CommerceTous les marchés
How to become a rolling-paper stockist or distributor
The two trade routes into Skins, what arrives within two working days, what a distributor receives, age-of-sale and import basics, and a checklist.
6 min de lecture
Carte des crêtes · 08
Notes de labo
Notes du laboratoire.
Notes courtes et techniques sur ce qui fait un papier à rouler : la fibre, la gomme, le front de combustion, les formats et les règles de chaque marché. Rédigées en anglais, vérifiées contre les sources, mises à jour lorsque la loi change.
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Loi et âgeRoyaume-Uni
Rolling papers in the UK: age 18, the 2026 Act and what changes on 1 January 2027
Cigarette papers are age-restricted at 18 today. From 1 January 2027 the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 replaces that with a birth-date test. What changes.
6 min de lecture
Loi et âgeThaïlande
Are rolling papers legal in Thailand? The 2026 position
Yes. Papers sit outside the Tobacco Products Control Act's definition, so its age, advertising and display rules do not apply on their face. What does.
6 min de lecture
VérificationTous les marchés
What makes a good rolling paper: the six tests behind a verified batch
What a batch is, why Skins verifies every one rather than holding a certificate, and the six tests in order with their pass marks.
6 min de lecture
Loi et âgeÉtats-Unis
Rolling paper legal age by US state (2026): the wave-1 table
The answer is 21 everywhere: federal Tobacco 21, FDA's deeming rule and photo-ID under 30, with a table of the 23 states where Skins launches first.
5 min de lecture
Loi et âgeCanada
Rolling papers in Canada, province by province: age and retail (2026)
Papers are tobacco products under federal law with a floor of 18. Most provinces set 19, PEI 21. The 13-row table, the accessory test and packaging.
6 min de lecture
Technique et conservationTous les marchés
How to store rolling papers: humidity, heat and the gum strip
Paper tracks the humidity of the room. What too dry and too damp do to a leaf and its gum strip, a sensible range for a booklet, and a short checklist.
6 min de lecture
Technique et conservationTous les marchés
How to roll with ultra-thin rolling paper: technique for a light leaf
Handling technique for a near-transparent leaf: hand position, keeping the sheet dry until the seal, the tuck, why thin paper splits, and weight to skill.
6 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
How ultra-thin rolling paper is made: from Alcoy to the calender
From long plant fibre to a 55-leaf booklet: pulping, the paper machine, the dandy roll that presses the watermark, calendering, gumming, then the lab.
6 min de lecture
Formats et dimensionsTous les marchés
King Size vs King Size Slim vs Super King Size: rolling paper dimensions
King Size, King Size Slim, Super King Size and the smaller formats in millimetres, what width does to the roll, and how to choose between them.
6 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
Natural gum on rolling papers, explained (and why the caramel line)
Gum arabic from acacia trees, how the strip is laid, why width and coat weight decide the seal, and why natural gum burns to a fine caramel line.
5 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
Unbleached vs bleached rolling papers: what chlorine-free actually means
Why raw pulp is brown, what chlorine, ECF and TCF bleaching each do, what chlorine-free means, and whether an unbleached leaf burns any differently.
6 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
Rice vs hemp vs wood-pulp rolling papers: fibre, feel and burn
Rice straw, hemp, flax and wood pulp each make a different leaf. How fibre length changes translucency, grip, burn and ash, with a side-by-side table.
6 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
Rolling paper GSM: what basis weight does to burn, ash and translucency
GSM is grams per square metre. Why weight, not caliper, is the useful number, what it does to translucency, strength and ash, and the two Skins weights.
6 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
Why a rolling paper burns unevenly, and what the watermark does about it
What happens at the burn front, why papers run, and how basis weight, formation and the cross-weave watermark keep the burn slow and even, no additives.
7 min de lecture
Science du papierTous les marchés
What is rolling paper made of? Fibre, gum and water
A rolling paper is plant fibre, a strip of natural gum and the water that carried them. What each does, and the six additives a good leaf leaves out.
7 min de lecture
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