A major reason for most snus users to use it over other forms of smokeless tobacco is it's reduced harm benefits. While we tell those new to Swedish snus that this is a great benefit and a good reason to use snus, we thought we should give a short explanation as to why Swedish snus is healthier. It’s all in the Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines or, TSNA’s as they are also known.

TSNA’s are the chemicals in tobacco that make it unhealthy and can vary in amounts depending on how it’s used. The common thought of Nicotine being the main cause of illness in tobacco is untrue and TSNA’s have been scientifically proven to be the cause. Smoking tobacco, like cigarettes, generate the highest amount, due to the actual igniting of it. ...