Unboxed: 10 CBD products that signal a new direction in hemp
The hemp CBD products on the market in 2022 are different from those available before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
November 23, 2021
30 gummies Servings per container: 30 SRP: $44.99 Startup brand Aprico is a breakaway company from its elite mother Quicksilver Scientific, which is renowned for its nano particles that provide quick and penetrating effects. Here, the broad-spectrum, THC-free hemp extract is combined with chillax ingredients L-theanine, GABA and skullcap for instant and effective stress relief. The brand is looking to be a fit with high-end, almost luxe, retailers—the likes of which populate the Austins, NYCs, Boulders and Cali markets.
18 bags SRP: $29.99 Innovative tea company always lists a “Caffeine Guide” on every box (this one has none). Along with a THC-free, water-soluble CBD, this one contains chaga and reishi mushrooms for immune support, lion’s mane for a cognition boost, and cordyceps for an endurance boost. The mushroom flavor is light, while the addition of rooibos, ginger, spearmint and lemongrass round out a nice flavor profile.
12 oz. SRP: $38.00 French roast coffee is a perennial favorite and a classic coffee, with notes of dark cocoa, a thick body and a smooth yet strong overall experience. Now add in a healthy dose of hemp CBD and that takes some of the edge off the coffee. You’ll still get the energy just maybe not with the jitters.
30 gummies Servings per container: 30 gummies SRP: $34.99 Pioneering hemp CBD brand Harmony has begun developing both condition-specific products, around focus, gut health and sleep, as well as using minor cannabinoids as well as complementary ingredients to get there. When you count that these products are being rolled out as yummy gummies, what other bells are there to ring? Oh, right—the company also grows their own. The sleep gummies contain 20 mg CBD per serving. For sleep problems, it contains the minor cannabinoid CBN and old standby melatonin at 2 mg per gummy.
20 mg CBG per dropper Servings per container: 30 SRP: $55.00 CBG is actually the “mother” cannabinoid in that it can convert to all the other cannabinoids, which makes developing CBG-forward hemp plants the new frontier in hemp horticulture. This Upstate New York-based, vertically integrated company is leading the way in the development of minor cannabinoids, plus it does all the right things—so much so that it won the 2021 Expo East Nexty award in the hemp category. It sources its CBG-heavy seeds from a producer in Oregon and grows them on its 200-acre organic and regenerative farm.
60 capsules Servings per container: 30 SRP: $124.99 Plant-science company has apparently cracked the code in weight management with a formulation including hemp and a handful of non-stimulant botanicals. In a 90-day, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical study on 125 people, 100% who took Nitro-V botanicals lost weight—up to 18 pounds on 50 mg/day, up to 22 pounds on 100 mg/day—with no other changes to diet or exercise. Bonus: 52% reported reduced anxiety, 18% reported a boost in happiness, and half reported a less use of OTC pain meds like ibuprofen.
30 capsules Servings per container: 30 SRP: $33.35 As its name suggests, HempFusion fuses hemp with complementary ingredients to supercharge formulations. With its stress support SKU, USDA organic hemp is combined with the Sensoril brand ashwagandha in a phospholipid base to heighten bioavailability. Sensoril at the dose found in this product has been shown to decrease cortisol (the stress hormone) and reduce everyday stress by 62% over placebo.
1 oz. Servings per container: 29 SRP: $94.95 The problem with hemp CBD is the presence of trace amounts of THC—not enough to get a person buzzed, but possibly enough to trip a drug test. Enter Peels, which sources molecularly identical cannabinoids from orange peels. Zero THC! No regulatory hurdles or cannabis concerns. Plus, none of that grassy taste of the hemp plant. In fact, it tastes like a creamsicle! Developed by former pro football player Chris Hetherington, it’s marketed as relief of anxiety, sleep problems and muscle and joint pain.
30 capsules Servings per container: 15 SRP: $49.99 This high end product rings a few bells. It uses a patent-pending enhanced bioavailability delivery method called Naturia+, which a recent study showed causes CBD to reach the blood sooner, reach peak absorption faster and overall lasts longer. It also contains a superior curcumin, called Curcumin C3 Reduct, with higher bioavailability and activity, to help with inflammation and pain. A raft of B vitamins are good for energy creation, plus vitamin D is good for everything.
1 oz tincture Servings per container: 30 SRP: $64.99 With its large molecular size, CBD is a difficult particle to absorb. Like coQ10 and curcumin, high-tech means are used to get the medicine down. Here, Reset’s Sante delivery system uses a nanotech solution, enrobing molecules of CBD inside a micelle, or tiny fat molecule. The fatty liposome protects the CBD molecules and ensures delivery to the small intestines where absorption happens. Company tests show up to 80% absorption, compared to typical tinctures that might be 20% absorbed, plus faster absorption. Together, that means a more effective product.
1 oz tincture Servings per container: 30 SRP: $64.99 With its large molecular size, CBD is a difficult particle to absorb. Like coQ10 and curcumin, high-tech means are used to get the medicine down. Here, Reset’s Sante delivery system uses a nanotech solution, enrobing molecules of CBD inside a micelle, or tiny fat molecule. The fatty liposome protects the CBD molecules and ensures delivery to the small intestines where absorption happens. Company tests show up to 80% absorption, compared to typical tinctures that might be 20% absorbed, plus faster absorption. Together, that means a more effective product.
When hemp CBD first came on the market, the way to get it was in tincture bottles of oil, taken with a dropper. Those classic products are increasingly fewer and farther between as the always-innovative hemp space is cruising into the future.
A select few early brands were produced by veterans of the larger dietary supplements industry. Some of these brands treated hemp CBD as just another botanical, and so formulated it with other supplement-style complementary ingredients to supercharge condition-specific formulations.
Some products are employing bioavailability-enhancing technologies, the likes of which are common with other large nutritional molecules such as curcumin and CoQ10.
CBD, as well as its buzzy cannabinoid cousin THC, represent the two major cannabinoids in hemp. But there are at least 100 minor cannabinoids, and they are being researched and developed with health benefits in their own right. This has been their coming-out-party year.
Gummies seem to be taking over the supplements industry—2019 represented the first year ever where non-pill formats sold more than traditional capsules and tablets. Hemp CBD is no different.
And speaking of fresh delivery formats, CBD is being blended in with classic coffees and teas.
Check out these 10 innovative new products that are redefining what’s new in hemp-land!
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