Now that my salve/cream/ointment/balm is done, I thought I'd post the whole process summarized on the blog:
• 51 grams decarbed bud (cleaned of botrytis per this method), roughly 10% THC per the breeder
• 12 ounces fractionated coconut oil
• 4 hours on low in a small crock pot, 8 hours cooling, 3 more hours on low, cooled over night
• Strained through a double layer of cheesecloth and squeezed in a ricer (thanks SweetSue) to get out as much as I could
• Ended up with 8 ounces, so 4 ounces of oil remains in the plant material which went back in the freezer for another day
• Added 4 ounces of grapeseed oil to dilute the concentration of THC to ~9.6mg/ml
• Split the now 12 ounces into 6 and 6, and left one of those alone for massage oil
• Melted varying amounts of beeswax and stirred it into a jar with the 6 ounces of warm oil, stirring with a whisk (thanks again SweetSue!) while it cooled to see if I liked the consistency
• After mixing 33 grams of beeswax into the 6 ounces of oil, I got this, which doesn't pour when you tip it but is still nice and smooth:
It smells like toasted dope but the smell goes away rather quickly after it's applied, so I may not add anything to it. The massage oil may get modified with some essential oils if I think something can overpower the dope smell without becoming overpowering itself (some strong scents trigger my migraines).
• 51 grams decarbed bud (cleaned of botrytis per this method), roughly 10% THC per the breeder
• 12 ounces fractionated coconut oil
• 4 hours on low in a small crock pot, 8 hours cooling, 3 more hours on low, cooled over night
• Strained through a double layer of cheesecloth and squeezed in a ricer (thanks SweetSue) to get out as much as I could
• Ended up with 8 ounces, so 4 ounces of oil remains in the plant material which went back in the freezer for another day
• Added 4 ounces of grapeseed oil to dilute the concentration of THC to ~9.6mg/ml
• Split the now 12 ounces into 6 and 6, and left one of those alone for massage oil
• Melted varying amounts of beeswax and stirred it into a jar with the 6 ounces of warm oil, stirring with a whisk (thanks again SweetSue!) while it cooled to see if I liked the consistency
• After mixing 33 grams of beeswax into the 6 ounces of oil, I got this, which doesn't pour when you tip it but is still nice and smooth:
It smells like toasted dope but the smell goes away rather quickly after it's applied, so I may not add anything to it. The massage oil may get modified with some essential oils if I think something can overpower the dope smell without becoming overpowering itself (some strong scents trigger my migraines).
