It must have been my grandfather that told me to use nose "grease" to clean the pipe rim after a smoke. To prevent the blackening of the rim, the grease and salt sweat kept the rim clean. "Clean" is probably a relative term when you use bodily secretions on your pipe, but I've always done it and it works like a charm!
Nose "Grease" To Clean Pipe Rim?
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it is an oil that nourishes and protects.
@warren is a nose greaser...
I'm always trying to figure out how y'all old guys have such a surplus of the stuff.. Haha, ya'll just walk around trying to find creative uses for it..
I'm always trying to figure out how y'all old guys have such a surplus of the stuff.. Haha, ya'll just walk around trying to find creative uses for it..
It's recommended over and over here for shining up the bowl. I find a wee bit of spit, saliva for Californians, is better for cleaning the rim. A bit of spit on a paper towel, wipe and it's clean.
It's also useful for removing the foam on your beer if you pour it too fast.
I think I'm going to harvest it and sell it to you guys. Anyone have a good product name?
Call it, All Natural Old Guy Grease, "for your briars, beards, and biscuits".
Got a little bourbon out my nose and a little vomit in my mouth at the same time on that.
It's an age thing, just wait for it.......
And it's impossible to get off bed sheets.
Nose grease on your bed sheets? what am I missing here?
I use it on ebonite stems after a smoke.
I rub ebonite stems on the side of my nose and smooth rims get a twist on my cheek bone.
Yeah, I much prefer calling it "nose oil". And I think it's more accurate, though when oil becomes grease or grease oil depends on several things including temperature and composition.
My production of same has diminished over the years. Tend to clean rims with micromesh and hot water, then apply nose oil, but batch processing demands mineral oil.
My production of same has diminished over the years. Tend to clean rims with micromesh and hot water, then apply nose oil, but batch processing demands mineral oil.
I find some warm water and a paper towel work wonders.