The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How to

Tell If Your Dabs Are Clean May 26, 2015 0

It goes without saying that we love our dabs here at Dab Kits, but we also know that not all dabs are created equal.

With the popularity of butane hash oils on the rise and more and more amateur extractors trying their hand at making

the stuff, it’s more important now than ever for people to know the difference between good dabs and potentially toxic

ones.

We’ve talked pretty extensively on our blog (here and here) about how to stay safe when consuming butane hash oil,

but unfortunately, unless you or the person you’re buying your dabs from is testing the product for residual toxins, it

can be difficult to really know how clean your oil is.

So how then can you tell if your dabs are really clean?

Well, unfortunately, there is no simple answer.

Many people rely on color, clarity or texture to decide the quality of their hash oil, claiming that the clearer or lighter or

glassier the BHO is, the better it is. But the chemical complexities of butane hash oil extraction make these supposed

benchmarks of excellence nothing more than myths.

There are some visual cues you can look for when examining your BHO, such as the presence of several bubbles in

your concentrate, or an oily (like motor oil on wet pavement) appearance. Both of these things might suggest your

BHO was not purged properly, but again, these are not definitive methods.

The truth is you can’t determine the quality of butane hash oil simply by looking at it. However, there are a few key

warning signs that may signal that your dabs have not been properly purged:

1. Before you smoke any wax, put a drop of it on the tip of a nail or dabber and heat it up. If you hear any kind of noise

coming off it, you know it wasn’t properly purged. If it crackles, sizzles or bubbles excessively- do not smoke it. This

could either be the result of residual water trapped in the oil or the result of improperly purged butane. Either way, it’s

not worth the risk.

2. If your oil smells or tastes foul, chemically or suspicious, do not smoke it. Some dabs have little flavor, others have

lots, but good dabs should always taste like good dabs. If something tastes or smells off, it probably is.

3. If a dab gives you a headache, do not smoke it. BHO might make you feel a lot of things, but it certainly shouldn’t

cause you any pain. Stop using that oil immediately.

The truth is you can’t determine the quality of

butane hash oil simply by looking at it.

As much as we hate to admit it, the only way to truly be sure that your butane hash oil is clean and properly purged is

to buy it from a reputable source that tests for residual chemicals, pesticides and molds. All other methods are really

only estimations, and are not always clear indicators of how clean your oil is. We encourage everyone to support safe extraction methods and legitimate producers by only purchasing BHO from a

highly trusted source and by avoiding buying oil from the black market. - See more at:

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