How Many Nicotine Pouches A Day Should I Use?

Nathan Chilcott

Beginner’s Guides

Whether you’re considering quitting smoking or just curious about nicotine pouches, you’ve probably been wondering how many nicotine pouches a day are considered acceptable.

Take a look online and you’ll be given a simple answer, probably between 10-12. That’s great, but unfortunately, not necessarily accurate.

There are a variety of factors involved when deciding what your daily nicotine pouch use should be.

We’re here to help you understand what they are. You’ll be able to use this information to decide the right nicotine pouch quantity for you.

Nicotine Pouch Strength

Nicotine pouches are available in a variety of strengths. The more nicotine is in the pouch, the greater the nicotine pouch strength.

They are broadly classified into the following categories:

• Low (2-4 mg/g)
• Medium (6-8 mg/g)
• High (10-12 mg/g)
• Extra strong (over 14 mg/g)

If you’re new to nicotine or a very light smoker, you’ll want to try the low strength. Regular or heavy smokers will need to consider how many cigarettes they are or have been smoking daily.

"If you’re new to nicotine, start with low strength and just one or two a day. You can increase gradually over time.”

Understanding Nicotine Consumption

Every nicotine pouch brand will display the strength as a series of dots or a number from one to five (five being the strongest).

However, what is important is not the milligrams of nicotine per gram, it’s how many milligrams are in a pouch. This should also be displayed.

According to studies, within 30 minutes, you’ll absorb approximately 30% of the nicotine in a pouch. Use the pouch for an hour, and you’ll absorb roughly 50% of the nicotine.

Surveys show that you’ll absorb roughly 1.5 mg of nicotine per cigarette.

Calculating Your Usage

Now you’re ready to decide how many nicotine pouches you need every day, and whether that’s more or less than the average.

As mentioned, if you’re new to nicotine, start with a low dose and just a couple a day.

If you used to be a smoker, count how many you would usually have a day and multiply this by 1.5. For example, if you smoke ten a day, that’s 15. This is roughly the amount of nicotine you’re accustomed to daily.

In this example, you could have 12 nicotine pouches with a strength of 4 mg per pouch a day. Use each one for thirty minutes, and you’ll absorb roughly 14.4 mg of nicotine.

Of course, you can have six pouches with a strength of 8 mg. Each pouch will have more of a kick, and there will be bigger gaps between using the pouches.

Summing Up

As you can see, the number of nicotine pouches you have daily is dependent on how much nicotine you are accustomed to. It’s a personal decision and there is no right or wrong answer, just what suits your needs and lifestyle.

That’s it, you’re ready. Now, take a look at all the nicotine pouch brands and flavours. there are plenty to choose from and some great deals to be had.