Canna Business Profile
What ’ s Live Resin ? Why Is It the Coveted Cannabis Concentrate ?
by Karina Arnold , contributing writer
Among the plethora of cannabis concentrates , you might have heard of sugars , waxes , badders , shatters , and live resin . While wading through this sea of names , Terrapin ’ s Double Bear is here to guide you through everything cannabis concentrates . Let ’ s explore premium live resin .
Using “ flash-frozen ” cannabis as opposed to dried or cured flower , live resin is the mystical maven among concentrates . Cannabis cryotherapy is necessary to extract live resin . The flower is flash-frozen to preserve the plant ’ s “ live ” properties , including terpenes and cannabinoid content . Following this cold flower therapy , there is a multistep , complex process involving a closed loop extraction to maximize cannabinoid , terpene , and flavor preservation .
resin retains the original plant ’ s flavor profile . Premium flower yields premium live resin .
Terrapin ’ s live resin also spends less than ten minutes at room temperature after being harvested before it ’ s placed in a sub-zero freezer . Time spent at ambient temperature undermines the flash-frozen process and begins oxidizing the flower , rendering it a less potent
Although all live resins take a similar path to fruition , some procedural differences make each live resin batch unique . Double Bear Live Resin is sourced from Terrapin ’ s garden since its grow and lab share the same house . From soil to oil , we maintain quality control . Terrapin subscribes to this “ farm to table ” process since it knows live and flavorful resin . Time out of the cold depletes the life out of live resin . In conjunction with operating within a sub-zero freezer to maintain freezing temperatures , we utilize a -80-degree solvent . Incorporating sub-zero solvents means that less plant material is extracted while also homogenizing the mixture . The combination of sub-zero temperatures and sub-zero solvents amplifies the gentle process that preserves monoterpenes you love , such as limonene , terpinolene , and linalool . These ambrosial compounds are responsible for the lighter , efflorescent aromas in the cannabis plant . The live resin extraction process concludes with a more terpene-rich product and a smoother smoking experience .
To maintain sub-zero temperatures at every stage of the process , Double Bear Live Resins are extracted in an American-made closed