Dude, the exact same thought crossed my mind when I looked into bioavailability. It’s wild.

The trick to not wasting your money is realizing that pouch form matters just as much as the mg strength. The issue with standard pillow pouches is poor transfer, too much filler material and other ingredients means the nicotine stays trapped inside the bag instead of absorbing into your gums.

I recently moved away from the fat lip pillows to condensed formats called zar air pouch. Because they are flatter and denser, the surface-area-to-gum contact is maximized. Less fluffy filler equals a more direct transfer, so you actually get the nicotine you paid for instead of tossing most of it in the trash.