Unlike distilled water and PG solutions with sponges/gel/crystals/beads which can affect your tobacco products, Boveda's reverse-osmosis membrane only releases pure water vapor and Boveda will never damage anything through direct contact. That's why Boveda packs are available in multiple RH levels for tobacco application: 58, 62, 65, 69, 72, 75 and 84 percent - so you can use the RH that achieves the humidity you and your cigars prefer. I even started an overflow humidor with an airtight brilliance container, plopped a 69% 60 gram in, and the humidity leveled out within a few hours. Within an enclosed container, Boveda monitors the ambient RH (relative humidity) and adds or removes moisture to maintain the specific RH engineered into the pack. EMS stands for ‘English Market Selection’ and is a term that has been used in Cuba for over a century to identify the quality of cigars designated for the British market.

Precise, maintenance-free cigar care with Boveda all comes down to two all-natural ingredients: pure water and natural salts. This solution is contained within a patented water-vapour permeable reverse osmosis membrane to keep you cigars in perfect condition.n nEvery XIKAR 2-Way Humidity Control RH is accurate to +/- 1% in an air tight environment, which humidors are not. The 320g is designed for larger humidors containing up to 150 cigars for a period of 2-3 years, or can be used in smaller humidors for a longer length of time. The humidor was seasoned with the Boveda 84% for 2 weeks as prescribed, and I am not having any humidity issues.

To increase the lifespan of Boveda in a wood humidor, season your new humidor with Boveda for Seasoning packs. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Although Boveda packs are specified to be a certain RH level please be aware that this can vary based on climate and storage type. These types of humidors aren't always fully airtight along with the various climates which is why it's perfect for this application.Note: Do not mix RH levels within the same humidor, and do not use XIKAR 2-Way Humidity Control Packets in the same humidor with other humidification products. That's why Boveda packs are available in multiple RH levels for tobacco application: 62, 65, 69, 72, 75 and 84 percent - so you can use the RH that achieves the humidity you and your cigars prefer. Up until now, the largest and most popular size (60 grams) has been Boveda’s bread and butter for wood humidor maintenance. The brick of 12 Boveda 65% humidity packs are designed to preserve the natural oils sugars and flavours of your cigars.

Within a closed desktop humidor Bóveda maintains a predetermined level of (RH) by releasing or absorbing purified water-vapor—as needed—through the membrane. Boveda packs provide the cleanest and most purified humidity control of any products currently on the market. Up to a 25-count cigar humidor (For larger humidors, use one Size 60 for every 25 cigars your humidor can hold. Once opened, this package retains its humidity for up to three months, making it ideal for storing pipe tobacco and cigars. Once you insert the pack it will bring the wood up to the correct RH level for long term storage of cigars.

It's common that the actual RH of your humidor will stabilize up to 5 points lower than the Boveda RH you’re using, due to humidor quality and ambient dryness. The 75% accommodates a high amount of moisture loss allowing the humidor to maintain a high 60s RH level.