Perhaps a silly concern considering I’m already tasting nicotine laced smoke, but does using a naphtha burning zippo pose any extra risk to mouth health compared to a butane bic? Or is it just the taste?
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Naphtha and Mouth Health
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No more health risk than usual. We used naphtha to light our charcoal grill back in the 70s. Gave the burgers that classic backyard taste. If you don't mind or like the aftertaste, use it. Zippo brand naphtha to me is the cleanest. Remember there about a dozen different kinds of naphthas including light petroleum distillate, hydrotreated paraffinic hydrocarbons etc etc. Each has their own boiling points and VOC levels.
I recently started using char cloth and flint as well as beeswax dipped hemp wick.
I recently started using char cloth and flint as well as beeswax dipped hemp wick.
Thanks. I got a pipe insert zippo and do like it a lot, don’t mind the taste a whole lot. Thinking about the hemp wick for when I’m inside, I know it’s controversial but figure it would save on bics when I use them.
I don't know anything about naphtha but have never had any taste issue related to normal lighter fluid in a Zippo and all of mine have pipe inserts. Mouth health? Doubt it is a worry.
Not sure the hemp wick is really relevant or controversial. Zippo sells them, or you can use . . . matches if you really want to save money.
Not sure the hemp wick is really relevant or controversial. Zippo sells them, or you can use . . . matches if you really want to save money.
how hot you burn the tobacco has more notable risk. Not giving your self tongue bite will do more for helping you stay healthy.
I hardly ever notice any smell, but my sniffer is not the most sensitive. I figure a few seconds exposure can’t hurt too much.
Not silly at all, nothing wrong to minimize risk. I use filters in large part because they possibly do
I’m actually planning on grabbing some balsa filters for when I have aromatics. Despite my efforts to get away from them, it’s what I keep pirchasing.
There was some discussion about old Zippo wicks which contain asbestos. No ill effects reported.
Wouldn't it be some shit if they found tobacco to be actually great for us, but it was the lighters and matches that were killing us all along?
I think that if you're tasting whatever is in your lighter, you're doing it wrong. I've used a Zippo for over a decade and have never tasted the fluid. Let the excess burn off for a few seconds before lighting.
I have used Zippos for over 60 years and never tasted lighter fluid, just as Snook does it.
Do you use the regular Zippo fluid? I've been pondering getting my Zippo back out and need some fluid.
You are burning leaves and everything else in a pipe and drawing the smoke into your body. That activity carries with it an inherent risk.
In my opinion, you are fooling yourself by trying to mitigate the risk by segregating all of the components that add up to the total risk, like trying to minimize the risk by using a butane lighter instead of a zippo. The chemical stew that is the smoke you are drawing into your mouth is far riskier that the bit of naptha fumes you are exposed to.
I never taste lighter fluid when I use a zippo. Spark up your zippo and let the flame burn off residual fuel before bringing it to your pipe to minimize inhaling naptha fumes. Or ditch the zippo.
Light Zippo. 1... 2... 3... 4.... light tobacco.... taste only tobacco.
With all respect, were you serious that you are lighting your pipe with the flint and char cloth? I have started many fires with this for historic reproductions, but it would be a bit cumbersome to do for pipe smoking.
May I ask how your proceed with this?
I am not asking this to be a "jerk" or anything. I am genuinely interested.
Probably won't make a difference in the long run, but at some point, I developed a habit of spitting after charring lights and relights. Whether for health or just preference, I didn't want to swallow the rush of everything that accompanied a lot of heat and a strong draw on the pipe at those times...