7 Tips to Get the Most from Your Teerless™ Cigarette Filter

Teerless™ filters are simple to use, but a few details make a difference: the right size, a firm fit and replacing the filter on time. Here are seven practical tips.

Tip 1: Choose the Right Size

Teerless™ comes in three sizes. Regular (8 mm) fits standard and king-size cigarettes, Slim (6 mm) fits slim cigarettes and comes with 100 adapters for 5 mm super-slims, and Slender+Slim (6.6–7.1 mm) fits the sizes in between. If you're unsure, measure the filter tip of your cigarette with a ruler. A filter in the wrong size sits loosely or doesn't fit at all.

Tip 2: Ensure a Firm, Gap-Free Fit

Press the filter firmly onto the end of your cigarette with a gentle rotating motion until you feel slight resistance. If the fit is loose, smoke can pass around the outside of the filter instead of through it. Test the fit by drawing lightly before lighting — if you feel air moving around the outside of the filter, press it on more firmly.

Tip 3: Use Each Filter for Up to 6 Cigarettes

Each Teerless™ filter can be used for up to 6 cigarettes. After the sixth cigarette at the latest, take it off and use a fresh one.

Tip 4: Don't Wash or Soak the Filter

Teerless™ filters are disposable. They are not meant to be rinsed, soaked or cleaned with water or alcohol. When a filter is used up, replace it instead of trying to clean it.

Tip 5: Smoke Fewer Cigarettes

A filter doesn't change the most important factor: how much you smoke. Every cigarette you don't smoke is smoke you don't inhale. If you want to quit, a doctor, pharmacist or quitline can help — quitting is the most effective step you can take.

Tip 6: Keep Unused Filters Dry and in Their Pack

Store unused filters in their pack, somewhere dry, so they stay clean and ready to use at home or on the go. Keep them out of the reach of children.

Tip 7: Replace the Filter When It Has Darkened

As you smoke, tar residue collects in the filter and it darkens visibly — that is what it's designed to do. When it has turned dark brown, or after 6 cigarettes at the latest, replace it. Put used filters in the household waste, never on the ground.