Tips & Filters
Everything that goes at the end of your joint, all in one place. Cardboard tips give your joint a firm mouthpiece and keep crumbs out of your mouth. Filters go a step further and also catch some of the tar, so your smoke gets smoother and cooler.
Choose your tip or filter by the width of your paper. Slim filters of 5.3 to 6 mm suit king size slim, wide tips and 7 mm filters suit wide papers and blunts. Find matching papers in our smoking paper.
Tip or filter: which suits you?
A tip is a cardboard mouthpiece that doesn't filter anything. A filter does catch tar and fine particles. Which one you choose depends on how you roll and what matters to you. Here are the types side by side.
Tips in booklets
The best-known form. A booklet of cardboard strips you roll into a mouthpiece yourself. You decide how tightly you roll and so how open the draw is. Many booklets are perforated, so you can fold the card into a zigzag first. That gives a firm tip that won't pinch shut.
Wide tips
Wide tips are taller than standard tips. You roll a thicker mouthpiece with them, handy with king size papers and bigger joints. Standard tips are enough for most people, wide tips are for when you roll big.
Pre-rolled tips
Don't feel like rolling? Pre-rolled tips are already round with a fixed diameter, often around 6 to 7 mm. You place them at the end of your paper and carry on. They cost a bit more each, but every joint comes out equally tight.
Unbleached or bleached
Unbleached tips are brown and made without chlorine bleaching. You'll notice little difference in the draw, but many smokers choose them for the same reason as unbleached papers: as pure as possible.
Slim filters
Pre-shaped filters made of cotton or cellulose, usually 5.3 or 6 mm thick. You place them right at the end of your paper. They catch some of the tar and give a tighter, straighter joint than a hand-rolled tip.
Activated carbon filters
A tip with a core of activated carbon, often from coconut shells. That carbon is extremely porous and traps tar and fine particles, so the smoke feels cooler and smoother. Brands like Mascotte supply them in packs of 10 or value bags of 200. Use an activated carbon filter once, after that the carbon is saturated.
Which diameter for which paper?
- 5.3 mm: narrow filters for king size slim papers
- 6 mm: the most popular size, for king size and king size slim
- 7 mm: for wide papers, cones and blunts
Not sure? Go for 6 mm. It fits most long papers you'll find in our smoking paper.
How to roll a good tip
Fold the card into a zigzag a few times, roll the rest around it and hold it between your fingers until you place it in the paper. An even grind helps too: grind your herbs first with one of our grinders, so no coarse bits get stuck in the tip. Handy rolling gear, such as rolling trays, can be found among our smoking accessories.
Honest about filters
A filter makes your smoke smoother, but it doesn't make smoking harmless. See it as a way to take in less tar, not as a health product.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a tip and a filter?
A tip is a cardboard mouthpiece and doesn't filter anything. It keeps your joint firm and crumbs out of your mouth. A filter does catch some of the tar.
Does an activated carbon filter take away the effect of my herbs?
According to manufacturers like Mascotte, you'll notice little of that. The filter mainly targets tar and fine particles.
Can I reuse a filter?
We don't recommend it. After one joint an activated carbon filter is largely saturated and filters noticeably less.
How should I store my tips?
Dry and flat, so the card doesn't bend. A case or small box helps, take a look at our stash products.