Rapé is pronounced ha-pay. It is a snuff used by Brazilian indigenous tribes. The main ingredient of Rapé is always finely ground tobacco leaf, Nicotiana Rustica. This tobacco leaf contains a high nicotine content, and because nicotine has a stimulating effect, Rapé has a stimulating effect! For rapé you can use a self-applicator pipe called ‘Kuripe’.
How is Rapé made?
The tobacco, Nicotiana Rustica, is chopped into small pieces. Then they hold the finely ground tobacco over the fire so that it can dry properly. After it has dried completely, it is pulverized. After grinding, it is sieved and ground again until a very fine powder is created that can be sniffed.
Rapé contains nicotine, but because Rapé is not intended for smoking, nor does it contain any chemical additives, it is a lot less stressful for your body. Rapé is also less addictive. This is because they add all kinds of chemical additives to cigarettes, making cigarettes very addictive.
How do you use Rapé?
Rapé is a snuff, which means that you ingest it through your nose. In certain rituals, the rapé is blown into your nose by someone else (using a Tepi), but if you don’t like this, there are also tools that you can use to administer the rapé in the right way. For example, there is the self-applicator pipe called ‘Kuripe’. This is a V-shaped pipe that connects your mouth to your nostril. It is generally easier if someone else can administer the rapé to you, but you can also learn it yourself.
The effects of Rapé
The effect of rapé is a kind of intense blow to your mind, where you can suddenly feel liberated and let go of negativity more easily. The exact effects ultimately always differ per person and per time, but we hear a lot about these experiences from users.
Do you want to learn more about rapé? Watch this informative video on YouTube!
To really get to know rapé, we recommend trying a little bit. Kuripe.eu has added a number of rapé products for the novice users. The rapé varieties below have a light effect, so you can discover for yourself whether rapé has a nice effect for you:
