With Covid 19 hitting the world at large and smokers looking for ways to protect their lungs,there has been a boost in other tobacco alternatives like Snus.
Swedish snus is a tobacco filled pouch that you consume by putting under your upper lip. It's a very traditional product in Sweden.
Snuff(Not to be confused as snus) precursor of snus according to reports,was introduced to France by a French diplomat who recommended it as a migraine remedy.
It then became a fashionable trend among the court and upper-class citizens of France, especially among females, as it was deemed more socially acceptable than other forms of tobacco.
This trend spread to Sweden at the beginning of the 17th century. In the 18th century, Swedish producers however began to manufacture moist snuff, which was placed in the lower lip and did not require spitting hence giving birth to Snus.
Ettan (meaning "the number one"), registered in 1822, is the oldest brand of snus still sold.
The Swedish snus moist and smokeless tobacco is sold either as a moist powder known as loose snus, or prepackaged into pouches known as portion snus.