Sea Willow Cigarette Holder

[What is sea willow (Hailiu)?]

Sea willow (BLACK CORAL)，living in the deep sea. It is a kind of sea animal which shape looks like a willow. In Chinese, it is called Hailiu. Sea willow/Hailiu belongs to a genus of coelenterates and the scientific name is Black Coral. Sea willow/Hailiu can be living as long as tens of thousands of years. It only grows five millimeters each year; therefore it is called “Millennium Tree-Numen in the sea”. Sea willow/Hailiu mainly grow in the water of Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan. It is rarely to find Sea willow/Hailiu in other areas. The category of Sea willow/Hailiu is divided into Chi Liu, Blood Liu, Golden Liu、Spun Gold Liu, Stone Liu, Black Liu, Vine Liu, Red Liu, ect. The value of each kind is of big difference. The price of a small cigarette holder may vary from tens of dollars to more than ten thousand dollars.

[Hailiu workart ]

The production of Sea willow/Hailiu products complies with the work of traditional Chinese carved roots. A finished Sea willow/Hailiu product has to go through a series of processes, including shearing, planing, grinding, filing, and drilling. All the work is by hand. The shape, size, figure of each Sea willow is different; therefore each Sea willow/Hailiu artwork is unique. It is hard to find completely resemble Sea willow/Hailiu artwork in vein, mottle and sharp.

[Medical value of Sea willow(Hailiu)]

It is also an important and valuable Chinese medicine in ancient China. In the famous Chinese medicine book, Compendium of Materia Medica, Sea willow/Hailiu was recorded. Even now, Sea willow/ Hailiu is used as a medicine to reduce blood pressure, slow heart rate, counteract cancer and other disease in folk.

[Sea willow/ Hailiu cigarette holder ]

Sea willow (Hailiu) cigarette holder is not only an artwork of Hailiu products, a piece of valuable collection, but also a kind of heath supplies. It is capable of filtering tar and nicotine, soothing throat and containing lung to arrest coughing. Strong sorption is against injurant in cigarette without any artificial materials.

[Maintenance of Sea willow/Hailiu cigarette holder]

1. Sea willow/Hailiu cigarette holder will keep surface shininess if people regularly rub it by hand or by a piece of soft fabric. The same will become dim or lusterless if the holder put it aside for a long period of time.

2. It can not be exposed to the sun in case of splitting open.

3. When lots of smoke tar collected in the flue, few drops of alcohol can solve the problem.

4. The flue or copper filter should be cleaned up while 15 pieces of cigarettes are smoked. If you are lazy to do so, the filter will be blocked by stiffen smoke oil.

[Important Remarks]

1. Sea willow/Hailiu cigarette holder is made by natural black coral. Each color and sharp of natural Sea willow is different; therefore it is hard to find completely two resemble Sea willow/Hailiu artwork in vein, mottle and sharp.

2. Although it is a permanent used holder, it is possible to have some rimula on the surface after a period of using if it came up cold or heat.

3. Sea willow/ Hailiu cigarette holder will maintain the smell of cigarette once you use it and the smell is impossible to remove forever, therefore we refuse to refund any such used holder.