# Wax

> Wax is an opaque, soft-to-crumbly solvent-based concentrate whose texture comes from cannabinoids partly crystallising; budder and crumble are its creamy and dry variants.

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- Also written: budder, crumble, honeycomb, cannabis wax, wax concentrate
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Wax is a catch-all for opaque extracts with a waxy, cake-like or crumbly texture. The texture comes from partial crystallisation of the [cannabinoid](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/cannabinoid.md) acids in the extract, often encouraged deliberately by agitation during processing, and from the extract's moisture and [terpene](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/terpene.md) content. "Budder" (or "butter") is the smooth, creamy, frosting-like form. "Crumble" and "honeycomb" are drier, more brittle forms.

## In practice

Consumers choose wax-type textures mainly for handling, since they're easier to portion than sticky oils or brittle shatter. Texture alone says little about potency or purity: chemically similar extracts can end up as shatter, budder or crumble depending on how they were finished and stored. The word also gets used loosely for any non-glassy extract. GenetixBay defines the product only.

## Don't confuse with

- **Badder**: a looser, wetter batter-like texture, often whipped.
- **Shatter**: the glassy, non-crystalline form.
- **Plant waxes**: the lipids that refining removes; not the product name.

## Related terms

[Shatter](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/shatter.md), [Badder](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/badder.md), [Solvent-based extract](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/solvent-based-extract.md), [Concentrate](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/concentrate.md), [Cured resin](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/cured-resin.md)