The tobacco used in Hookahs is absolutely distinct
from the tobacco associated with any other form of smoking. Hookah
tobacco is essentially a blend of fresh tobacco leaves, honey and pulp
of semi dried or completely dried fruits. To enhance the flavor of
smoke, some people prefer adding the juice of pomegranate or perhaps the
juice obtained from rose to the water. Later, it became a trend to add
fruit extracts to the tobacco used in Hukkah smoking.
1980s witnessed a new fashion of adding varied flavors to the smoke that
had the power to cause intoxication. Today, you can find highly aromatic
Hookah tobaccos to make your experience of Hookah smoking a real
memorable one. Depending on the personal preference, the Hukkah smokers
can choose to go in for the flavor of their choice. There is a large
assortment of Hookah tobaccos consisting of various flavors, out of
which jasmine, honey, vanilla, licorice, apricot, apple and cherry are
the most popular. Also, available is the option of exotic blends.
The Hukkah tobacco is quite wet; therefore the smoking should be done
using the Hookah charcoal. The charcoal is not lighted straight away;
rather it is heated seeking the help of coal placed on the foil made up
of tin. Sometimes, it is kept inside the bowl that contains the moist
blend. Each of the bowls of the wet tobacco lasts for a longer duration
and requires quite a lot of refilling of the charcoal. In the olden
times, people were very particular about smoking Hookah in the right
manner.
Well, talking about the content of tobacco, it can be said that 70% is
the flavor and the actual tobacco is only 30%. The tobacco contains near
about .05 percent nicotine and there is virtually no tar. Since the
tobacco used in Hookah is heated rather than being burnt, therefore the
amount of carcinogens produced is quite less as compared to those
produced in other forms of smoking. However, that does not mean that
there are no health risks involved with Hukkah tobacco. At the end of
the day, it is a tobacco, which is indeed hazardous for health. Thus,
Hookah smoking should be done only in moderate quantities.
