How to Clean your Hookah

If you are a hookah consumer, you will definitely

want to consume the best quality and flavour.

However, mostly one often gets the same peculiar

taste of the earlier flavours used in the hookah bowl

after using the same hookah for a while. To make

the hookah taste better, it is imperative that you

clean it every once in a while so that it can taste

good. This will make it taste good as and when you

add different flavours.

Learning about cleaning your hookah and then

cleaning it will surely make your hookah experience

better. Follow these simple hookah cleaning tips to

clean your hookah and have a great experience

smoking it!

1. Disconnect the hose from the hookah base

The hose through which you inhale the smoke is

connected to the hookah, which needs to be

removed and cleaned from within. Detach it

and clean it to remove the particles stuck

inside. If the hose seems wedged inflexibly,

continue twisting rather than tugging

insistently, taking care not to break any parts of

the hookah.

2. Blow through the hose

Do this each time before lighting up your

hookah. While it takes only a few seconds, this

only requires putting your mouth on the spout

which you inhale from, and blowing through it

forcefully. This will oust any lingering stale

smoke that might affect the taste you

experience.

3. Rinse the hose

One needs to rinse the hose as and when possible

as after every few uses, the taste is likely to change.

If your hose is made of rubber or plastic and is

washable, rinse it with water after every few uses.

Never use soap or any other chemical products

when rinsing your hose —all you need to do is run

regular tap water through it. Place one end of the

hookah under the water and run the faucet in the

sink. Position the other end of the hose to make

sure the water that’s pushed through the hose

drains back into the sink. Now rinse the hose with

water for some time and then turn it off. Let the

hose dry off completely before using it again.

4. Wash and scrub the ashtray

Your ashtray will be in a perpetual mess if you

haven’t been maintaining your hookah

regularly, hence cleaning it would be as difficult

too. If you only had loose ash, simply rinse the

tray in warm water and rub over the surface

with your fingers. If there are strong, caked

spots of ash on your tray, using hot water to

rinse the tray will help. Scrubbing it with steel

wool to dislodge the ash is the best way to

remove the ash. Once you have scrubbed it, let

it dry on a clean towel.