Flavoring glass with essential oils?

[Elluzion]

I recently tried adding 2-3 drops of Sweet Orange pure essential oil to the water of my glass bubbler to see how it would affect flavor and taste and it was actually quite pleasant and didn't burn.

Every hit has tasted like an orange dreamsicle. I have tried flavoring herbs with essential oil in the past to give them flavor, but it was impractical because it would vaporize the oil and leave a horrible taste and the hit super spicy. Adding the oil directly to the water may be a nice new addition to get some different tasting combos going if ABV or the taste of your herb ain't that great on it's own.

Has anyone tried anything like this?



edit: wow the orange flavor was great through the entire bowl. hits were definitely a little more "spicy" than normal from the orange being in the water, but nothing that I couldn't handle. every time I blew out it felt like I had just took a swig on an orange soda also it seemed to have eliminated all odors of ganja , I was pretty surprised. I recommend everyone trying this and reporting findings

 

[Jdog]

I do this! I always have random essential oils around my house and eventually they all get a whirl in my bing water at least once. I have never had any taste issues, but I would definitely keep the oils away from any heated part. Lavender is great, it compliments the flavor of purps really well. Lemon oil, I always put in with my jacks and such to brighten that flavor up a bit. I like experimenting with the herbs natural flavor and the oils.
Also, I have done this with 'tasty puff' type things which are just glycerine and food flavoring. Blueberry is gooooood!

 

[VegNVape]

Hmmm, this thread didn't gather much traction back in 2012, and now it's 2016 . . . . so, is anyone else more recently using non-cannabinoid essential oils in any way in their vaporizing routine?

Do tell!

 

[Baron23]

Hmmm, this thread didn't gather much traction back in 2012, and now it's 2016 . . . . so, is anyone else more recently using non-cannabinoid essential oils in any way in their vaporizing routine?

Do tell!

@t-dub has a good thread on cleaning glass and goes on a bit about Powdered Brewer's Wash (which is REALLY good) and the thread then went into products to add to water to block reclaim build up. Rezblock was on product mentioned and then the conversation went in the direction that Rezblock is really mostly just concentrated, non-alcohol cranberry extract and you can get NA cranberry extract much cheaper.

So, I got some to try and I left the water in there a bit too long (a week thereabouts) and got a nice black furry piece of mold growing in my C2 glass (yeah, PBW did get it out with a little bit of effort). I believe that the mold was from the cranberry. I have no idea if this would apply to any other essential oil, but the cranberry extract definitely seemed to provide fertile ground for mold growth.

Now, in this same thread was mentioned using just a bit of citric acid in your water to inhibit growth (can be used with the Cranberry extract). But at that point I came to the conclusion that distilled water is pretty cheap and I will just change my water every day.

Just a thought.

 

[VegNVape]

Hey @Baron23, yeah I know the thread, but I was thinking more along the lines of adding different flavour profiles and potential health benefits by using essential oils, rather than for the purpose of cleaning or preventing resin build-up.

My glass is religiously refreshed daily anyway, so it's never really been an issue.

every time I blew out it felt like I had just took a swig on an orange soda

^^^ I like the sound of this!

 

[Baron23]

Hey @Baron23, yeah I know the thread, but I was thinking more along the lines of adding different flavour profiles and potential health benefits by using essential oils, rather than for the purpose of cleaning or preventing resin build-up.

My glass is religiously refreshed daily anyway, so it's never really been an issue.

^^^ I like the sound of this!

heheh...yeah, the orange soda is pretty cool. By the by, I love orange soda too!

I understand the discussion was about flavoring, but I wonder if...to the extent that they are organic based extracted oils....they may foster mold growth as did the cranberry.

Cheers

 

[VegNVape]

Yes bro, it's all about the orange soda

And yeah, I can completely understand that if you dilute an essential oil in water and then leave it in the open air for any significant length of time then there is a strong possibility that mold & bacteria will have the opportunity to grow and turn things rather nasty.

However, correctly stored essential oils alone will not go moldy - due to the fact that they do not contain water and they already have antiviral & antibacterial properties.

So really, I guess I wouldn't see this as much of an issue providing that the water in my piece is always kept fresh . . . . (which it is).

 

[herbivore21]

lol you guys should just dab full melt. I find that after 5-10 dabs the rig tastes like full melt if you inhale on it without dabbing anything!

The results for the end of your rigs mouthpiece can become a 'sticking-point' *rimshot* though

 

[Baron23]

ou guys should just dab full melt.

hehehe...I'm still waiting for my invitation to come over and dab with you! LOL

Name the place/date/time and I will be there to help you with your excess full melt inventory problem. hahaha Oh, and perhaps I can weasel a bubble hash making lesson at the same time! haha

 

[VegNVape]

lol you guys should just dab full melt.

Haha! Thanks for dropping that gem, my man

Indeed, perhaps I should just dab full melt, but unfortunately that is much easier said than done.

Remember, not everyone has access to that kind of material.

Whereas you my friend, are a concentrate connoisseur & king!

Got any non-cannabinoid essential oil hints, tips, tricks or suggestions?

 

[herbivore21]

hehehe...I'm still waiting for my invitation to come over and dab with you! LOL

Name the place/date/time and I will be there to help you with your excess full melt inventory problem. hahaha Oh, and perhaps I can weasel a bubble hash making lesson at the same time! haha

Oh man, yourself and VegNVape are two folks I'd invite over in a heartbeat to help lighten my full melt burden, if only we all lived closer together! By the way, if/when we end up crossing paths someday, I'll be happy to provide a bubble lesson or two. Any time you ever want any tips or advise on that in the meantime, please do go over to the 'School Me on Making Bubble' Thread and we can discuss anything you like

Haha! Thanks for dropping that gem, my man

Indeed, perhaps I should just dab full melt, but unfortunately that is much easier said than done.

Remember, not everyone has access to that kind of material.

Whereas you my friend, are a concentrate connoisseur & king!

Got any non-cannabinoid essential oil hints, tips, tricks or suggestions?

You are too kind my friend! Also too right! I was of course making my comment in a tongue-in-cheek fashion lol, I do wish you could all have abundant full melt and if I had my way, you would!

I don't suggest using non-cannabinoid essential oils in one's rig only because I am not sure of what is going to happen inside the rig over time with usage. You may find stubborn residues getting stuck inside your glass that cannot be removed without steam, sonication or an autoclave. I use fully worked rigs and for this reason, it would be very hard to spot such residue and I like me a clean rig

I suppose even more to the point, I do not see any benefit in adding flavor to my dabs. They're already as tasty as I could ever want

I suggest where possible to spend one's energies finding/making better tasting medicine rather than looking for additives to supplement flavor Of course I'm always happy to advise on these topics, I want my FC people to have nothing but the best!

 

[Baron23]

Oh man, yourself and VegNVape are two folks I'd invite over in a heartbeat to help lighten my full melt burden, if only we all lived closer together! By the way, if/when we end up crossing paths someday, I'll be happy to provide a bubble lesson or two. Any time you ever want any tips or advise on that in the meantime, please do go over to the 'School Me on Making Bubble' Thread and we can discuss anything you like

Too far away..are you on the moon? LOL I just retired (today actually) and am free to travel! LOL

More seriously though, I do live in Maryland where our medical program has been mismanaged and is now tied up with law suits over what pork which fat cats will get in the licensing process. Fuck the patients. It is, after all, all about them.

Dispensaries will open in 6-9 months and my plan has been that when I have increased access to read the "School me" thread and ask your advise on what would be the best process for me to make DYI concentrates. So, stand by and I will definitely take you up on your offer of help!

 

[herbivore21]

Too far away..are you on the moon? LOL I just retired (today actually) and am free to travel! LOL

More seriously though, I do live in Maryland where our medical program has been mismanaged and is now tied up with law suits over what pork which fat cats will get in the licensing process. Fuck the patients. It is, after all, all about them.

Dispensaries will open in 6-9 months and my plan has been that when I have increased access to read the "School me" thread and ask your advise on what would be the best process for me to make DYI concentrates. So, stand by and I will definitely take you up on your offer of help!

Holy shit! Congratulations on a hard earned retirement my friend!

Sounds like a good plan indeed. The first thing to keep in mind is what your spend/quantity/quality (all three of these factors are interrelated of course) of flowers is going to look like. Full melt hashes are gonna be low yielders compared to various oil extractions. You will need to have a couple zips of flower minimum to justify the labor involved in running bubble.

Rosin however is an good alternative solution for any amount of flower and is useful with tiny amounts of flower where even solvent techniques are not justified!

Obviously we'll be able to look more closely into this when the time comes I hope that the legislators and licensees can get their respective shits together and sort out access for you guys real soon in the meantime!

 

[VegNVape]

Heh, I chuckled when I read your original post, Mr. @herbivore21, and I thought to myself '.....oooooh you cheeky little bugger!'

Ha! I couldn't help but nip!

Oh man, yourself and VegNVape are two folks I'd invite over in a heartbeat to help lighten my full melt burden, if only we all lived closer together! By the way, if/when we end up crossing paths someday, I'll be happy to provide a bubble lesson or two. Any time you ever want any tips or advise on that in the meantime, please do go over to the 'School Me on Making Bubble' Thread and we can discuss anything you like

Ah, you are an absolute gent. And I reciprocate your kind sentiments.
For sure! A get together would go down very well, me thinx!
One day we should make it happen.

I suppose even more to the point, I do not see any benefit in adding flavor to my dabs. They're already as tasty as I could ever want . . . I suggest where possible to spend one's energies finding/making better tasting medicine rather than looking for additives to supplement flavor

I totally hear you. And if I was already actively dabbing, then I too would very much doubt that I would be looking into adding further flavour in any way. However, I quite literally have no access to full melt - or any form of concentrate for that matter. And unfortunately, various other economical and environmental restraints prevent me from making any form of an attempt at a diy extraction.

I'm also sad to acknowledge the harsh reality that legislation isn't showing any sign of making things any easier for me whatsoever - at least in my current location, and for the foreseeable future

So for me, this was mostly just a little bit of fun borne out of (prohibition and) curiosity - as I have various organic essential oils in the house already. I just wondered out of interest if they could possibly be used in my vaporizers or vaping routine in any way. After all, the almighty herb is not the only plant on the planet . . . (although it is certainly one of the very best!).

But I really do appreciate you, bro. And I know that we're all on the same page in regards to the fact that we want safe access for all adults, around the world. And ultimately, there must be no compromise!

I just retired (today actually) and am free to travel!

Whoo yeah congratz on that retirement @Baron23!!! - That is quite an achievement. Time to do your thing and soak up all the good stuff that life has to offer. And it sounds to me like access is coming your way in just the nick of time! We always want it sooner, but hell, I know that if I could at least relax into my retirement, then I'd be a much happier man.

Enjoy!

Thanks for engaging.
LoveÑRespect2All.

 

[ataxian]

I recently tried adding 2-3 drops of Sweet Orange pure essential oil to the water of my glass bubbler to see how it would affect flavor and taste and it was actually quite pleasant and didn't burn.

Every hit has tasted like an orange dreamsicle. I have tried flavoring herbs with essential oil in the past to give them flavor, but it was impractical because it would vaporize the oil and leave a horrible taste and the hit super spicy. Adding the oil directly to the water may be a nice new addition to get some different tasting combos going if ABV or the taste of your herb ain't that great on it's own.

Has anyone tried anything like this?



edit: wow the orange flavor was great through the entire bowl. hits were definitely a little more "spicy" than normal from the orange being in the water, but nothing that I couldn't handle. every time I blew out it felt like I had just took a swig on an orange soda also it seemed to have eliminated all odors of ganja , I was pretty surprised. I recommend everyone trying this and reporting findings

What a great Ideal!

I want to tried that!

 

[N1ghtWalker]

use tea with biological herbs? Such as lavender tea, rosemary, etc? It contains terpenes that weed also has. and the fact that it is hot, helps soothe the throat. I think it makes sense. OE are also beneficial, but it is very easy to exceed the dose to be toxic.

 

[syrupy]

Part of the fun is savoring the flavors of different strains. Adding essential oils to the water sounds like it would just sledgehammer the taste.

 

[VegNVape]

Part of the fun is savoring the flavors of different strains. Adding essential oils to the water sounds like it would just sledgehammer the taste.

I hear you, but I don't see why it should necessarily sledgehammer the taste of the herb - providing that you only use it at a very highly diluted ratio, of course.

And I don't think anyone was suggesting to vape in this manner all of the time. I think it would be more of a mix-it-up kinda thing that could be done just every once in a while if you fancied a change. Or maybe if you had a glut of one particular strain & got bored with the flavour. Or, if (heaven forbid) you have little to no choice in your location due to legality - or, (again for the same reason) you've got some low grade tasteless whatever & you just wanna add some fruitiness!

But at the end of the day it's mostly just a bit of fun, and after all, I'd never want to be without the taste of the original, good-stuff!

 

[Diggy Smalls]

This sounds right up my alley. I'll have to try it when I restock on oils. All I have right now is clove, and I don't really want that in my water.

 

[C No Ego]

this is not really what the topic is about but I have a huge bottle of lemongrass essential oil and have a container I dump my abv water in. well as you know abv water stinks! so I added a good amount of the oil in the bottle and now it always smells good and not like abv water

I did try black pepper mixed with cannabis to benefit from the extra terpenes but was kind of harsh instead

 

[OldOyler]

Peace all!

I wanted to mention that a LOT of us don't always have access to dispensary grade concentrates.

So, I am thinking of trying this with some of my homemade shatter that just wants to stay soft and tootsie rolled out - it's quite potent, but flavor is all over the place off.

Seems like flavoring the water could be great for those of us who don't always get our homemade concentrates tasty - sometimes I just need to blast the heat to purge, I try not to go too far over 175F but...life isn't perfect, and I'm mildly uncoordinated.

Going to try some cranberry extract tomorrow. I had been turned on to it for the "clean" factor as well, so had never considered this idea of adding some flavor. Nice thread, thanks!

(I change water daily, plus simple green once every week now - somebody turned me on to those two things, and wow now I can REALLY taste that sharty shatter I made if I try to vape it through my nice clean glass...)

(Luckily I made a *stellar* run yesterday so I'll keep testing THAT batch tonight as a "control" for scientific integrity...yeah that's it...for science...)



Peace everyone!

 

[N1ghtWalker]

I would venture to say, this even changes the high! Today, I have tried using lemon essential oil. As you know, it contains the terpene limonene. I feel the high is more soft, clean. I do not die for life and I concentrate more. My eyes feel a little heavy and my head is light. According to the dealer, it's a triple cheese. But in my view, it was not very well cured. That is, it is not of great quality. So these experiences are worth what they are worth. But get the idea!

 

[OldOyler]

My eyes feel a little heavy and my head is light. According to the dealer, it's a triple cheese

Yeah, don't like cheese except under certain mixes because of that.

One of my favorite strains from up north in Canada is "Dark Angel", which is Cheese x Jack Herer. When it phenos out Jack, it's great. When it phenos out cheese, it's heavy and always smells soured. But my guy's guy, for instance, adores the stuff.

So many people, so many tastes!

So I would think essential oil for flavor would be awesome in your case.

And a side note, just thinking. We're not vaping the essential oil, just adding it to water, so I am curious if any science-ey folks here on FC know if we could expect any actual "usual expected benefits" that one might hope for in various terpene profiles of that particular essential oil. I used many essential oils when making sublingual earl and caps for that very reason. Myrrh as an antiseptic, for instance, although that's not for a terpene profile benefit.

Whew. Couldn't figure out how to shorten that...! Must mean last call for shatter...

Peace bud.

 

[N1ghtWalker]

Probably not triple cheese. That's what you get, buy from dealers.
The method of essential oils. I do not put in any water.
In a swab, at one end I put 2 drops of OE, I put about 0.2g of weed in a vial. With the lid, when closing the other dry tip securely, to the OE when being released, remain only in the bottle. Which in turn goes to the weed. That's why I say, that apart from the smell and taste of lemon, it has its high. Or it's just pure placebo. lol

PS: I'm sorry about English. Unfortunately, I do not understand enough to have a fluent conversation. So I have to turn to the translator. And I do not always detect the mistakes. lol

 

[ataxian]

Peace all!

I wanted to mention that a LOT of us don't always have access to dispensary grade concentrates.

So, I am thinking of trying this with some of my homemade shatter that just wants to stay soft and tootsie rolled out - it's quite potent, but flavor is all over the place off.

Seems like flavoring the water could be great for those of us who don't always get our homemade concentrates tasty - sometimes I just need to blast the heat to purge, I try not to go too far over 175F but...life isn't perfect, and I'm mildly uncoordinated.

Going to try some cranberry extract tomorrow. I had been turned on to it for the "clean" factor as well, so had never considered this idea of adding some flavor. Nice thread, thanks!

(I change water daily, plus simple green once every week now - somebody turned me on to those two things, and wow now I can REALLY taste that sharty shatter I made if I try to vape it through my nice clean glass...)

(Luckily I made a *stellar* run yesterday so I'll keep testing THAT batch tonight as a "control" for scientific integrity...yeah that's it...for science...)



Peace everyone!

I made a lot of SHATTER when it was expensive.
Thankfully it's cheap where I'm at.

You can even take E-JUICE 1/1 and vape it.

I have SHATTER that's solvent free.
Tonight in a CIVILIZED environment JOLLY RANCHER ejuice and some SHATTER that will put you in SELF-INDUCED COMA.

Make sure you VACUUM PURGE if you make it yourself!

VAPORIZED = CANNABIS FLOWER
HYDRO_TUBE SOME SHATTER (ROMALAD)

FLAVOR is alway CIVILIZED

So is MAX FLIGHT
@N1ghtWalker you're always welcomed!

I speak FRENCH and SPANISH so I understand!