has anyone here switched to all natural tobacco with no additives? If so, how did your mind and body react in relation to the addiction?
I started rolling my own cigarettes in 2004 during a 6 month work stint in Holland. Taxes on cigs in the EU made them too expensive for me at that time. I kept on to this day. Loose tobacco for rolling is for the most part, all natural. It is curred and shredded and packaged. Pre-made cigs go through much more. They first cook it down and remove all the tar and nicotine from the tobacco ( I believe this is where the amonia was first introduced). The tobacco is dried and then the tar/nicotine soup is re-introduced with controlled levels of tar and nic. The soup is where all the special ingredients go and how they can accurately make the cig a light, ultra-light or full flavor. Supposedly, some companies use other fillers for the solids so they can stretch the tobacco. Smoke some wood chips anyone?
To answer the question, no difference for me between a Marlboro or a hand rolled Van Nelle Zware Shag, except that the hand rolled taste better.
I started rolling my own cigarettes in 2004 during a 6 month work stint in Holland. Taxes on cigs in the EU made them too expensive for me at that time. I kept on to this day. Loose tobacco for rolling is for the most part, all natural. It is curred and shredded and packaged. Pre-made cigs go through much more. They first cook it down and remove all the tar and nicotine from the tobacco ( I believe this is where the amonia was first introduced). The tobacco is dried and then the tar/nicotine soup is re-introduced with controlled levels of tar and nic. The soup is where all the special ingredients go and how they can accurately make the cig a light, ultra-light or full flavor. Supposedly, some companies use other fillers for the solids so they can stretch the tobacco. Smoke some wood chips anyone?
To answer the question, no difference for me between a Marlboro or a hand rolled Van Nelle Zware Shag, except that the hand rolled taste better.