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When degassing solvent from your essential oil extracts, a low temperature environment is crucial to prevent decomposition of the extract’s volatile active compounds, THC/CBD and terpenes. Terpenes are the compounds that give an extract its aroma, flavor, and other unique properties. It does not take much to evaporate terpenes, which is one of the reasons why you can smell them so easily. If you degas at too high of a temperature these compounds will decompose, leaving your extract with less aroma and flavor, and significantly reduce the strength. Michigan Extraction’s vacuum oven gives you the precise atmospheric control needed for...