, portion snus is with me. It'd be interesting to find out if any military or SWAT sniper teams who smoke, have switched to snus. There's no visible signature to give your position away, no smell. I think snus, especially portion, is the most tactical tobacco around.

[cocsp2002]

Well, I'm military, but not like REAL military...I'm a submariner. However, on a sub, we have to manufacture our own atmosphere, so a lot of smokers DO switch to dipping when we get underway. I realize that that wasn't really the question you were asking, but when you're so many hundred feet below the surface of the Atlantic (or what have you), atmospheric contamination isn't really a friendly thought.

[Lanci3250]

I can't believe not a single catholic school girl comment! :evil:

[Premium Parrots]

I can't believe not a single catholic school girl comment! :evil:


yea...........I can't even look at this thread without thinking about fantastically friendly gals. Obviously the friendliest gals swallow. :wink:

[ponysoprano]

Well, I'm military, but not like REAL military...I'm a submariner. However, on a sub, we have to manufacture our own atmosphere, so a lot of smokers DO switch to dipping when we get underway. I realize that that wasn't really the question you were asking, but when you're so many hundred feet below the surface of the Atlantic (or what have you), atmospheric contamination isn't really a friendly thought.

no, man, that's very interesting. I never thought about those guys stuck on subs, it's not like they can step out for a smoke. That's what I love about this forum, you get info, enlightenment and school girl humor all in one thread! :oops:

[snusjus]

I probably spit about 5-6 times while I snus (which is about thirty minutes).