Is Dmt supposed to smell and taste like crap?

[Tordyveln]

I just did my first q21q21 naphtha pull and got some pure white crystaline powder. But man it smells bad, not naphtha but bad. Is it supposed to have such a strong smell? I've read a lot about it having a plastic sort of smell and it sorts of remind a bit of plastic. And when i tasted a pinch of it it tasted really really bitter. Kind of like those non-sugar sweeteners or Mdma.

Is that a good thing or bad?

 

[justine]

It's bitter because it's freebased. As for the smell, I actually love it and I definitely don't think it smells like crap, try a re-x and tell us if it smells better afterwards.

 

[endlessness]

Yes its very bitter, but it shouldnt smell sooooo strong. My guess is you probably have naphtha traces in it. I would say redissolve in pure alcohol/IPA/acetone and let it evaporate again to help eliminate traces of naphtha

 

[Tordyveln]

Ok, will do. Thanks!

 

[benzyme]

alkaloids tend to be bitter
and that smell is typical of many indolic compounds.

 

[justine]

alkaloids tend to be bitter
and that smell is typical of many indolic compounds.

I guess I was wrong to write that it was bitter because it is a freebase, however does a salted alkaloid has a less bitter taste ?

 

[DiMiTriX]

no,salted alks seems to be more bitter couse more soluble in water

 

[ragabr]

The salts do *burn* less though. Freebase under the tongue hurts, while fumarate just tastes bitter.

 

[tele]

The smell of good DMT, such as after acetone redissolving, reminds me of some sort of floral soap, rather pleasant actually.

 

[gibran2]

The smell of DMT freebase is very mild and pleasant – almost floral, as others have already stated. Properly vaporized DMT has very little taste or smell.

But DMT acetate as used in pharma (DMT freebase dissolved in a bit of vinegar) smells horrible and tastes even worse. Just typing this makes me feel nauseated!