The Different Forms of Concentrate Made from BHO Extraction

BHO Extraction

Shatter Made from BHO Extraction

Wax, shatter, and hash oil are all forms of cannabis concentrate made by BHO Extraction. This form is safe to consume but very dangerous to make. The final process of extraction results in the production of wax, shatter or hash oil.

Shatter and Oil are known to be the most potent and purest form of concentrates. During the last part of the BHO Extraction the chemical solvents are purged out. These solvents are used to extract the hash. This results in a shatter or oil after the purging. Shatter is a clear and hard substance that breaks easily. Hash oil is a clear liquid form used for syringes or cartridges for the increasingly popular vape pens.

Wax can come in the form of “budder” or “crumble”. Budder is a whipped thick product that can be used to make edibles. Crumble is a flaky form that can be formed with parchment paper to make small chunks to be dabbed with. Budders are made by whipping the extract at the final purging process of BHO extraction. This whipping adds air to make it froth and become more solid as it cools.

Marijuana concentrate offers a potent, discreet and clean way of administering cannabis medicine. OUTCO in San Diego California offers a large variety of Wax, Shatter and Hash Oil concentrate. We currently offer the following:

Shatter: Carmel Shatter, Berry White Nug Run and Sherbert Nug Run Shatter

Oil: Eureka Vape Cartridges, Spliffen Pure Vape Cartridges, CBD Oil Gold, CBD Oil Balm, CBD Oil Spray, CBD Oil Capsules, CBD Harlequin Tinctures

Wax: Loudpack brand Wax and Crumble

The Different Types of Concentrates

The concentrates for cannabis are growing in popularity with it outselling the traditional buds in retail lately. Much of this change is in the popularity of Vape Pens and different forms of using marijuana such as edibles. Concentrates are just like the name refers to, a concentrated form of the cannabinoids in the buds to give a higher concentration of THC and or CBD. Here are some different forms of concentrates.

Hash

The oldest form of concentrate, and probably the least potent. Hash is made by collecting the plants resin, or kief and pressing it together. Ice water or ethanol sometimes is used to effectively collect the crystals better to make a higher concentration of the cannabinoids, stripping away the non-desirable materials of the plant.(Source)

Butane Hash Oil (BHO)

Very dangerous way of making concentrate in the fact that butane is highly flammable. (Source) BHO creates a very potent form used for vaporizors or dabbing. The result of heating to extract the cannabinoids leaves a sticky “wax” wax or a solid “shatter” with a high concentration of THC. BHO when tested shows traces of butane and therefore is not the healthiest way to ingest cannabis. (Source)

CO2 Oil

CO2 Vape Juice

The newer, less dangerous, less toxic and best way of preserving terpenes and other healthy flavors and cannabinoids is CO2 extraction. The process is more expensive to get a botanical extractor that uses pressure and carbon dioxide to extract the benefits of the plant into a concentrate. This method is used for vapor pens. (Source)

Rick Simpson Oil (RSO)

A cancer patient in 2003 named Rick Simpson made a concentrate from hemp by soaking the cannabis in naphtha or isopropyl alcohol. The THC and CBD are extracted to make a tar like liquid when the solvent evaporated. RSO, or also known as Phoenix Tears can be applied directly to the skin like a salve. Some companies now produce this concentrate and to have more THC or more CBD.(Source)

Tinctures

Cannabidiol CBD Tincture

Tinctures, were popular before the prohibition of 1937. This method is done soaking the buds, leaves and stems in ethyl alcohol extraction to get the beneficial cannabinoids extracted out. The usual way of administering this is a couple of drops under the tongue.(Source)

Source:

http://www.leafly.com/knowledge-center/cannabis-101/the-great-wide-world-of-cannabis-concentrates

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Undercover-Operation-Shattered-Dreams-Busts-Hash-Oil-Labs--275552071.html

http://phoenixtears.ca/articles/solvent-residue-in-the-oil/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture_of_Cannabis