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August 21, 2019 By CBD Expert
Have you ever tried to buy CBD oil – online or offline? These days, many CBD companies are offering nano CBD oils with the claim that they offer better benefits to the user. This article discusses:
Some of the terms used for nano CBD oils are:
Some experts say that nano CBD products are nothing but marketing gimmicks. Others think that nanotechnology increases the absorption of CBD in the body. In turn, it means that nano-enhanced CBD oils are more effective.
Nanotechnology concerns itself with things that are less than 0.0000001 meters or 100 nanometers. Nanomedicines use this technology to improve the:
among other things.
CBD industry often uses the term loosely – to describe little drops of CBD oil. Normally, CBD molecule has a diameter of about 4,440 nanometers. It can be shrunk up to 1-10 nm using the nano-emulsification process. Theoretically, breaking the molecules into their tinier versions allow the body to access and absorb CBD more easily.
When we buy a cannabidiol product, most of it is made up of carrier oil molecules. These carrier oils can be:
CBD molecules are interspersed in these carrier oil molecules and molecules of other ingredients in the oil. When one takes CBD oil, cannabidiol molecules on the surface of the dosage are quite small. Many of them remain hidden somewhere inside the oil dosage you take.
Your mouth and digestive tract are moist inside. Oil and water don’t mix. Hence, when one swallows a CBD product, most of the molecules stay trapped within the bigger droplets or oil globules. They get fully digested before they can produce any effects expected from them.
Taking CBD oils sublingually gives you a better chance of getting them absorbed by the body better. In the sublingual method, you put CBD oil drops under the tongue and swish it around for a while until they get absorbed by the body.
Nano-CBD oil companies make use of nanoemulsifiers to stabilize oil-in-water mixtures. This nanoemulsion process is much like making a homemade salad dressing. Pre-made salad dressings use emulsifiers such as:
to stabilize the oil-vinegar mixtures and give them a long shelf life.
The emulsifiers and chemicals coat the surface of every drop of oil and make it water-soluble.
It is because of this emulsifier-coating, oil droplets do not merge and rise to the top of the water. Nano CBD oils also use ingredients to stabilize the mixture of CBD oil, other ingredients, and water. One common ingredient found in nano-CBD hemp oils is ‘lecithin’. Lecithin is one of the phospholipids naturally found in egg yolks.
Ultrasound is used to create very small vacuum bubbles in the CBD extract. Since there is a vacuum inside them, these bubbles implode. When they do, one wall of the bubbles goes through the other shooting a tiny jet. This jet hits the surrounding droplets and breaks them into smaller versions.
The process occurs at the speed of 20,000 times per second. When the particles become small enough, the light can pass through the solution and it starts looking more translucent.
Now, these tiny droplets are coated with a substance that acts as a surfactant. Surfactant reduces surface tension between the particles. Hence, it helps in stabilizing the solution.
CBD isolate is pure cannabidiol. It is most commonly found in cannabis plants. CBD is the second most important cannabinoid after THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). THC has therapeutic benefits but it is also highly intoxicating. Hence, many people consider it harmful. CBD is non-psychoactive. It also:
Studies prove that the effectiveness of purified CBD peaks at a medium dose. Full-spectrum CBD oil is extracted from the CBD-rich hemp plant. It contains several other cannabinoids, terpenes, and phenolics that make the oil more effective. This is known as CBD’s entourage effect. A full-spectrum CBD oil is cannabis oil minus the THC.
Regular CBD oils are often less adulterated than nano CBD oils. They are also available at a much lower price. Whether you should buy a nano CBD product or not depends on the following:
You must keep a progress record to see if you need a better result. Nano CBD oils may be introduced if you want quick and more effective results.
Fake CBD products are not only useless but may also be harmful to you. Sometimes, hemp seed oils are marketed as CBD oils even if they do not contain CBD in them. If you find a hemp oil product which is very cheap, there is a high possibility that it does not contain any CBD. CBD is an expensive ingredient in itself and its potency can increase the cost of the product.
A few other things you should know are:
1. Increase in Surface Area:
A body finds it easier to digest oil and absorb its nutrients when its drops are broken down into tiny droplets. Smaller droplets mean that the oil has more surface area that comes in direct contact with the enzymes and absorptive tissue. Thus, physical and chemical processes on CBD oil boost up.
Natural bile salts in the digestive tract emulsify CBD oil along with other dietary fats. But putting pre-emulsified oil in your mouth makes it easier for the body to start CBD absorption sooner.
2. Presence of Penetration Enhancers:
Most of the nano CBD products contain special ingredients called penetration enhancers. These include surface-active molecules such as:
These molecules coat the tiny drops of CBD oil and make them water-soluble. This makes it easier for CBD oil molecules to move across the skin and mucous membranes.
Nanotechnology is new to the cannabis industry. So, no one knows whether nano CBD oils are better than regular full-spectrum CBD oils for pets or not. Anecdotal evidence, however, supports nano CBD oils as being more effective.
Few studies that have studied the nano CBD include:
The nanoemulsion had ‘dramatically’ higher absorption of both THC and CBD than Sativex.
The nano-formulation used in the study also used ‘Piperine’ as an ingredient. Piperine is a natural ingredient that enhances the absorption of CBD into the body.
Even though nano-emulsified CBD oils can deliver more cannabidiol at a quicker pace, you need to be careful. Some of the things you should keep in mind while purchasing them are:
Nano CBD oils may often contain chemicals that might not suit you. For example, many people are allergic to propylene glycol. The substance is used as a common additive in manufacturing shelf-stable CBD emulsions. The American Contact Dermatitis Society has named it ‘Allergen of the Year’.
Since each nano-CBD drop is coated with these ingredients, you need to check out which chemical a company uses to make its emulsions.
CBD industry is unregulated. It means that no government agency is monitoring the quality of CBD products available in the market. Hence, you need to choose a trustworthy company which offers quality products.
You must read the information on the product packaging and the company website carefully. If you don’t understand anything, don’t hesitate to ask as many questions as you like to their customer care experts. If the company is not honest and transparent, do not touch its products.
Since nano CBD molecules have a different structure, they may have new or different side-effects. The shelf life of water soluble CBD products may be different too.
Hence, if you intend to use them for long-term health effects, it might be advisable to wait some more before making the final decision.
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