I have noticed that portion general, portion general strong and general onyx have small shiny pieces of what appears to be glass although it is not listed as an ingredient? It is noticeable when you look at the portions and if you touch the portion you can see the small shiny pieces on your hand. It seems to be really noticeable on onyx. I don't notice it on the white portions, so it may come from the spray that makes the snus wet. What is this?
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That's NOT glass - that's salt crystals.
That same question has been brought up for years... -
its small pieces of diamonds...
no really though its saltComment
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Fiberglass gives em that little extra oomph.Comment
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I was always sorry when they switched from asbestos to fiberglass. I understand the health concerns but I always thought the asbestos tasted better.Comment
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Legitimate question, I didn't notice any salt in the Camel Mellow I ripped open.Comment
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Originally posted by rscott222
Lol thats because camel mellow has too much sugar in it and not salt.
I know American dip has fiberglass it it, I know its not salt in that shit because my friend got a fiberglass splinter cought in his gums and it took like 3 weeks for it to come out.
But hey whatever makes it feel better right? However, snus uses salt not glass of any type. They should make a meth infused snus for the EXTREMESNUSER@#$&*(@$#^&*$!!!##!!!!Comment
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How do you know American dip contains fiberglass?
And how do you know Swedish snus doesn't?
I doubt very seriously if either does.Comment
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Swedish snus is made under the strict control of the Swedish Government. It ahs to meet food safety rules. there is no such oversight with American dip. Nevertheless, have always understood that was just a myth.
Nevertheless, you CAN trust what s in snus. (Swedish that is)Comment
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American dip doesn't contain fiberglass anymore (in the past yes)
Now they use a chemical to burn it in ya. I dunno it's an inflamation/swelling thing that hastens nic intake with it.
part of the reason why I think Camel Snus (USA) always burned the living hell out of my gums, they use the same chemical for nic intake. They always have that "Chewed a whole can of kodiak in less than 2 hours" kinda feel.
EDIT: Don't take my word if you don't trust it, all grapevine talk, but I do trust my friendly little sources. We'll never know until the FDA gives us the good ol' list of ingredients! :-DComment
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I love how all these armchair chemists gather around and discuss all the ingredients in dip and snus (past and present) yet know nothing about the science behind it.
There has never been any fiberglass in dip or snus. Snuff, dip, snus etc predates fiberglass, which wasn't introduced until 1938. There aren't any "magic" chemicals that slice your gums open in order to send nicotine into your bloodstream quicker. If all of the "salt crystal" sized fiberglass pellets that supposedly float around in modern snuff were actually fiberglass, a can of dip would cost double what it runs now because the cost of refining fiberglass into a particle state would be tremendous.
If your gums were bleeding, inflamed, or otherwise sliced open, you would actually PROHIBIT nicotine absorption this way. Do a little research and you'll be astonished to note that the exact opposite of what you think would happen when dipping or snusing with bleeding gums actually occurs. Dental Dan and his pearly whites and healthy gums absorbs more nicotine than Rotten Ron and his diseased gums and decayed teeth.
I'm hereby killing the fiberglass myth. I stomped its brains out, and it's good and dead. Do not resuscitate!Comment
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Yay!! someone with some sense :^DOriginally posted by Lucky Striker
The notion of putting fiberglass in tobacco is silly. That's like the stories of people putting strychnine in LSD to make it stronger. LSD is all but free to make. I'd think you'd put LSD in the LSD to make it stronger :^DComment
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Ok guys...just because I think this question goes here...is it true what I always heard about Menthol Cigs containing Fiberglass of some kind. I always heard that rumor with Newports especially. Any one know 100% yes or no?Comment
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Absolutely not. They add menthol to give a menthol taste. Fiberglass doesn't burn, and I imagine it tastes like crap.Originally posted by ctimb2002Comment
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There's a difference between sense and intelligence. Although I'm not trying to argue the case but Sources pl0x of this "research". until then no one will know until, as mentioned, the FDA is given the ingredients. There are a million sources saying no glass/fiberglass/chemicals are used in dip to accelerate nicotine absorption by very credible people, but there are also million of sources saying otherwise by equally credible people. In regards to health concerns, the past was completely different from this day and age. My brother used to have cigarette breaks in high school and having an open six pack after a football game in your car didn't warrant an arrest but the officer encouraged you to maybe drive a tad bit slower. My grandfather smoked Lucky Strikes back in WW2 and he used to say the LS's now a days are weaker and crap compared to before. So unless you have an old can of whatever from back in the days the world may never know.
One bit of research on chemicals used now is unprotonated nicotineComment
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