The nosy neighbor is an almost ubiquitous nuisance that’s a part and parcel of today’s society. For someone who smokes joints, it’s paramount to be able to tell if their habit lets off a smell that others can detect and identify. If you’re a dabber instead, you may have wondered whether the same concern is valid in your case.
Do Dabs Smell?
The short answer: Yes. Tons of people believe that the lack of smoke equates to a lack of smell, but that’s not the case. That said, dabbing does not give off the same levels of odor as smoking, and is in fact commonly found to be the best answer if you have a roommate or neighbor that loathes the smell of cannabis smoke.
CBD dabs smell of the dominant compound that’s inside whatever concentrate you happen to be smoking, but the odor is generally herby and natural, as opposed to the smell of something burning. What’s important here is the quality of the concentrates present in the dab. If your product is top-notch or close to it, the smell will be stronger since said compounds have already been destroyed during the course of processing.
Also vital is the size of the dab – a small CBD dab normally smells less than a bigger one. For dabbers trying to be discreet, one way to stay that way is by using smaller dabs so that the odor diffuses quickly.
The vapor that comes out of dabbing also diffuses a lot more quickly than smoke. Even though dabbing will always produce a smell, the latter should fade fairly quickly as long as you have decent ventilation.
Ways To Reduce The Smell Of Dabbing
The simplest way to reduce the smell of dabbing is to open a window before you start. This way fresh air circulates within the room and this breaks up the dab smell so that it fades quickly. You can do one better by blowing the vapor out of the window after each time taking a dab.
Covering up the smell is simple too. Introduce another scent into the room, and this should help you mask evidence of dabbing even better than if you had actually smoked a joint instead. You can light a candle or some incense, or even spray some air freshener. Dabs basically smell faint, so it shouldn’t take much of another scent to mask their smell.
This all comes down to the quality of the dab, and how many dabs you take in. If a single dab or two is enough to get you going, then the masking process should take a few minutes to complete. As already mentioned, you can air out the space and introduce a new smell, and no one will be the wiser about your CBD dabbing activity.
