I'm going to answer your reply by addressing you points made here okay Grandpa.
Dab waxes over my head, I will let someone else chime in for that. A completely different process.
Awesome so back to my original posting about Dosing EVOO, you do need to decarb your botanicals before you can do your oil infusion. Now there is the possibility that you could decarb your herb over extensive oil watching time. I guess what I'm saying is that there are too many recipe's out there, you have to go with what you can do and what works for you.
You still have to do the decarb process for balms, creams, edibles etc. Technically, your vaporizer decarbs your herb. Obviously you are using that decarbed herb and putting it in your oil, which is 100% correct, that is what you’re feeling.
I would imagine you just mix this oil into your creams, I haven't made creams or balms, but once you have the decarb process down, you can do anything. I will let someone else chime in.
You can continue to infuse herbs the way you are doing, but I'm sure it's just little bits at a time but it's very edible, mmm. You can keep doing your process until we find out which process is BEST for you, if you want. There is nothing worse than complicating the process that is working for you, we just need to increase that potency for you.
Also, when you use trim for your oil that hasn't been vaporized/decarbed, you will only feel a fraction of what you could. But you still get wonderful THCa which is a compound that does help inflammation.
I am happy to say, you are almost RIGHT on track Grandpa.
The only recommendation is that you must decarb your herb before your oil infusion and MAYBE update your oil process. Your research has not failed you at all. Just so you know, there are other ways to infuse oil by stove top, oven, MB2 machine if you get a chance to research those methods. I will do more research for infusing oil in the oven. You can also do it by crock pot as well. Whatever method you want to do, I will get you specific instructions to help you.
I can’t possibly write it ALL out, but it really all depends on how much you want to make and what is SAFE and EASY to make for you and dear Kelley. I’m happy you are seeing result with your experiments so far.
Really you are further along in this short amount of time.
Decarboxylation –
Takes your THCa and converts to THC - "110 °C (230 F) for 110 min. Most preferably the decarboxylation step is conducted at temperatures and for times which ensure at least 97% conversion of the acid cannabinoids to their neutral form, whilst ensuring thermal degradation of THC to CBN is less than 5%."
Do you want step by step instructions?
Also, how are you dosing? Using dried herb for Vape? Drops of oil for dosing.
Life is what you make of it and who you grow it with.
My pleasure