Salve decarb yes or no

[Mañ'O'Green]

I want to make a general purpose salve with coconut oil, beeswax and maybe a little olive oil. I will be using my Magical Butter II machine. The question I have is should I decarb the weed first or not? Does THCa and CBDa have topical medical benefits before decarbing?

 

[VitaMan]

Great question.

There might be benefit to using acid forms topicaly, now I am curious.

Rather than a separate decarb step, I do it during the infusion process. I aim for other elements too: saps, waxes, oils, etc, so I don't go for a full decarb.

 

[Simplicio]

Great question.

There might be benefit to using acid forms topicaly, now I am curious.

Rather than a separate decarb step, I do it during the infusion process. I aim for other elements too: saps, waxes, oils, etc, so I don't go for a full decarb.

I want to make a general purpose salve with coconut oil, beeswax and maybe a little olive oil. I will be using my Magical Butter II machine. The question I have is should I decarb the weed first or not? Does THCa and CBDa have topical medical benefits before decarbing?

Decarb half, and reap the benefits of both acid and neutral thc forms.

 

[VitaMan]

Yeah, plus the other phytochemicals that would have been destroyed otherwise.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Now this has got me really thinking, maybe I will decarb some, not decarb some and add some fresh leaves that I need to defoliate from my current grow.

I would like to hear the opinions of @Root and any other medical leaning members who may have done this already.

 

[KonopCh]

I have decarbed my creams last time. But didn't feel any effects.
I've read that you don't want decarb for creams. THCa, CBDa, CBGa, CGCa is strongly antiinflammatory.

 

[Root]

Now this has got me really thinking, maybe I will decarb some, not decarb some and add some fresh leaves that I need to defoliate from my current grow.

I would like to hear the opinions of @Root and any other medical leaning members who may have done this already.

Hi @Mañ'O'Green , I usually do not decarb anymore for most topicals. But I do long, low temperature infusing and some decarbing will take place.
The salve I make to kill my skin cancer spots and accelerate healing and skin growth, I do use decarbed material...but don't really know if it is necessary.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

I wish we had more truly scientific information on this subject. Everything I can find on the web is by guess and bygolly.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Ok so I just used 1 oz. of sugar leaf trim cured but not decarbed and 2 cups of coconut oil in the MBII for 8 hours @130°F. Then I used 3 cups of chopped up (in the Cuisinart) fresh leaves from defoliating my current grow in the filtered oil for 4 hours @130°F. in the MBII - Still running as I type this. I will be adding beeswax and maybe just a little bit of olive oil for a smoother consistency.

I do not have an immediate need for this. I was inspired to make this by my wife. She had a kink in here neck muscle from sleeping on it wrong and it took a few days to get over it. I am hoping this will help if she does that again.

 

[VitaMan]

I use a long-ish infusion process using a turkey roasting bag and my low slow cooker. (want a sous vide!) I throw in some lavender and oregano or mint if I have some. It's not pure science admittedly, but I feel I get more out of a partial decarb.

There is an interesting patent out there if you search for it but that's as much as I will say, to respectfully avoid trouble.
But feel free to look for vitamin B6 plus our favorite plant plus decarboxylation, I am certain that you will find it a very interesting read.

I can understand why someone would want to use a cheap, healthy, readily available agent to have precision over the amount of THC they have while also reducing heat and therefore destruction....

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