Guide To Choosing The Best Cbd Product For Your Needs

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A Guide to Selecting the Ideal CBD Product for Your Needs

Navigating the CBD market can be overwhelming and confusing, given the variety of products and methods of marketing CBD. So, how do you differentiate between beneficial and misleading, and how do you choose the right product?



The Red Flags: What to Avoid Instead of starting with what to look for, let's begin with what to avoid. Despite many CBD products being safe and well-produced, the growing popularity of CBD has unfortunately led to a surge in low-budget brands and products. These range from cheap oil tinctures that don't contain the advertised amount of CBD to untested, potentially harmful items. Here are the key red flags to watch out for when buying a CBD product on the high street or from a new brand:

No (public) lab tests should always be your top priority. CBD lab tests show a product's exact ...
... amount of CBD and THC content. If a brand isn't lab-tested or is unwilling to share the results, steer clear.
No dosage information – Although CBD isn't addictive or harmful, you still need to know how much you're consuming, even in large quantities. If you can't calculate dosages or the brand is reluctant to disclose the amount of CBD they've added, there's no way to know how much (if any) CBD you're using daily.
Hemp oil disguised as CBD – This is surprisingly common. Some hemp oil products mimic CBD-style packaging but don't mention CBD as an ingredient (or, in more deceptive cases, Include "CBD" in their brand name). To the untrained eye, these may appear appealing due to their low price and easy accessibility on trusted platforms like Amazon or eBay. However, if CBD's not explicitly mentioned as an ingredient, it likely doesn't contain any.
Suspiciously cheap – It probably is if it sounds too good to be true. Proper testing, high-quality hemp, clean extraction methods, and every step involved in creating a top-notch product all cost money. If a brand manages to undercut market prices and offers seemingly fantastic deals, question why it can do so. You don't want corners cut or quality compromised when ingesting a product.

These are some of the most critical and apparent factors to be aware of. Of course, other considerations can affect the final product; we've covered some of them in dedicated posts (part 1 and part 2) if you'd like to delve deeper.

What Types of CBD Products Are Available? Upon searching for CBD, you'll quickly realise that companies promote countless product types and various unusual applications. While many are legitimate CBD application and absorption methods, some are novelties with little to no CBD interaction with the body. Ingestible's (oils, capsules, gummies) and topicals (creams, balms, patches, etc.) are the most common and provide a reliable way to apply or consume a measured amount of CBD.



Most products outside these categories are generally not worth your time. Items like "pillow mist" sprays for sleep or CBD-infused clothing or bedsheets, for example, have very low efficacy and lack evidence of their effectiveness at absorbing any CBD into the body.

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