Concentrate Basics: Shatter, Budder and Oil

As the popularity of concentrates continues to grow, so do questions about the many forms that dabs can take. In this video, we’re taking a closer look at the three main types of concentrates — Shatter, Budder and Oil.

Shatter is smooth, clear and solid. It is the purest and most potent form because it involves a second extraction process that removes fats, lipids and waxes. This can result in over 80 percent THC. However, it also means that terpenes are lost in the process.

Budder retains more of the terpenes so it tends to be more flavorful but less potent — with THC percentages in the 70s. It has a creamy consistency from being whipped.

Oil tends to be the least refined of the three. It is a gooey, sticky liquid that can be hard to handle. This form — also known as honey oil or butane hash oil — can retain a full flavor profile, however, THC levels tend to be less consistent.

Stay tuned to hightimes.com for more dab-related content, including how to select a nail and a rig.

49 Comments

  1. T J on March 9, 2020 at 11:37 am

    I wonder if you retain a full flavor profile.



  2. Bendie Sticks on March 9, 2020 at 11:38 am

    Alli is a ten yeah



  3. Brown Iverson on March 9, 2020 at 11:38 am

    Concentrates were always popular all over the world. people smoked concentrates even before USA was a country



  4. Sam Fisher on March 9, 2020 at 11:38 am

    Damn she’s HOT!😍



  5. David Dy Aka Chino Ching on March 9, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Thank you I just got butter for the first time didn’t know how it looked now I do thank you for the brake down yeeeeeee



  6. Space Lynx on March 9, 2020 at 11:40 am

    I feel like if you are going to make a video to help people you should make sure you have your info right. I counted at least 10 errors in a 2 min video



  7. THEJU1CEBOX on March 9, 2020 at 11:41 am

    Cool video. Check out the Ju1ceBox for the smallest and safest way to make rosin. Rosin is a solvent-less concentrate that takes way less time to make then other methods and incredibly tasty.



  8. Josiah Burns on March 9, 2020 at 11:41 am

    I havnt tried them all but i like the high better than buds



  9. Tylor Rainey on March 9, 2020 at 11:43 am

    Yo dont take affence to this but ur concentrates look like garbage I got shatter budder and sugar and sugar resin wax same thing as sugar but my shit looks like white ish but a lil yellow tint and my shit is 87-90%thc y do u got the biggest company like high times wgen i get better looking shit from the healing center in moroville pa just asking not being a dick and no wax ppl call it it looks like sugar to me but that gota really high %thc more then my shatter plus i saw budders and sugars tgst will blow shatter away and shatter isn’t the best no by a long shot budders and sugars are the best if u no how to make them not home made i mean dispensary maybe bc it was made in us



  10. Eddie V. on March 9, 2020 at 11:43 am

    CAN I eat shatter and get HIGH?



  11. Corey S on March 9, 2020 at 11:43 am

    You only mentioned budder, shatter and oil but forgot Sugar, Sand, live Resin, Badder, Pull N Snap etc… lol



  12. dude 57 arizona on March 9, 2020 at 11:46 am

    Distillent
    diamonds. sauce terp sauce



  13. Tylor Rainey on March 9, 2020 at 11:47 am

    I don’t no everything about waxes but I did here something in the video my dispensary said they don’t winterize it and shatters good but I bin on the RSO oil that shits so fire but if some of info in ur video was right then atleast I learned something and yah I live in PA dispensary is like 15min from my house but a gram of shatters 80 RSO is 70 I’m going to try thier spray tinctures tomorrow and I’m trying some butter bc I go to cy dispensary in newken it’s in pa but it’s exspencive but I gess if u want to notch stuff u pay top notch prices and if u like shatter try blueberry space cakes shatter it’s fire or grilla glue RSO if ur dispensary Carry’s it but I’m out so stay high enjoy life ☮️



  14. David Porter on March 9, 2020 at 11:48 am

    U forgot ethanol pho and hexane



  15. Er Vel on March 9, 2020 at 11:50 am

    Oh fuck , I’m in love .. and that girl is really hot too 😉



  16. Primxz HD on March 9, 2020 at 11:51 am

    She’s hot



  17. Chico Mendez on March 9, 2020 at 11:52 am

    I always watch her vids on edibles,she’s awesome ! And she’s a total sweetheart,and gorgeous my dream girl…una mamacita !
    I make BHO with just simple shake mixed with the tiny buds left from trimming…and people tell me it’s awesome.I like shatter..but..I bust a lung after smoking. My BHO is smooth doesn’t make me cough as much,the longer I leave it the better it gets and smooth,I roughly let it sit for a month or so in a cool ventilated place.



  18. Stephan BERG on March 9, 2020 at 11:53 am

    Anybody noticed that lipids actually are fats?



  19. Aldo Blancas on March 9, 2020 at 11:55 am

    DAMN she fine!!!



  20. W T F on March 9, 2020 at 11:58 am

    Will wax get nasty while sitting in room temp? 73° some people say keep shatter in the fridge so its fresh but idk. Opinions??



  21. Squads Lit on March 9, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Fuckin model gadddamn👀



  22. Reed Lawrence on March 9, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    Wow she’s beautiful !!



  23. camrillem on March 9, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    She is ill informed



  24. chinogixxer750 on March 9, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    I’d love to shatter her budder❤



  25. Squads Lit on March 9, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    Make her the main host😍



  26. Gmail Account on March 9, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    She can teach me alll day long lol



  27. Bryce T Sawyer on March 9, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    I like to top off my bowls with shatter! Wonderful goodness



  28. John Louis on March 9, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    She’s obviously high af



  29. Lily Anderson on March 9, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    How come when I mixed my shatter and oil it turned into butter



  30. iceberg slim11 on March 9, 2020 at 12:19 pm

    Nice boobs👙



  31. Rickk R. on March 9, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    I like her



  32. Isaiah Sucre on March 9, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    Sttoooop saying pot



  33. shodanxx on March 9, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    So terpenes are only about smell and taste ?

    What about the cannabinoids, are they still present in shatter ?

    Also can you tell which solvent was used by the color of the shatter ?



  34. 0rbit louder on March 9, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    Heptene is number one why do people leave that out



  35. RecklessAt MyBestest on March 9, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Dannng, Meghan markele got a new job quick!



  36. Jsobass on March 9, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    How do I store my budder between uses?



  37. ben alarcon on March 9, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    Wish they would call it cannabis and not marijuana



  38. Murmad Man on March 9, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    1:45



  39. Paul Leepoy on March 9, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    I never did this stuff yet but I know they do it because it’s more stronger than rolling a joint



  40. John D on March 9, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    very sexy



  41. maurice femenias on March 9, 2020 at 12:27 pm

    So crumbble is a cousin of butter and 1/2 sister shatter !!



  42. Dalmain J on March 9, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    That’s not even half the story…



  43. john kinkle on March 9, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    Damn, diamonds wernt even a thing then to people? I’m weak lmaooo



  44. dylan t on March 9, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    She bad affffff



  45. Hp4 on March 9, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    guess i made budder yesterday in my first dry



  46. justin76bmw on March 9, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    Its like comparing 20guage vs 12guage when it comes to suicide. You’re going to get seeiously fucked up no matter witch one you choose…



  47. Alex M on March 9, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    God you are bad at reading cue cards



  48. Yetler Yoda on March 9, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    Smoke weed with Bigfoot ? I do on video



  49. Carl The Chemist on March 9, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    Megan Markle is that you?