PHOTO ALBUM if I did this wrong: imgur.com/a/Zkjve#0
Vendor: Chroncentrates
Vender Interaction: All interactions with Chroncentrates have been professional and quick. Although no exact information on the starting product was giving this is typically a normal thing, but I believe all extract artist should take notes so if a buyer or consumer wants any information on their flowers grown and post-harvest conditions, they can do so.
Vendor Notes: No notes given.
Product Stealth/Shipping: Compared to what I've heard on some of his feedback with loose parchment paper being shipped and leakage. I was a little worried. However, when I opened my package up I was VERY pleased to find my item vacuumed sealed 3 times. 1 in a light proof package Imgur and 2 clear vacuum sealed packages each vacuum sealed individually. Imgur Imgur Imgur The parchment in the last sealed package was my P.B.W. (Peanut Butter Wax). Imgur Personally I would recommend more parchment with more folds to insure the wax doesn't get spread out to bad over the parchment. In the process of sealing up with the vacuum the wax did spread out to the edges of the parchment. Extra paper and a few extra folds would help secure the wax from excreting out of the paper. However, even with the lack of paper there was bare minimum leak.Imgur
Initial Thoughts: The pictures in his advertisement are accurate to what you'll receive. Imgur When I first opened the parchment I was a little disappointment of the work I knew I would have to do to collect everything. Imgur I wasn't overwhelmed by any smells out of the package other then the mild smell of extract itself.
Reaction/Outcome of Pulling Full Vac: Since you never know what you're getting from someone. I always pull a full vac and if need be vac purge my oil for a minimum 12hrs and if need be as long as 4 days to see if any consistency changes with the extract. (Before) After pulling a full vac there was about a 5% volume increase and 0% change in stability or translucency. The only change I can note, if any is that there was less shimmer on the surface of the wax from the wax that was vac purged. Vac purged went on for 1 hour @ Imgur for at room temp then increased to 100F for 15minutes to see if any reaction would occur. After testing dab before the purge and after there was no need to continue purging. 100% clean with 0 sizzle, popping sounds. No improvement of stability.
Before Vac (just after I turned on{almost forgot a before pic}: Imgur During: Imgur After: Stuff not in the container. Imgur
Product Stability/Consistency: Imgur Imgur 0% finger stability. Does have a liquid shimmer to the appearance but is about a 50/50 wax/oil consistency. Do not touch with fingers. Up close on the pull it has a slight glandular consistency but at room temperature and above the product liquefies significltly.
Nail Residue: I burned away my nail's "rosin" residue Imgur from the nail Imgur before doing a test dab followed by my first hit which gave me 0 solid residues. Slight discoloration of the nail which is normal for most co2 I get. Imgur
Dab Taken: Imgur
Smell: I get zero terping (Smell) retention in this product. You would not be able to identify a strain or specific smell other then it smells like most extracts.
Initial Taste: Initial taste is that of most concentrates that you get. There are no identifiable flavors present. The taste is pleasant and smooth. Neutral.
Mouth Feel: There is no mouth feel in this oil.
After Taste: There is no after taste:
Potency: I've been dabbing a decade now. So my tolerance is higher than most. On average I take 6-7 dabs of lab tested concentrates to properly medicate myself. This stuff I only need 3-4 dabs. Potency is where this stuff shines. Someone who gets high off of a joint will only need a dab or 2 of this to be high for twice as long as regular flowers.
Length of High: 3-4 Dabs in ~10 minutes last me ~4 hours before needing to re-dose.
High Description: Its starts off in your face and work its way to the back of your head. Where after about 15 minutes you'll notice the heavy couch lock start to take over. After an hour or so munchies kick in and the taste of food is amazing. I'd guess the starting product leans towards the indica side of things because I normally feel like crashing after about the 3rd 4th hour.
Recommendations: To the seller: I have no information of his start product so I can't really recommend anything as for the extraction process other than Lower Temps = more flavor. Most of the terpene boils off at temps before 100F. The best flavor oil comes from freshly picked nugs that are frozen immediately to lock up the chlorophyll and other unwanted soluble. Do your extract in a freezer...start the purge in the freezer. Work your way to room temps then if need be added a temperature controlled oil bath. Unless you have an oven then no higher than ~100F unless the oil has 0 reaction to this temp on initial purge. Continue (depending on strain) for 4 days to a week.
To the Buyers: If you do get parchment paper. Don't fear too much. If you buy/have a silicone tube your life will be much easier and it'll save you money. Take your dab tool and gather as much of the product as you can and scrap/melt it into your container. Take the remainder of the stuff that is to hard/time consuming to scrap and open your freezer. (Don't store in freezer or put in the freezer for longer than a few seconds at a time. If you lower the temp past the Relative humidity of the room then remove the paper from the freezer condensation will form on the surface of the wax which can cause some crackling and popping sounds when you go to take a dab. Which if you're not trained in the art of dabbing you might mistake this badly purged oil? Not true. This is just water violently boiling off the nail. Moving on. You'll stick your paper in the freezer for no longer then 4-5 seconds. This is more than enough time to turn the stuff on your paper into shatter consistency. This is when you quickly touch and pull at the remaining wax on the paper with your dab tool being careful not to share off and shot your medicine all over the freezer. If it's to shatter, remove to fridge part and continue scraping. Go back and forth until you have collected it all.
PHOTO ALBUM if I did this wrong: imgur.com/a/Zkjve#0
amazing review!