Meet the Cure-Egg

Terpenes are arguably the most delicate oils naturally found in hemp and cannabis or any other plant for that matter. When the plant is still alive is when the terpene, flavonoid, thiol and other plant oils are at their aromatic peak and are easily noticeable to anyone within earshot. This is why you can often smell cannabis during harvest season when driving by a farm or grow. You may not be able to see the grow itself, but you know it is there. While Live Terpenes smell most potent during the flowering phase, terpene degradation starts immediately after the buds are cut from the stem. The curing stage allows for the terpene profile to mature but even during this process, terpene potency will continue to weaken to some degree. But why? This happens because terpene oils, especially the most pleasant ones found in tiny amounts tend to have low temperature tolerance thresholds and evaporation levels. In short, they are extremely sensitive to heat and open air. And while its pleasant to smell the flower in your jar - leaving the jar lid off causes the terpenes to escape as your flower continues to dry in the open air slowly destroying its terpene profile. This is why you should always keep your bud stored in an airtight container instead of a bag that allows the air and terpenes from inside the bag to slowly leak out. It's no secret that flower with rich terpene profiles fetch top dollar in dispensaries and across the globe but what about the flower that doesn't get sold immediately after harvest? If you look below you will see the timeline of terpene degradation over the course of 12 months.