The Friend Holder – Slender is a tar and nicotine filtering system first produced in Japan. The Slender functions in the same way as the Mini, but the design is sleeker. Another difference is that the cartridge is no longer visible on the body, like with the Mini’s. It is a simple black and gold design, with the body in gold and the mouthpiece in black.

The product itself essentially is a cigarette holder. What Friend Holder very cleverly did was add a filtering system to the holder. They developed and patented for the first time under the Brand Friend Holder in 1966. So this product is a cigarette holder with a few new tricks. Let’s break down how it works: It works in two steps: Firstly, you must know that the holder is connected to a pod that reduces the tar and nicotine. The pod has an adhesion chamber concentrates and accelerates tobacco smokes through tiny air holes, trapping harmful particles. Secondly, the fiber filter removes more tar and nicotine as they pass through, giving you the cleanest smoke possible.

The company recognised how having some sort of filter for the tar and nicotine is becoming more important to more health conscious smokers. They also see how “smoking mouthpiece [or vape-like device] use has become a necessity in civilized countries and has become an indispensable element”, and sought to solve those issues.

The Friend Holder Slender is about 7.5 cms in length, comes with a holder with a filter and 7 Friend replacement filters. One Friend holder filter cartridge lasts for 15 to 20 full cigarettes before it should be discarded.