THC:CBD Whipped Body Butter Topicals

Lotion/Cream

Creams, lotions, balms, salves, gels, roll-ons, and oils that are applied to the skin. The cannabinoids act on the skin and the tissue just beneath it, where they are applied. The outer layer of skin is an effective barrier, so little or none of the dose reaches the bloodstream. Standard topicals are not expected to cause a high.

Distillate

A crude cannabis oil that has undergone refinement to mostly one cannabinoid, usually THC or CBD. The plant's other compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and terpenes, are removed; terpenes or flavorings may be added back afterward.

Hybrid

A plant bred from both indica-type and sativa-type parents. Menus use "Hybrid" for effects described as in between or mixed. The label is often narrowed to indica-dominant hybrid, sativa-dominant hybrid, or balanced ("50/50"). Any percentages given are the breeder's estimate from the plant's family tree, not a measured one.

After decades of crossbreeding, nearly all modern commercial strains are hybrids in the genetic sense, regardless of the label they carry. The label says more about how a product is positioned than about the plant. A listed lineage (the cross) is more specific, but a strain name doesn't guarantee chemistry either.

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