Dipping tobacco is a type of finely ground or shredded, moistened smokeless tobacco product. It is commonly and idiomatically known as dip. Dipping tobacco is used by placing a pinch, or "dip", of tob
Dipping tobacco
Four different cans (or tins) of dipping tobacco (from bottom left, clockwise): Skoal straight, Skoal long cut mint, Copenhagen straight, and Copenhagen long cut.
A can of Copenhagen brand American dipping tobacco
An example of how dipping tobacco is often placed in the mouth
Snus is a Swedish tobacco product. It is consumed by placing a pouch of powdered tobacco leaves under the lip for nicotine to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. Snus, not to be confused with nicotin
Dipping tobacco
…finger on the sides of the can, and then quickly turning the can and flicking the wrist so that one's index finger taps the top of the can. Unlike snus, which is most often placed between the upper lip and gum, moist tobacco users or "dippers" tend to use the lower. Dipping in the upper lip is unusual…
White (right) and original snus (left). The white version is dryer, with no added water, to last longer. The original version's added water creates a swifter effect.
Tobacco-based snus of the Swedish brand General, marketed by Swedish Match
Lös Snus is a loose tobacco without the portion pouches.
Warning label on a container of Swedish snus. The text reads: "This tobacco product may damage your health and is addictive". Note the "best before" date and list of ingredients, which is required by Swedish law.