How Can You Tell

[inino]

i smoke layalina pretty much exclusively and it is unwashed i guess. but i cant tell the difference between it and when i smoke al fahker or some other washed shisha. how can you tell if its washed or not? is one better than the other? only one that really stands out for unwashed shisha is tangiers for me.

[joytron]

layalina is washed

Nakhla, Tangiers, and Pharoahs, is not.

it should say on the package the percent of nicotine

[joytron]

layalina is washed

Nakhla, Tangiers, and Pharoahs, is not.

it should say on the package the percent of nicotine

[Zinite]

i smoke layalina pretty much exclusively and it is unwashed i guess. but i cant tell the difference between it and when i smoke al fahker or some other washed shisha. how can you tell if its washed or not? is one better than the other? only one that really stands out for unwashed shisha is tangiers for me.

The nicotine content on the box will usually reveal if it's washed or not.

Washed is generally .05%, unwashed is .3% or .5%.

More information here: http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=3970

Edit: As Eric says in that thread, information on the boxes may not even be correct, as having accurate numbers would require chemical tasting with each batch manufactured.

[Hippo_Master]

Or, it's dyed.

[SimplexCoda]

yes layalina is washed as is AF and Starbuzz and actually a lot of brands. most of hte brands i can think of off the top of my head that are unwashed are tangiers, nakhla, pharoes, romman, and baja, but thats all i can think of off the top of my head that are unwashed.

[Hippo_Master]

Baja is most definitely washed. I can't get buzzed from that if I tried. It's just a different type of tobacco, the darker kind, not the golden kind.