Are you using a safe CBD oil?
CBD oil is becoming one of the hottest new products on the market today. In fact, annual sales of CBD oil products in 2018 were nearly 600 million and are estimated to be growing at a rate of over 107 percent per year. Before 2017, CBD products were only available in head shops, health food stores, and some doctor’s offices. Since then, the market has exploded, and CBD products are now available at health food stores, national grocery stores, hair salons, nail salons, convenience stores, and even gas stations. But are these CBD products made with safe CBD oil?
First of all, let’s examine what we mean by safe CBD oil. Some reports indicate that up to 40% of CBD products on the market tested positive for heavy metals such as lead and arsenic, concentrated chemical pesticides, bacteria, fungi, toxic mold, THC, and many other dangerous impurities. Most people would agree that products containing these impurities would be considered unsafe.
Most of these unsafe CBD oil products are grown and manufactured in China, Mexico, and numerous third world countries that have little or no oversight of the products they sell.
One of the most common and dangerous impurities commonly found in contaminated CBD products is chemical pesticides. These chemicals are used to kill insects and other organisms that can be harmful to the plant. According to the Toxics Action Center, “Pesticides have been linked to a wide range of human health hazards, ranging from short-term impacts such as headaches and nausea, to more serious health problems such as cancer, reproductive harm and endocrine disorders. It could be very dangerous to ingest any type of contaminated CBD product if it is contaminated with pesticides.
The best and safest products available on the market are those where the hemp is grown in the United States and the oil is produced in a food-grade facility. And of course it must be tested by a trusted third-party installation. If you are looking for a safe CBD oil product with high quality and consistent levels of CBD, look for suppliers located in the US that use only US-grown hemp. Also, look for suppliers whose products are tested exhaustive tests of purity, quality and cleanliness. And, as an added measure of safety and quality, many of these manufacturers are regulated by state agencies.
As an example of this type of state oversight, CBD manufacturers located in Colorado must register with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Then, they must meet various requirements, such as showing that the industrial hemp produced at that facility contains no more than three-tenths of 1 percent THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana that gets you high.
When you buy from suppliers located in Colorado or if your supplier uses other third-party organizations that certify that you are buying safe products, you can be sure that CBD products such as bath bombs, CBD drops, gummies, gel caps, creams relief, ointments, and more are safe to consume and use.