It’s an ethanol extraction followed by a water extraction, then mixed together into a full spectrum 50/50 tincture that contains all of the water soluble and ethanol soluble compounds. Many of these compounds are soluble in either water or ethanol, but not both, so a dual extract tincture is the only way to get all of them. The ethanol also gives the tincture shelf stability.
Discussion
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to explain 😊
Do you do these extractions on the same sample, or do you have a sample for the ethanol, and another for the water? Lastly, does the sequence matter?
Sorry, I didn’t see this question until just now! The extractions are done on the same sample, ethanol first followed by water. People do it both ways, but I think it’s better to do the ethanol first. Water can potentially oxidize and degrade some of the ethanol soluble compounds if you use water first.