Making Rosin With A Hair Straightener
Making rosin without a hair straightener can produce a lot more rosin in a shorter period of time, but for quick, on demand rosin that doesn’t require any fancy equipment, then your standard hair straightener will do. To produce rosin using a hair straightener, you will need:
Cannabis flowers, kief, hash, shake or trim
Hair straightener (300℉ max setting is ideal, too much heat can effectively burn the terpenes/cannabinoids)
Parchment paper or wax paper
Catchment basin/collection device
Oven mitts (rubber exterior is best to avoid wasting any rosin absorbing into the fabric)
Next, to make rosin with a hair straightener simply follow these steps:
1. Preheat hair straightener on lower setting (<300℉, 250-300℉ is a good starting range)
2. Fold/cut parchment paper into 4-inch squares
3. Place cannabis buds/shake/trim/kief in the parchment square and fold it over
4. Set the parchment paper between the hair straightener plates, make sure the cannabis plant material is completely covered by the heating plates
5. Press down and hold the hair straightener pressing the cannabis for 5 seconds or until you hear sizzling – also, smelling roasting cannabis is a good indication that the oils have separated from the plant materials
6. Set the straightener aside and unfold the parchment paper square
7. Scrape off the rosin extraction or capture into a collection device
8. Store the rosin in a sealed container in a cool, dark area
Some advanced rosin pressers can get a lot of out their buds with a hair straightener, but this method isn’t as efficient or effective as a manufactured rosin press. You’ll likely have to repeat this process several times to extract enough rosin, but you can just do this on demand to keep the rosin fresh, like many rosin fans prefer to do.
There you have it – you’re set on how to make rosin at home using rosin pressing or making rosin with a hair straightener. Now get out there and get pressing!