Live resin vs Melted diamonds
Melted diamonds start as live resin. The THCa is crystallised out and then warmed back into its own sauce, which is why it hits harder than the resin it came from.
Melted diamonds start as live resin. The THCa is crystallised out and then warmed back into its own sauce, which is why it hits harder than the resin it came from.
The short version
| Live resin | Melted diamonds | |
|---|---|---|
| Made from | fresh-frozen flower | THCa diamonds and the sauce they formed in |
| Solvent | hydrocarbon (butane or propane), purged afterwards | hydrocarbon |
| Tastes | bright and close to the living plant | fuller than liquid diamonds |
| Costs | mid | mid to high |
| You need | nothing special; it comes in carts, disposables, pods and jars | carts, disposables and jars |
How each one is made
Live resin is extracted with a hydrocarbon solvent from flower frozen at harvest, before it is ever dried. The solvent is hydrocarbon (butane or propane), purged afterwards.
Melted diamonds is diamonds warmed into their own sauce rather than kept as separate crystals. The solvent is hydrocarbon.
What that does to the flavour
Live resin: bright and close to the living plant — the terpenes that fade during drying are still there.
Melted diamonds: fuller than liquid diamonds, because the sauce it melts into came from the same extraction.
Strength
Live resin — high, and the effect tends to be described as fuller than distillate because more of the plant survives.
Melted diamonds — very high.
What each costs, on this site
Melted diamonds runs 22% dearer here — a median of $30.78 against $25.33.
We stock 2138 live resin products from $6.50 to $130.00, and 48 melted diamonds from $11.30 to $43.70.
| In stock | Typical | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live resin | 2138 | $25.33 | $6.50 – $130.00 |
| Melted diamonds | 48 | $30.78 | $11.30 – $43.70 |
Which should you buy
Choose live resin if you want bright and close to the living plant without paying solventless prices. It scorches at voltages distillate shrugs off, so keep the battery low.
Choose melted diamonds if you want very high. It separates in the cold; warm it in your hand before drawing.
What we stock
West Coast Cure Live Resin Concentrates 1g211 flavours · from $10.44
Rove Premier Live Resin Cartridges176 flavours · from $21.76
Almora Cartridges139 flavours · from $17.28
Rove Melted Diamond Concentrates17 flavours · from $24.65
Rove Melted Diamond Cartridges 1g12 flavours · from $30.40
Muha Meds Melted Cartridges 1g9 flavours · from $11.30