Frequently Asked Questions:
About Make-Your-Own Cigarette Tobaccos

Q: How should I store my tobacco?

A. A cool but not cold place, usually inside your home or office. The package that your tobacco comes in will usually keep your tobacco at the correct moisture for several weeks. Storing tobacco in a refrigerator is not a good idea as modern frost-free models usually take moisture out. However, a freezer is a great place to store tobacco for long periods as evaporation does not take place. It is always a good idea to allow the tobacco to return to room temperature before handling it so that you don't break it up into small pieces or dust.

Q: What do I do if my tobacco dries out?

A. Tobacco is naturally "hydroscopic" which means that it will give up moisture in a dry environment and will pick up moisture in a humid environment. If your tobacco dries out, it just needs moisture to bring it back to life. The safest way to do this without getting the tobacco overly-moist (tobacco that is too wet may get moldy and mold is the enemy of tobacco!) is to place a moist cotton ball or small piece of cloth in a container with the tobacco and seal it up. Re-moisten the material whenever it needs it and stir up the tobacco occasionally until the it feels right. Never put a piece of apple in your tobacco as apple will mold and cause the tobacco to mold! Tobacco that is not moldy can actually last for years, although any flavors added to it may fade over time, but moldy tobacco tastes terrible and will never get any better!

Q: How can I tell how much tar and nicotine there is in the cigarettes I make myself?

A. There is no way to tell how much tar and nicotine there is in the smoke of the cigarettes you make yourself for a variety of reasons: First, you control how much tobacco you put in your cigarettes and this would effect how much tar and nicotine you would get in the smoke. Second, you choose the type of tobacco and the type of tubes you use so all these variables would make any standardized testing meaningless and that's why we don't do them.

Q: Are cigarettes made with "light" or "mild" tobaccos a safer smoke?

A: We don't make any health claims regarding our products or the cigarettes that you might make with them. The U.S. Government contends that "light" or "ultra-light" cigarettes are not any safer than "regular" cigarettes. Our terms "light", "ultra-light", "mild", "additive-free", "premium", etc. do not mean safer cigarettes.