How to Make Healing Topicals From Rosin Chips
Cannabis enthusiast and student of the art of solventless extraction
Rosin chips refers to the hash or cannabis flower that remains inside the press bags after extraction. These flattened pucks of squished hash or buds still contain therapeutic compounds, and although there’s less medicine to extract than the first time around, they are worth reusing. Not for pressing, but for another type of extraction: making healing topicals. With base oil and some heat, we can extract cannabinoids from these rosin chips to create a canna-rich salve.
Cannabis salves are a soothing, relaxing, and therapeutic use for rosin chips that could otherwise go to waste after rosin extraction. Healing topicals have been known to enhance skin health, aid in recovery, and provide anti-inflammation relief.
Don’t let your rosin chips go to waste!
Many recipes for making rosin chips will result in a fantastic product, so there’s not just one correct way to do this. The main thing is to infuse the beneficial cannabinoids from the cannabis into the carrier oil, add other ingredients to improve texture, scent, and stability, mix everything together, and let it solidify.
Let’s take a look at one recipe in particular that we love to use:
Ingredients
Coconut Oil
Rosin Chips - spent rosin bags containing pressed hash or cannabis flower
Shea Butter
Essential Oils - your choice of specific type for fragrance
Razor Blade
Stainless Steel Strainer
Crock Pot
Immersion Blender
25 micron Rosin Bag
Funnel
How To Make Cannabis Salve
1. Set Crock Pot to 250F and add coconut oil. Stir the oil until it’s fully melted inside the Crock Pot
2. Use razor blade to open up the rosin chips, slicing an opening in the center of each chip
3. Fully submerge the rosin chips inside the melted coconut oil
4. Keep the rosin chips in the coconut oil for 4 hours at 250F, stirring occasionally
5. Use the stainless steel strainer to scoop out the rosin chips and then squeeze all of the oil out of the chips and back into the Crock Pot
6. Add shea butter to the Crock Pot. The exact amount depends on personal preference, but 2 parts coconut to 1 part shea is a good ratio. Play around with the ratio to adjust consistency
7. Reduce heat to a minimum
8. As the oil is cooling off a bit, add essential oils for aroma. You can also add emu oil, which has skin benefits
9. Use a funnel to pour the coconut oil through your clean 25 micron rosin bag and into a glass mason jar
10. Use an immersion blender to thoroughly mix and homogenize the salve
11. Seal the mason jar and place in the fridge overnight
12. Once it’s all the way cooled down, it’s ready to use!
Cannabis salve is good to use on minor flesh wounds and abrasions, as cannabinoids have antimicrobial properties. It’s also soothing on sunburns and can help with irritated skin and inflammation.
Cannabis salve can also minimize the buildup of dead skin cells, reducing the effects of psoriasis.
Experiment with different batches, and try new essential oils to find your favorite fragrance. Enjoy the natural healing power of cannabis topicals!
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