Live Resin
Live Resin is a cannabis concentrate obtained from freshly frozen plant material in order to preserve a large proportion of the plant’s terpenes and aromatic compounds.
What is Live Resin?
Live Resin is a cannabis concentrate made from freshly harvested flowers that are quickly frozen after harvesting. Unlike methods using plant material that has been dried and cured beforehand, Live Resin aims to preserve as many of the compounds naturally present in the plant at the time of harvest as possible.
This technique is particularly valued for its ability to preserve a large proportion of the terpenes responsible for cannabis’s characteristic aromas.
Why use freshly frozen cannabis?
After harvesting, certain aromatic compounds may change or diminish during drying and curing. By quickly freezing the plant, producers aim to preserve more of the terpenes and volatile compounds present in fresh flowers.
This plant material is often referred to by the English term fresh frozen, which forms the basis of many modern Live concentrates.
How is Live Resin produced?
Live Resin is generally obtained through solvent extraction carried out on freshly frozen material. The aim is to recover cannabinoids, terpenes and other compounds present in the trichomes while preserving the plant’s aromatic profile as faithfully as possible.
After extraction, various purification and processing steps are used to obtain the desired final texture.
Texture and appearance
Live Resin can have different textures depending on the manufacturing methods used. It may be more liquid, creamy, crystalline or viscous depending on the composition of the extract and the techniques applied after extraction.
Its colour generally ranges from light yellow to golden amber, but may vary depending on the variety used and the production conditions.
Live Resin and terpenes
Live Resin is particularly associated with the preservation of terpenes. These aromatic compounds play an important role in the olfactory profile of extracts and help preserve characteristics close to those of the fresh plant.
This aromatic richness largely explains the popularity of Live Resin among concentrate enthusiasts.
Live Resin and Live Rosin
The terms Live Resin and Live Rosin are often confused, but refer to two different products. Both generally use freshly frozen plant material, but the extraction method differs.
Live Resin is produced using solvent extraction, whereas Live Rosin is obtained through solventless processes generally involving Bubble Hash followed by heat pressing.
A major term in the world of concentrates
Live Resin now occupies an important place in the world of modern concentrates. It is directly associated with concepts such as terpenes, trichomes, cannabinoids, extraction, concentrates, fresh frozen, Live Rosin and purification processes.
