Looking for a BoomBoom stick alternative?

A nasal inhaler stick is a tube with a scented wick inside. You uncap it, hold it under a nostril and breathe in. The sensation is instant and strong, and it stops the moment you cap it again.

A herbal oil roller is a glass bottle with a rollerball. You roll it onto temples, neck, wrists, chest or an aching muscle. The aroma keeps lifting off your skin for hours, and the oil itself gives a warming or cooling feel where you applied it.

Pick a stick if you want a quick, dry, pocketable hit and nothing on your skin — before a lift, on a long drive, mid-meeting.

Pick a roller if you want the effect to stay with you: a flight, a desk afternoon, a stiff neck, a headache building behind the eyes. One application, then you put it away.

Sticks are also single-purpose. A roller doubles as something you apply to sore shoulders, calves or the base of the skull.

shnort is made in Thailand from fifteen traditional botanicals — menthol, camphor, borneol, eucalyptus, peppermint, clove, cinnamon and Thai herbs — in 8ml apothecary glass. Four scents, each a different mood: WIND mint, FIRE orange, EARTH lemongrass and SUN citrus.

See the four scents or read the Thai herbal inhaler guide.

We are not affiliated with BoomBoom and we do not claim to be better for everyone — the formats genuinely serve different habits. Specifications and prices of other brands change, so check theirs directly.

Both are cosmetic aromatherapy products, not medicines. Neither is intended to diagnose, treat or cure any condition.