CBD oil: Understand everything about the different oils.
For months now, Cannabidiol (CBD)-based products have been developing at great speed in France and throughout Europe. You can find all types of products such as flowers, resins, food and cosmetic products, but also oils. However, there are several types of oils, and it can be difficult to understand everything. We will therefore help you see things more clearly.
What exactly is CBD oil? What are the differences between hemp and cannabis? Where does the oil originally come from? We will try to answer all these questions. In addition, extraction methods to obtain CBD oil, use of CBD drops will also be discussed. At the same time, we will discuss the effects and possible side effects. Finally, we will briefly present the possible applications of cannabis oils, as well as the correct dosage of these CBD products.
CBD Oil: What is it, and where does it come from?
CBD or cannabidiol is one of the cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, among more than a hundred. It has experienced exponential growth in popularity in recent years. Users are diverse and varied: mothers, your grandparents, hipsters and hippies, etc. CBD oil is currently becoming the remedy of choice for pet owners. They want to guarantee their faithful companions a life without anxiety and pain.
What is cannabis oil?
Cannabis oil is obtained from hemp plants specially cultivated for their high CBD content. Among these, Cannabis Sativa L , a plant with very low THC content. Therefore, oil extraction does not cause any intoxication or psychotropic effects. However, the CBD content of cannabis oil can vary from product to product. There are several ways to consume it: vaporize the oil and therefore absorb the active ingredients through the respiratory tract, add the oil to food or even take it orally. The way to consume cannabis oil will therefore depend entirely on your preferences. Cannabis oil is often associated with various positive effects on human mental and physical well-being. However, no official studies have yet been presented on this topic, and we of course recommend that you contact your doctor before taking any CBD oils or other products.
How to obtain CBD oil by extraction?
As for example peanut oils, there are different types: hot extracted or cold pressed, refined or not, etc… This is the same principle that applies to CBD oils . It all starts with the extraction of the oil, and to do this, there are 2 types of extraction:
- CO2 extraction: During this process, the biomass (plant material) is filtered through a series of chambers to isolate the different cannabinoids and terpenes at different temperatures (all of which are controlled using CO2, hence the name of this method). They are then literally squeezed out of the plant with strong pressure. It is, to date, the most widely used extraction method because it makes it possible to isolate and remove undesirable components in the plant without leaving any residue.
- Solvent extraction: This process is clearly less expensive than the previous one. It consists of injecting a solvent (mostly ethanol) into the hemp plant. The latter dissolves the cannabinoids to be able to extract them from the plant. The mixture is then subjected to evaporation which leaves only the plant compounds.
- Full-spectrum CBD oil: Winterization removes waxes and other impurities. This leaves broad-spectrum or full-spectrum CBD oil. This contains a wide range of cannabinoid acids (decarboxylated precursors of cannabinoids) / cannabinoids (carboxylated cannabinoid acids) such as THC and Cannabidiol, terpenes and flavonoids.
- Cannabinoid isolates: Raw hemp oil is put through a process called centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) where all other components are removed, leaving approximately 99% pure Cannabidiol or other cannabinoid isolates. .