Splash Guard

Although it looks like something to keep bong water in its place, a splash guard is a quartz insert used to vaporize or dab cannabis concentrates with a dabber. The insert is like a small dish that sits at the bottom of the banger or nail and keeps the banger clean during dabbing. Splash guards are also known as thermal inserts.

Benefits of a splash guard

Dab enthusiasts love their tools and gadgets, and the splash guards is one of them. Not only do they keep nails clean, because the oil from concentrates doesn't settle on them, but they also have other functions. It's becoming increasingly clear that low-temperature dabbing is the best way to preserve nails. cannabinoids and terpenes delicate items. A splash guard absorbs and disperses heat to help with this.

It's also a great way to alleviate the problem of new dabbers overheating the nail. Finally, even expert dabbers appreciate heat dispersion, as splash guards can eliminate the need to precisely time dabs to achieve exactly the right temperature.

How to use a splash guard

There are two ways of using splash protection.

Option 1: You can start cold by placing a dab of concentrate in the splash guard, dropping it into the liner and heating the banger as usual.

Option 2: You can place your concentrate in the splash guard and set it aside while you heat up the banger. When hot, place the splash guard in the banger.

In both cases, you'll need a carb cap to place on top of the banger. This lowers the pressure inside, reducing the heat needed to vaporize the concentrate. The conduction energy will heat the splash guard and keep the banger clean and oil-free. Consider using tweezers or other protection when placing a splash guard in a hot banger to avoid burning your fingers.

Why use a splash guard?

Dabbing without splash protection produces the highest-temperature dabs, and therefore the most cannabinoids, first. But at high temperatures, terpenes are generally eliminated by boiling. They are therefore gone or destroyed the moment the banger starts to cool to a terpene-friendly temperature. By using a splash guard to reverse the process, you get the terpenes at the beginning when the splash guard and concentrate start to heat up, and the cannabinoids at the end when the heat continues to rise. This is generally considered the best way to dab by aficionados.