CBD concentrate: better in olive oil or hemp oil?
High concentrate CBD oil is now a renowned product for its beneficial properties.
During the last few years, many products have been created and now it’s becoming kinda difficult to choose the best for our necessities.
Is CBD better in olive or hemp oil? And what about other vector oils? In this article we’ll explain how to consciously choose your own concentrate.
First time you reach for a CBD concentrate, mind the label.
We already discussed the importance of choosing a quality product, derived from controlled organic cultivation. Now it’s time to clarify the differences between olive, hemp and other oils when it comes to use them as vectors for CBD.
It’s all about vectors
First thing you need to know is that all CBD oils that you find on sale almost everywhere are the result of a diluition in a vector oil: cannabinoids have been mixed with a suitable substance that makes dosages and administration easier.
It’s very important that this substance does not alter in any way extract’s properties. Beside this, it’s possible to choose between various tipes of vector-oils that implement CBD’s action and add other positive effects to the body.
Therefore, vector oil can just be a diluition medium or also add benefits to the final product.
Most used oils for CBD mixtures
Most common choices on the market are olive and hemp oil. But why are these two so popular? Reasons are various: first of all they’re known for being pure, safe and beneficial for the body, and also being extracted with careful and controlled methods.
Hemp oil comes from hemp seeds and olive oil… well, of course, from olives.
Both products are very common today, and available everywhere. This, combined with their perfect chemical compatibility with CBD, make them great vectors.
Difference between CBD concentrate in hemp seed oil and olive oil
Main differences between these oils are flavour, stability and their own ability to add benefit to the blend. Both naturally have saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3), but with different ratio: avarage ratio for hemp oil is 3:1 while for olive oil is 15:1.
What does this mean? Knowing that the best distibution for the human body would be 3:1, we immediatly get that the excellence of the proportions is reached by hemp oil, which is a perfect supplement of fatty acids.
Considering that overabundance of omega-6 is often associated to cardiovascular deseases, tumors and inflammatory illnesses, it’s possible to deduce that hemp oil is the most suitable to support CBD. This doesn’t make olive oil a “bad” vector, just a less valuable one.
For those who already take omega 3 supplements with a specific diet or other supplements, the story changes and both vector oils become equally interesting.
One thing to consider is the instability of hemp seed oil, that needs to be kept away from direct light and heat sources, and consumed faster then olive oil.
Speaking about the flavour, it’s important to mention the charachteristic “nutty” taste of hemp seed oil that not everybody may like, while olive oil’s taste is way more common and accepted. Obviously, this is a very personal factor. Speaking about allergies, it’s way more frequent the one to hemp seeds (equal to walnuts allergy).
Other vector oils for CBD
The ones that we’ve previously mentioned are the most common choices, but it’s important to underline that there are many more on the market.
For example, there’s CBD concentrate in avocado, coconut and grape seed oil.
The first two are also good for a CBD blend while the last one, being very high in polynsaturated fats, isn’t very suitable.
Another recently discovered alternative is black cumin seed oil: a great natural antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory that work synergistically with CBD.