Extracting the processes behind these two products
Extracting the processes behind these two products
For the avid cannabis consumer, taste and potency are a couple of factors in determining whether a user likes a certain strain as opposed to another. One option available to cannabis connoisseurs that may ensure the high potency and exceptional taste of their favorite strain is in the form of either Live Rosin or Live Resin. Below we’ll discuss the differences between Live Rosin and Live Resin, the processes of each, and how they may be incorporated into your green routine.
What Does "Live" Mean?
The word “live” in Live Rosin or Live Resin means that the flower used for the process was fresh as opposed to dried or cured. The flower is then immediately flash-frozen after cultivation. Since about 50% of the aromatic compounds associated with cannabis are lost during a dry curing process, this process of flash-freezing captures all the trichomes and terpenes that cover the flower. This process will allow your distillate to be enriched with all of the flavorful terpenes associated with that strain by minimizing exposure to conditions that could alter the flower’s potency and flavor.
What is the Live Resin Process?
To make Live Resin, the process involves taking the flash-frozen flower and using a chemical process involving either butane, CO2, or other chemical solvent for extraction. Once the compounds are drawn out from the chemical process, the solvent used is later removed either using a vacuum or another evaporation process.
What is the Live Rosin Process?
Much like the Live Resin process, Live Rosin utilizes fresh flash-frozen flower; however, unlike Live Resin, Live Rosin does not use any type of chemicals during the extraction process. Rather, this solventless process administers heat and pressure to “press” the compounds into a distillate. This option offers a more all-natural process for making the distillate and ensures the complete terpene profile of the plant is used.
What Does Live Rosin and Live Resin Look Like?
Whether you choose Live Rosin or Live Resin, both share similarities in their physical appearance. Live Rosin and Live Resin distillate can be tan or amber in color.
Differences in consistency vary. Live Rosin is commonly associated with butter or “badder”, and Live Resin commonly looks like sticky sugar.
What Ways Can You Use Live Rosin or Live Resin?
The final product of both processes can be used in various ways. They can be used in distillate for vaping your favorite strain, in the form of edibles such as gummies, or in the form of concentrates such as Cloud 8’s Dab Sauce line. Both processes offer a highly potent and extremely tasty way to enjoy your cannabis.
Ways you may enjoy Live Rosin or Live Resin Concentrates Include:
Sugar
- As the name implies, sugar uses a live resin process and has characteristics like that of sugar
Batter/Badder
- Batter or “badder” has characteristics commonly associated with butter or frosting.
Diamonds
- Diamonds are isolated THC resembling crystals or glass. They can be yellow, brown, or even white
Sauce
- Similar in color to Batter, sauce has the consistency of thick honey
Why Choose Live Rosin?
Choosing Live Rosin over Live Resin offers a full spectrum, all-natural way to consume your cannabis distillate while ensuring you’re getting all the terpenes and flavonoids associated with that strain. There are no chemicals used in the process.
The main difference between Live Rosin and Live Resin is the processes used to make each. While both utilize fresh flash-frozen cannabis flower, Live Rosin offers a solventless chemical-free process. Live Rosin allows you to experience your favorite strain in its purest and most potent form.
Product Highlight: Northern Lights Live Rosin Disposable
If you’re looking for a flavor-packed Live Rosin disposable, Cloud 8’s Northern Lights is a great place to start! A pure Indica, this strain offers a balance of sweet lemon and pine. Northern Lights Live Rosin by Cloud 8 is a pleasantly powerful option to end your day with flavor and tranquility.
