{"id":6644,"date":"2020-12-03T17:44:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weednews.co\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2022-01-20T00:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T00:59:53","slug":"cbd-essence-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weednews.co\/cbd-essence-review\/","title":{"rendered":"CBD Essence Review: High Quality, Limited Products (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a very good reason why boutique and artisanal products have become so popular \u2013 at least, among those who can afford them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boutique products are lovingly hand-crafted by experienced craftspeople who are devoted to creating unique, specialty merchandise. Artisanal foods are prepared slowly and carefully using time-honored methods, to ensure their impeccable quality.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s certainly a place for mass-produced and mass-marketed products. They\u2019re easy to find, usually inexpensive, and \u2013 if you make smart buying decisions \u2013 will get the job done.<\/p>\n

Boutique products, though, can be special. They\u2019re normally higher-quality options, providing better performance and a greater level of satisfaction than the cheap alternatives you can grab at a superstore or on Amazon.<\/p>\n

That brings us to boutique producer CBD Essence.<\/p>\n

Compared to many bigger-name CBD producers, this company doesn\u2019t have an enormous website or catalog. Instead, CBD Essence offers a limited number of cannabidiol products (cannabidiol is the full name for CBD) which are produced in small quantities. The goal of small-batch production is to ensure quality and consistency; it\u2019s a great approach if you can get all of the details right.<\/p>\n

So the important question is: how does CBD Essence score on quality and consistency?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence: The Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This company was formed in 2015 by a Florida man named Don Ballou. He had been trying CBD \u2013 among many other herbal and botanical products \u2013 for quite some time, to treat the issues like anxiety, aggression, and lack of focus<\/a> that had plagued him for decades.<\/p>\n

However, he found that most cannabidiol products didn\u2019t provide the daily relief he needed; only a few of the brands available at the time did much good. (CBD was legalized nationwide in 2018<\/a>, but it was being sold before that in some states which had legalized medical cannabis.)<\/p>\n

After doing some research, Ballou realized that the majority of CBD producers were cutting corners by using substandard production methods or hazardous chemicals. He resolved to do it better, and that\u2019s why he created CBD Essence. His deep background in engineering, and his years of personal research into the power of herbs and botanicals to treat medical issues, allowed him to create hemp-based products and processes that helped him treat his own<\/em> conditions.<\/p>\n

Once he was happy with the products, he started CBD Essence and then expanded the business to create NutraHemp as a parent corporation. NutraHemp sells the company\u2019s products in other countries and has developed other lines of legal cannabis edibles and nutraceuticals like HempTaffy, HempChillPill, HempsPets, and Bulletproof coffee. The CBD products are still manufactured in basically the same way that they were in 2015, though, despite the continuing growth of CBD Essence and NutraHemp.<\/p>\n

Having a long-term personal interest in CBD and its benefits doesn\u2019t guarantee quality products, of course. It\u2019s simply one sign that Ballou and his team (which includes his wife, the president of CBD Essence) care as much about the product as they do about the profits.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to examine the way that this company creates and manufactures its products.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence: The Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When digging into a CBD producer\u2019s approach, we usually start by looking at where their hemp is sourced from, how they extract the cannabidiol, and what else they put into their products.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s something even more crucial to know about CBD Essence. From the very start, the company\u2019s mission was to create small batches of high-quality CBD, without obsessing on profit margins and how easily production could be scaled up.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence sells vastly more products now than they did in 2015, but they still have the same approach. In fact, they only produce as much as they can sell; they guarantee that all of the CBD oil they ship has been manufactured and tested within the past 24 hours. We\u2019ve reviewed a lot of CBD companies, and have never seen that type of attention to freshness.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s get to the rest of CBD Essence\u2019s methods.<\/p>\n

Unlike many producers who claim to sell only all-natural products \u2013 but then sneak in artificial flavors or preservatives \u2013 this company stays true to its all-natural promises. They do, however, add natural ingredients like the sweetener Stevia and the binder sunflower lecithin to some of its products. MCT coconut oil (the best choice) and hempseed oil (second-best) are used as carriers.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence sources its hemp from certified organic farms, mainly in Colorado. (\u201cCertified\u201d is a notch higher on the quality ladder than organically-grown, which is the type of hemp most producers use.) Cannabidiol is extracted via the supercritical CO2 method, a safe process widely viewed as the method that preserves most of the CBD\u2019s effectiveness. Almost all of the company\u2019s products are full-spectrum, meaning they retain the hemp\u2019s other components which provide another boost in CBD\u2019s effectiveness via the \u201centourage effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s almost nothing in CBD Essence\u2019s approach to complain about. In truth, their attention to the freshness of their products sets them apart from many of their high-end competitors.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence Oils<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

There\u2019s usually a downside to keeping product lines small, manageable, and able to be shipped within 24 hours: the selection isn\u2019t as big as the one that most companies offer.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence produces only two potencies of its full-spectrum CBD oil: 10mg\/ml and 35mg\/ml. The oil is designed well, although it does contain the stevia and sunflower lecithin that we mentioned earlier, in addition to cannabidiol and carrier oil. (The stronger option uses MCT coconut oil, the 10mg\/ml one uses hempseed oil.)<\/p>\n

These CBD oils are available in seven natural flavors (cinnamon, grape, lemon, mango, peppermint, spearmint, and vanilla), as well as natural hemp and unsweetened (without the stevia).<\/p>\n

The limited choice of potencies isn\u2019t a huge issue, since you can always use more or less than one milliliter. However, doses of 20mg or 25mg are common choices; we would have liked to see a potency in that range, which would make it easier for most people to measure and dose the oil.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence Capsules<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

CBD Essence\u2019s softgels are also sold in two different potencies, and they\u2019re not for the \u201cfaint of heart\u201d \u2013 in other words, those who only need small doses to help with moderate pain or anxiety. The two choices are 35 milligrams and 100 milligrams of cannabidiol per capsule; by contrast, most commonly-sold CBD capsules contain anywhere from 10-25 milligrams apiece. Most people using CBD really don\u2019t need a 100mg dose, but it can certainly help if you\u2019re suffering from severe pain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organic MCT coconut oil is used as a carrier for the full-spectrum CBD that\u2019s in the softgels, and the only other ingredient is sunflower lecithin. Sadly, the company doesn\u2019t say what the actual capsules are made from, so we don\u2019t know whether they\u2019re vegetarian or vegan.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence Edibles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

Most companies\u2019 edibles are gummies. Instead, CBD Essence sells cannabidiol-infused taffy that\u2019s manufactured under its sister brand name, HempTaffy. This is THC-free candy, but we don\u2019t know if the CBD is broad-spectrum (with all hemp components except for THC) or CBD isolate. The only other ingredients, though, are sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar, and natural flavorings; the choices are chocolate, mint, chocolate mint, and orange mint. Each piece contains about 10 milligrams of CBD.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence Vape Juice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

This is very clean CBD vape juice, containing only full-spectrum cannabidiol and the propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine needed to make it vapable. It\u2019s an organic juice with a slight natural caramel flavor, and it\u2019s available in two potencies. CBD Essence also sells a vape pen\/e-juice starter kit for those new to vaping.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence Topicals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another category that exemplifies the company\u2019s mission of creating a small number of high-quality products. Most producers offer as many two dozen types of topical CBD options, but CBD Essence only sells two: an all-purpose cream and a hot muscle rub.<\/p>\n

The cream is designed primarily to relieve general body pain, and the use of full-spectrum cannabidiol (highly unusual for a CBD topical product) makes the product more effective than most competitors\u2019. It\u2019s an all-natural product that contains eucalyptus and a number of other botanicals and essential oils with antioxidant and healing properties and has a pleasant aroma.<\/p>\n

The muscle rub also contains full-spectrum CBD, plus capsaicin which is known to help relieve pain and inflammation. The other botanicals and oils in the rub are all-natural as well.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence for Pets<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"CBD<\/p>\n

Once again, there\u2019s a limited but good choice of CBD Essence products for dogs. There are two potencies of \u201cnatural smoky flavor\u201d CBD oil; it\u2019s hard to tell the exact strength from the labeling, but it appears that one is 5g\/ml and the other is 15mg\/ml. There are also dog treats containing 10 milligrams of CBD apiece, sold in a mix of natural, chicken, cheese, and charcoal flavors. Both products use full-spectrum cannabidiol. These are high doses for pets, so go easy with them.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence: The Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This company has set a high bar for itself, limiting production to a single day\u2019s worth of high-quality CBD products that it can sell and ship within 24 hours. That\u2019s a prescription for effective, fresh merchandise \u2013 but it\u2019s also potentially a prescription for disaster.<\/p>\n

CBD Essence, however, pulls it off. Their small product line is filled with terrific options, manufactured with best practices, and designed to provide maximum benefit. We do wish there were more potency choices available, but that\u2019s one of the costs of doing business when you deliberately limit what you produce and sell. Perhaps most surprisingly, their prices aren\u2019t astronomical, either.<\/p>\n

Putting it simply, this is a company that does it right \u2013 and does it well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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