Liquid Badder vs Live Rosin: Which Is Better?

In case you blinked and missed it, the hemp vape industry has just gotten a lot more advanced – and more satisfying, thanks in large part to a wave of alternative extracts found in vape cartridges and disposable vape pens.  Nowadays, companies are developing higher-potency extracts that are, in essence, liquid concentrates that can vaporize easily thanks to more advanced vaping hardware. 

With that being said, there are two types of liquid concentrates you should expect to see more and more in your vapes moving through 2024: liquid badder, and live rosin.  Let’s compare today.

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Contender #1: Liquid Badder

Liquid badder is a spinoff of “regular” badder, which is a type of cannabis concentrate that’s been on the market for years in the dabbing sphere.  Badder is named after its similarities to cake batter, as it’s a smooth, creamy, and whipped type of concentrate with an appropriately pale yellow hue.

Badder is known for being unbelievably flavorful, because it undergoes less processing than other types of concentrates (like shatter), and less processing means better-preserved terpenes.  

Liquid badder is just a little bit looser than traditional badder, yet still maintains its whipped n’ creamy consistency.  Keeping it a little looser, by concentrating it less than you would to make dab-friendly badder, means that it can be used in vape oils, requiring a lower temperature than what dabbing devices reach to vaporize it.  Hence, the whole reason why it even exists.

Liquid Badder Creation Process

To make badder, the desirable compounds, like the cannabinoids and terpenes, are separated from the raw plant material through an extraction process involving a solvent like butane or CO2 (solvents are vacuumed out later on).  This produces a liquid, oil-soluble extract that gets cooked to concentrate these compounds, and what makes badder distinctive from other concentrates is that you whip it while it cools, or else it would turn into wax. 

Some manufacturers will actually apply a cooling technique to the badder to get an even fluffier, creamier texture, as this ensures that the consistency never becomes too wax-like.

Liquid Badder Pros & Cons:

Pros:

• Liquid badder offers some of the best flavor out of any concentrate type (arguably, its only rival is live rosin, as both are renowned for how delicious they taste in virtually equal measure).
• Since liquid badder is typically extracted from fresh or flash-frozen cannabis plants, it retains a significant amount of terpenes, providing a complex and robust flavor profile.
• Liquid badder has an aesthetically pleasing batter-like consistency, as it’s whipped.
• Liquid badder vaporizes well because it’s not too thick, and it’s unlikely to clog a device.
• Liquid badder is more potent than “regular” extracts, as well as standard live resin.

Cons:

• Unlike live rosin, liquid badder requires a solvent of some kind during the production process.  While the solvent is removed from the final product via a vacuum, there are a number of “purists” out there who believe that solventless concentrates are cleaner, purer, and more structurally sound, chemically speaking.
• It’s likely to be slightly less potent than live rosin, which may be a “con” if you’re looking for max potency from your vaping experience.
• Like other cannabis concentrates, it can degrade in quality if not stored properly.  Exposure to heat, light, or air can significantly affect its potency and flavor.

Contender #2: Live Rosin

Live rosin is sorta like a play on live resin, and another type of concentrate for which you will find in many vapes presently.  Live rosin actually looks a lot like liquid badder, except it’s notably thicker, with more wax-like qualities, due to a higher concentration.  Of course, this higher concentration means that it’s a bit more potent than liquid badder.

Live Rosin Creation Process

Live rosin is made from flash-frozen, fresh plant material rather than material that’s dry-cured.  That’s what makes live rosin unique from standard (aka “cured”) rosin.  Both types of rosin are produced by squeezing flower, kief or hash while applying heat, which concentrates the desirable compounds down, while the plant’s sticky trichomes help it form into a very thick substance that resembles tree resin.  

Using flash-frozen instead of dry-cured plant material mimics the process of making live resin, although naturally, live rosin is more potent because it’s concentrated.  Dry-cured flower is great if you’re going to be buying flower buds, but the process of dry-curing subdues the strength of the trichomes that coat each flower.  Flash-freezing preserves these trichomes more effectively, so that you get a far stronger and more flavorful end product.

Live Rosin Pros & Cons:

Pros:

• Live rosin is a solventless extract, meaning there’s no risk of traces of butane or other solvents remaining in your vape oil.  So, being solventless, live rosin is often considered purer and potentially better than concentrates made with solvents, which can contain those residual chemicals if not properly purged.
• Live rosin tends to be stronger than liquid badder, so you will get stronger effects.
• Due to its concentration, the effects of live rosin can also be felt almost immediately, particularly when dabbed or vaped.
• Live rosin is inherently made from fresh-flash frozen flower, which means you’re getting more trichome count in the end product.  Keep in mind that a lot of liquid badder nowadays is also made from fresh, flash-frozen flower, and you may or may not see it referred to as “live badder.”
• Live rosin is extremely flavorful, just like liquid badder, so you can taste your strains better.

Cons:

• Live rosin can be great in lieu of live resin or traditional extract in a vape cart or disposable vape, as long as the vape has a good preheat function.  Still, it’s a bit more likely to clog a device, due to the fact that it’s thicker than live badder.
• Live rosin’s production process is labor-intensive and requires high-quality starting material, which makes it one of the more expensive cannabis products.
• For new users or those with lower tolerance, the high potency of live rosin can be overwhelming and may lead to uncomfortable psychoactive effects.
• Like other cannabis concentrates, it can degrade in quality if not stored properly.  Exposure to heat, light, or air can significantly affect its potency and flavor.

Which is Better for Vaping: Live Rosin or Liquid Badder?

Sure, we can sit and compare the two types of extracts for days, going over every single difference that they have from one another.  But, the only true way to know which one you prefer is by vaping each and seeing which satisfies you the most.  There’s a reason why both liquid badder and live rosin are found in more and more vapes nowadays – they both satisfy our needs for more flavor and stronger effects with every puff that we take.

So, if you’re ready to dive into the world of concentrate-based vapes, head on over to Binoid, where we offer loads of cannabinoids and strains that incorporate high-potency extracts into their formulas, providing maximum satisfaction with each vaping session.

There are two types of liquid concentrates you should expect to see more and more in your vapes moving through 2024: liquid badder, and live rosin. Liquid badder is a spinoff of “regular” badder. Live rosin is sorta like a play on live resin. Head on over to Binoid, where we offer loads of cannabinoids and strains that incorporate high-potency extracts into their formulas, providing maximum satisfaction with each vaping session.

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