Lip Calluses
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A small "rough" patch on the inside of the lower lip.
I would think you'd want the lip of the stem behind your teeth to avoid contact with your callused lips.
This is a new one. Maybe you are puffing/sipping too hard? Really the best teacher for slowing down is getting burned. After cooking my sinuses in the first week, it forced me to slow down, read everything I could about breathsmoking, and just relax and let the smoking become a passive endeavor, without actually ever thinking about it. But, it takes practice, like driving. At first you have to constantly think about clutch, shift, up on clutch/while down on gas... then next thing you know, you're driving home without having to think about anything that you're doing.
Yes, behind the teeth. Possibly the lip is sore from contact to something in the smoke, not likely due to actual heat of the smoke.
Callus is not the right word for it. Maybe a very thin, very superficial blister. I'm sure there's a right word for it, but it's escaping me.
The outer, thinner skin of the lip is "charred" in a small spot. Whiteish, rough to the touch, but oh so subtle. I tried to take a picture, but it won't show.
It doesn't hurt, but when I'm skmoking it tingles a bit.
I tried breath smoking, but it's not my thing. I like to take long, slow sips, play with the smoke in my mouth, and very slowly let it go. I do sip more frequently that I should, I reckon.
I'm smoking a lot of filtered cobs without the filter, and it tends to get wet sometimes. That might be also the cause.
The outer, thinner skin of the lip is "charred" in a small spot. Whiteish, rough to the touch, but oh so subtle. I tried to take a picture, but it won't show.
It doesn't hurt, but when I'm skmoking it tingles a bit.
I tried breath smoking, but it's not my thing. I like to take long, slow sips, play with the smoke in my mouth, and very slowly let it go. I do sip more frequently that I should, I reckon.
I'm smoking a lot of filtered cobs without the filter, and it tends to get wet sometimes. That might be also the cause.
It could be steam. Are you drying your tobacco? I like mine crunchy to almost crunchy, but others don't dry theirs out as drastically as me. But, if you smoke wet to moist tobacco, the steam gets in the way of flavor as well as cooks your mouth.
I usually let the tin open overnight.
I like it to the point that it doesn't get "sticky" when I grab a pinch, but it retains a "springy" quality.
About my OP, it's OK to hold the stem with only my lips when I sip? Like a cigarette. (by OK I mean if it's not the culprit of this blister)
I like it to the point that it doesn't get "sticky" when I grab a pinch, but it retains a "springy" quality.
About my OP, it's OK to hold the stem with only my lips when I sip? Like a cigarette. (by OK I mean if it's not the culprit of this blister)
Try putting some in the microwave for 8 seconds to see if that helps eliviate your lip. It doesn't dry it out completely, but warms the tobacco some and reduces some moisture. I find that I get more flavor from warmed tobacco like that, sort of like warming a cigar to get the oils and flavors woken up a bit. Plus, it should reduce your steam/heat issue.
Also, maybe you are packing too tight. Once packed the pipe should draw like pulling soda through a straw, if it's like air through a straw, it's too lightly packed, but more importantly, if it's like sipping on a milkshake, it's packed too tightly and you will need to puff harder thus making the smoke hotter.
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