With cannabis oil becoming an ever-increasing popular way for you to get potent products that are the choice for a lot of people, you may want to choose a distillate. Some people may want to use RSO though, which is also quite a popular product. Here, we’ll go over the understanding of each of these. 

What are distillates 

This is basically a part of the cannabis plant. With a ton of different compounds and oils that are there, you’re getting a lot with the plant. But with a distillate, it removes everything so that it just contains the pure cannabinoid, which is quite potent.  The terpenes are also removed, so there isn’t a smell or flavor, is translucent, and is a product that is more ambler-colored than anything. 

Cannabis oils are all considered not all distillates, but all distillates do contain oils.  They are more potent in a lot of cases, but it also has the drawbacks that you may not find in normal cannabis products, such as the terpenes, and some of the other therapeutic compounds. Instead it’s just pure THC and pure CBD distillates. 

This is created through an extraction process after the plant is harvested.  It’s dried, cured, and then the compounds that are taken are then also harvested through a solvent.  This usually also may include winterization to get rid of the waxes and fats. This does have a lot of potency, up to 80%, but usually, if it’s put in heat, this is a little less. They are usually smoked, applied to edibles, or even to the skin, and this can even be infused to create multiple effects. 

What about RSO? 

This is short for Rick Simpson oil, and it’s an oil that’s black, sticky, and gooey, and this has a lot of potency. Some people will see this paired with syringes for consumption that’s easier. Rick Simpson was an activist for marijuana, and when he got diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a type of cancer during the early 2000s, he tried to use natural therapy to help with this. 

He created oils to treat this, using the oils directly on the skin and then used a bandage to cover up. In just a few days, his skin managed to clear up, and this is something that’s now sold to others who are curious about using medical cannabis strains. This is created through usually using solvents such as ethanol, butane, or CO2, and it uses whole plant extraction. 

They combine the mixture with the alcohol, the alcohol gets trained, and then the container is heated up to fully remove the solvent, and this is why it’s almost tar-like and a black color, and it’s got a very high THC level to this. 

It doesn’t require the use of heat, and you should not vaporize this.  You usually have this in a topical sense, and usually, there are guides to dose this for a good reason, and you will feel it in a lot of cases. You can also use this in cooking to really beef it up, since RSO doesn’t get rid of the plant matter to it. 

So what’s better 

Distillates are more pure, and it’s a lot more versatile. You can also just use it in a vape or burn it. RSO is also versatile, but you should never try to burn it.  However, it’s good for edible cooking. Ultimately, it’s something that you want to choose for yourself. If you don’t want tastes or smells, then get the distillate. If you want to have a cannabis taste to your cooking, then by all means, try RSO, and see for yourself.