Originally Posted by
Valentina
Seems to me that you are merging the methods for making RSO with making the oil infusion. Both are called "oil" but RSO is oily from the plant's own oils; whereas the infused oil is oily from oils mostly not from the cannabis.
So it depends on what you mean by "washing".
If you mean like washing carrots or potatoes under running water, the answer is a no from me. Worse still if it was done with iso (isopropyl alcohol), because the good stuff would be wasted down the drain.
If by "washing" you mean like have the iso and the bud in a jar, close the lid, shake violently, drain the iso into another jar, top up original jar with the buds in, fill with iso then slosh again, then COMBINE the iso, then yeah, this could be the start of making some "RSO (Rick Simpson OIL)".
To make the infusion, alcohol (the iso) is not just a solvent but in oil it is a emulsifier, TL;DR, the alcohol mixes into the oil and *MAY* evaporate as you apply heat to decarb, but the iso as it evaporates off may catch fire if the circumstances are right.
Personally I am not hopeful about mixing any iso into the oil for the infusion, due to the nature of iso. I don't want that evaporating off, I don't want that stuff on me. If it evaporates off, it becomes a fire risk. If the iso does not evaporate off, I don't want it in the oil where it might be used on an open wound.
Hope that answers your question, sorry about going on for a bit!
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