Additives in cigarette tobacco?

[Valahnuk]

I´ve noticed that straight tobacco, no matter if it is VA, Burley or oriental, that it is more irritating on the airways than commercial cigarette tobacco is.

The problem is not that it is harsh or makes me cough, the smoke is nice and smooth but I feel some heavyness in my chest after smoking straight tobacco.
I don´t experience this with commercial cigarette tobacco.

Does anyone know if the tobacco companies are adding some type of chemicals to the tobacco to make it less irritating on the airways?

Is there anything I can add to the tobacco to make it less irritating?

Would citric acid make any difference?

 

[deluxestogie]

Have a look at this list of 599 additives to American manufactured cigarettes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_additives_in_cigarettes

There is some sneaky stuff in there. For example, you'll see "cocoa" in the list. Cocoa contains theobromine, which is a broncho-dilator. Some others act as anesthetics.

Bob

 

[Valahnuk]

Have a look at this list of 599 additives to American manufactured cigarettes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_additives_in_cigarettes

There is some sneaky stuff in there. For example, you'll see "cocoa" in the list. Cocoa contains theobromine, which is a broncho-dilator. Some others act as anesthetics.

Bob

Hehe, Yes i know that there is ALOT of stuff added to cigarette tobacco. But i´ve thought if someone knew something you can add to reduce the irritating effect without needing a lab to create these type of chemicals. Do you think cocoa would make any improvement? I´ve tried the WLT casing that is a chocolate based casing for air cured tobacco, and it is great for removing the raw aspects of burley but it doesn´t reduce the irritation.

 

[deluxestogie]

When you mention "VA", are you speaking of flue-cured Virginia, or air-cured Virginia? Also, has your burley been kilned?

Bob

 

[Valahnuk]

When you mention "VA", are you speaking of flue-cured Virginia, or air-cured Virginia? Also, has your burley been kilned?

Bob

Yes flue-cured virginia. I´ve got serveral different types of burley, both air cured and fermented, VA brightleaf and red VA. Bought tobacco and homegrown that´s been kilned and I experience the same effects on all the tobacco.

So it´s not related to quality or anything. It must have something to do with additives.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Just throwing this out there. I have tried inhaling the same product A) rolled in cigar leaf, & B) rolled in paper, and the rolled in paper was incredibly more harsh. I don't have a lot of experience with smoking tubes or papers, so my question is, have you tried playing around with that variable? i.e.different papers

 

[Valahnuk]

Just throwing this out there. I have tried inhaling the same product A) rolled in cigar leaf, & B) rolled in paper, and the rolled in paper was incredibly more harsh. I don't have a lot of experience with smoking tubes or papers, so my question is, have you tried playing around with that variable? i.e.different papers

I use the same papers as i used to the commercial rolling tobacco so it´s not that

I´m thinking of making a casing/topping with cocoa, Licourice, a small amount of menthol and maybe some honey.

Does anyone have a recipe for a cocoa-based casing/topping?

 

[burge]

I have noticed a little bit of throat hit with the new lemon. I find a lot of it comes from where the leaf is grown and not sure if that helps you or not. I find it decreases as it ages, I am not sure why but have some Carolina ribbon leaf lemon at home it does the same thing and tobacco varies depending on the soil and the region it comes from.