I just tried my first bit of snus tonight. While my "mix" is enroute from BuySnus, I bought a tin of General Original and White Portion.
So, under the upper lip it goes. After a few minutes, I feel the nicotine rush. Nice. After about 10 minutes, though, an explosion of salt occurs in my mouth. I initially thought my gums were bleeding but I guess it was just the salt. It got to be a bit too much, so I took it out.
About 20 minutes later, I tried another. Bad idea, as I'm pretty vulnerable to nicotine, and it made me sick to my stomach!
About five hours later, I tried yet another. The nicotine was great this time, but the salt is disconcerting as I keep thinking my gums are bleeding (they weren't, by visual inspection).
So: Is this intense salt flavor supposed to happen? Is the portion supposed to be left undisturbed in the upper lip... perhaps I squeezed it against my lip too hard? Will the original portions prove to be a different experience?
So, under the upper lip it goes. After a few minutes, I feel the nicotine rush. Nice. After about 10 minutes, though, an explosion of salt occurs in my mouth. I initially thought my gums were bleeding but I guess it was just the salt. It got to be a bit too much, so I took it out.
About 20 minutes later, I tried another. Bad idea, as I'm pretty vulnerable to nicotine, and it made me sick to my stomach!
About five hours later, I tried yet another. The nicotine was great this time, but the salt is disconcerting as I keep thinking my gums are bleeding (they weren't, by visual inspection).
So: Is this intense salt flavor supposed to happen? Is the portion supposed to be left undisturbed in the upper lip... perhaps I squeezed it against my lip too hard? Will the original portions prove to be a different experience?
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