| Hookah tobacco is becoming more popular these days | | | | Orange |
| as people move away from traditional cigarette | | | | Strawberry |
| smoking. Smoking cigarettes doesn't hold the same | | | | Watermelon |
| social status and appeal as it once did. Smoking | | | | Chocolate |
| flavored tobacco through a hookah pipe offers an | | | | Vanilla |
| alternative for people who want to smoke socially but | | | | There also numerous custom flavors that have been |
| don't like the taste and negative side effects of | | | | created in recent years. In fact, it has become popular |
| smoking cigarettes. | | | | to have parties where people bring their own special |
| Tobacco smoked through a hookah does not contain | | | | flavors to share amongst their friends. You can |
| many of the harmful ingredients which are common in | | | | combine different flavors together and experiment |
| cigarettes, such as nicotine and tar. The smoke is also | | | | with various mixes to come up with something new |
| cooled by the water in the pipe, making the taste and | | | | and unusual. |
| texture of the smoke cooler and more pleasant. | | | | In order to smoke flavored hookah tobacco, you need |
| In actual fact, a lot of what's called "flavored tobacco" | | | | to actually use a hookah - you can't smoke it through |
| is not really tobacco. What "tobacco" that is available | | | | a cigarette. Because of the added ingredients, the |
| for hookah smoking is often made from herbs. Much | | | | flavored tobacco is too moist to be smoked through a |
| of this is actually what's called "maasel" - dried leaves | | | | traditional cigarette - the leaves can't be lit directly, so a |
| flavored oils or juices. Maasel also commonly has | | | | hookah charcoal is used to light it. |
| honey or molasses mixed in to give it sweetness and | | | | Flavored hookah tobacco is less contaminated with |
| texture, and to alter how quickly the leaves burn. | | | | harmful ingredients than cigarettes. Part of the |
| There are many different tobacco flavors available | | | | reason for the rising popularity of flavored tobacco is |
| these days - the possibilities really are limitless, but | | | | the intensity of anti-smoking campaigns in the USA and |
| some flavors have become more popular than others. | | | | other Western countries. Many smokers, or young |
| Fruit flavorings, such as apple, are a common choice. | | | | people who have never tried cigarettes but like the |
| The split is generally somewhere between 25-30% | | | | idea of smoking, have found flavored tobacco to be |
| tobacco or herb leaves combined with 70-75% | | | | an appealing alternative. However, it is not completely |
| flavoring ingredients. | | | | free of harmful ingredients and like anything, it should |
| Other popular flavors include: | | | | be consumed in moderation. |