Live resin sauce is made from fresh frozen plant material that was not dried and cured, but rather frozen immediately after harvest. 

The starting plant material is a key indicator as to whether a sauce is considered live resin. Consumers who value sauce for its high terpene content will find the distinction between live resin and sauce made from cured flower particularly useful.

Extracted using live plants, live resin contains higher terpene profiles than any other concentrates. All other cannabis concentrates use dry plants, live resin takes advantage of the living plants aromas and extracts it into an unusually flavorful and pungent extract. There is more work that goes into the production process of live resin, this means you this product is usually reserved for consumers with more expensive taste buds.

Natural Mystic offers Live Resin Sauce in vape cartridges and concentrates.

Budder is a form of BHO (butane hash oil) and one of the cleanest and the most sought-after concentrates.  With it’s higher terpene profile, budder delivers a tasty smoke that most enthusiasts look for in cannabis.

It gets its name from the fact that it closely resembles regular butter in its consistency. Budder is extremely pure and potent – 90% THC and 99% purity on average. It’s notoriously difficult to make since it has to be vigorously whipped during the purging process. That’s partly the reason why budder is so freakishly expensive.

The crystalline structures, primarily THCA, that are developed in producing sauce extracts are called Diamonds.

In a cannabis context, the term diamond has a few different meanings. It’s often used to describe pure tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) crystalline, also known as “THCA diamonds” or “THC diamonds,” as well as THCA crystalline that was developed in the presence of a terpene-rich solution.

In a jar of sauce, diamonds are the dense structures that develop at the bottom of the container.  These cannabis diamonds may also refer to the crystalline structures left over after terp sauce has been removed from the initial sauce mixture. Diamonds are usually coated in residual sauce and can also refer to pure crystalline THCA that have been isolated from refined oil.

The central difference between types of diamonds is the context in which they’re extracted and further processed. Whether presented as a saucy, high-terpene extract, or packaged as isolated THCA, diamonds are always crystalline structures of pure THCA. Remember, these diamonds may be inaccurately referred to as pure THC, but in reality, they come in the pure THCA form.

This process is sometimes referred to as diamond mining, which results in two parts: the isolated cannabinoids and terp sauce.

Sugar has a full flavor and a slightly grainy texture. It's a little less messy than some of the other types of concentrates as it's a bit thicker and not quite as sticky.  The colors of the finished product is typically not uniform in nature and ranges from a bright yellow to a deep amber.

Many people prefer sugar wax for its richer, more complex flavor profile.

Sugar can develop naturally over time as the lipids in the wax begin to breakdown and separate from the cannabinoids, which causes the wax to crystalize. It can also result from condensation or other contaminants which get mixed in with the wax, or if the wax is overly agitated during production. 

Sugar can be the result of accident or intention. Since many dabbers prefer the flavor and texture of sugar, some concentrate manufacturers intentionally produce it. Other times, what you see in the stores as sugar is of the accidental variety, resulting from a mistake in manufacturing or from an aging product. 

The quality of the sugar wax depends mainly on the potency of the marijuana from which it’s made, and not so much on how it's made, although a fresher wax is obviously preferable.

This famous cannabis concentrate originated in North India and slowly expanded to Arabian peninsula and then Europe.

Hash is a cannabis concentrates that is made by separating trichomes from plant material and then forming the resulting resin into a coherent mass.

There are several types of hash:

• Bubble hash—made by separating the trichomes using ice cold water;
• Lebanese hash—made by drying flowers, rubbing them with a piece of fabric and then pressing the material into slabs;
• Afghani Royal (aka Royal Border) hash—made by putting flowers into water or tea to separate the resin, and then afterward pressing it into slabs;
• Charas Hash—made by hand rolling flowers;
• Super Nepalese Hash—also made by hand rolling;
• Moroccan Slate Hash—made by dry-sifting cannabis flowers.

How to Make Hash

To make hash, THC rich trichomes are separated from the cannabis plant and condensed with high temperature and pressure. It is highly potent.

In this Leafly video, you’ll learn the cannabis craftsmanship on how to make hash.

Kief is a powdery material that collects at the bottom of your grinder. It’s super-potent since it consists of pure trichomes. It’s rarely 100% pure, as most of the time it will contain some plant particles. And as you’ve probably figured out at this point, hash is made from kief.

Kief is easy to work with as it’s simple to make and has many uses.  If you have a grinder that has a kief catcher, you can use the collected kief by sprinkling it in a joint or by packing a bowl with a mixture of weed and kief.

Shatter is a hard, resin-like substance that is produced through a blasting method. The slurry that forms when the plant material is blasted with a solvent is collected and then heated in a vacuum oven to remove the solvent. 

When the solvent is eliminated from the product, the shatter spreads and takes its shape. This product has a high concentrate of terpenes, which means it tastes better than other products available. 

When produced correctly, shatter is light to dark amber in color. You can also snap it easily, which explains its name.

Shatter hash also has a higher concentration than the marijuana plant, resulting in a faster, stronger high. In fact, it is the most potent concentrate available because it goes through an extra filtration process to remove any filler material. 

When smoked, marijuana contains between 5 and 18 percent cannabinoid, while shatter has up to 80 percent.

Crumble is made by purging BHO in a vacuum oven for quite some time (at lower temperatures for the best results). During the process, crumble develops a soft consistency (much softer than shatter) but it’s still brittle enough that it will crumble when handled.

Because it’s difficult to handle, crumble is often used in vaporizers or dab rights. If you’re looking for something that’s highly potent, but still flavorful, it might be your best bet – this type of weed concentrate contains a lot of THC and other cannabinoids.

Rosin is a special type of cannabis concentrate. Rosin in made without using any solvents. The process of creating rosin involves sqeezing the dry cannabis buds using pressure and heat. It’s a widely popular cannabis concentrate as it is the most natural extract available.

Rosin has a clear, yellow-golden color like shatter but stickier with more viscosity.

How to Make Rosin:

1. Put a nug folded up inside a piece of parchment paper

2. Press it in between two hot plates of a hair straightener for 3-5 minutes or until rosin sticks to the parchment paper

3. After it cools down, use a dab tool to scrape it off and smoke.