Benefits of Buying Whole Leaf Tobacco

Whole leaf tobacco is raw, untouched by chemicals, a natural state of tobacco leaf with the stem in place. It contains pesticides during the growing process but is washed at harvest time. Whole leaf tobacco offers a purer tobacco flavor in that it does not go through processing where chemicals are introduced.

It emits a strong, intense smoke when folded in the paper, and makes an excellent cigar wrapper.

Most smokers fancy whole leaf tobacco since it is less processed. During the curing and fermentation processes, flavors can be added minus the chemicals.

Grind it only when you want it. This way, you are assured of a fresh stash and full flavor. Combine your leaf with other blends and a smoking style for a pleasant smoking experience.

Whole tobacco leaves come in sealed plastic bags. It’s okay in the bag for a day or two, then it starts to mold, it will turn brittle when out of the bag. Leave a small opening in the plastic bag to avoid mold or drying.

Why You Should Use Whole Leaf Tobacco?

Buying tobacco is a smart choice. It is cheaper than commercial cigarettes since it is sold in bulk by the pound, and taxed less because it is considered an agricultural product when bought in whole leaf form.

Most manufactured tobacco products are laced with chemicals and should be called chemicals containing tobacco. Whole leaf tobacco is in its natural form consumers don’t have to worry about additives entering their body. FYI, American Spirit, a tobacco brand that promotes its products as additive-free and natural, is being sued for not telling the truth in its advertisement. They were using ammonia and urea to enhance the nicotine content in their products.

A DIYer has a sense of pride and self-accomplishment by doing things on their own. The same feeling of a rollie, nothing beats a cigar or cigarette that you made yourself.

You can customize your tobacco product according to the taste that you want by using one or more blends. By controlling the roll, you can adjust the size and tightness of the cigarette. This will determine how fast the cigarette burns and whether the flavor will be pungent or subtle.

How to Smoke Whole Leaf Tobacco?

Consumers are given options by manufacturers to inhale tobacco smoke like pipe tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, and hookah tobacco. And if you don’t feel like smoking, try dip or chew tobacco.

Another option available for tobacco users is to buy whole leaf tobacco and make the products by themselves. There are different methods to inhale the smoke from whole leaf tobacco.

Roll-your-own

All you need are whole leaf tobacco, a filter, rolling paper, and your hands, of course. Place the ground leaf on top of the rolling paper with the filter at one end and roll it. It takes practice to make the perfect roll.

Cigars

Cigars use tobacco leaf in wrapping loose tobacco leaf. Cigars vary in size that includes: regular, cigarillos, and premium.

Pipe

Loose-leaf tobacco is placed on the bowl and lit, the smoke is discharged through the stem and mouthpiece then inhaled.

Bidis

Bidis is native to India. It is made from ground tobacco leaf wrapped in a tendu or temburni leaf and held at one or both ends with a string.

Hookah

Also called water pipes, turns shisha, flavored tobacco, into a vapor that is passed through a water basin before the smoke is inhaled. It comes in different flavors such as mint, cherry, and licorice.

Nice to Know Facts About Tobacco

Tobacco has earned a bad reputation. Yearly, there are many deaths and illnesses associated with consuming tobacco. However, there are therapeutic benefits and a myriad of uses that you might want to know about this harmful plant. Who knows, this additional knowledge might come in handy around the home.

Driveaway creepy crawlers from your garden. Soak the soil with water, crushed garlic, and tobacco; snails, centipedes, and caterpillars cannot stand the smell of this mixture.

Tobacco is combined with lime or chalk and used as a toothpaste by Native Americans to bleach teeth. In India tobacco in powder form is scrubbed on the teeth and tobacco toothpaste is marketed commercially.

Nicotine in tobacco can help people with weight problems. A study found that nicotine quells the appetite for a long time, this was apparent when applied to rats.

Tobacco leaves applied as a band-aid can help treat skin inflammation, ease itching, and relieve minor pain.

The scent of fresh organic tobacco leaves can cure persistent headaches. Also, chewing fresh organic tobacco leaves or powder can treat the flu.

Native Americans boil tobacco leaves with sage and sniff the smoke to clear the lungs and help people suffering from asthma to breathe better.