Four reasons why water-soluble CBD is better than oil
If you've gotten so far in your research that you're now reading this article, then you've at least heard of water-soluble CBD. You may have seen a bottle of water infused with CBD, or the CBD water soluble that we sell here at Cannabisolie.nl.
But do you also know why water-soluble CBD is better than normal CBD oil?
Most products available are oil based. Tinctures, creams, ointments, vapes… these products are all oil-based. CBD is simply an ingredient with a varying composition.
You have to remember that this industry is still in its infancy and just a few years ago people were literally selling plastic syringes containing pure CBD oil. I can tell you that that is very bitter and nasty stuff!
Water-soluble CBD will play a very important role in the product development of CBD products in the future. Once you understand why, it all becomes clear to you.
These are the four main reasons why water-soluble CBD is better than CBD oil.
1) Bio availability
After ingestion, water-soluble CBD is better absorbed by the body. The bioavailability of CBD in oil form after ingestion is only 10-20% percent. This means that if you take a 20 mg dose, you will probably only get 2-4 mg of CBD. To take CBD oil properly, you need to hold it under your tongue and absorb it sublingually.
Fortunately, this problem with absorption by ingestion (oral bioavailability) is relatively common in the science of drug delivery. Many drugs are naturally oil-soluble. Techniques have been developed to convert it from oil into a substance that is better absorbed by the body and easier to administer.
By using these special techniques to convert CBD from oil-soluble to water-soluble, you can simply swallow CBD and your body will get more of it, increasing the desired effects.
2) Versatility
CBD oil can only be mixed with other oils, which is what oil-soluble means. But most products you would want to include CBD in are not oils. Coffee, tea, water, juice, smoothies, dog food, these all go to the stomach and therefore require some form of CBD that can be absorbed in the stomach.
If you have ever tried to dissolve CBD oil in a cup of tea or a cocktail, you will have noticed that it does not work. The oil floats on top of the drink and sticks to the sides and it also tastes very bad. After you swallow it with great difficulty, you only get a fraction of the dose you expected to get. So don't start.
3) Efficacy
Because CBD is more bioavailable than oil when you swallow it, you need to take less of it and still absorb more of it because it is more potent. For example, if you were to take a capsule with 10 mg of CBD oil, you would only ingest 1-2 mg of CBD. But if you take a capsule with 10 mg of water-soluble CBD, you will get 9-10 mg!
It is important that you understand this well in order to choose the right product. There are so many companies that sell cheap oil-based products at an extra cost just because they are highly dosed and have great branding. Let's face it: CBD products can be expensive, but you have the right to get the most effective product that is most suitable for you.
4) More user-friendly
For example, if you go to the health products section of a drugstore, you will see that it is full of pills and powders. There may be a shelf of oil-based herbal tinctures, but people clearly prefer superfoods and supplements in pill or powder form. It's just so much easier.
Most people, probably including you, prefer not to have an oil-based tincture under their tongue. That can taste quite nasty and is not very pleasant. A water-soluble CBD capsule, on the other hand, fits easily with the vitamins and/or supplements you already take. Even in liquid form, it is easy to mix into your favorite drinks or dishes, in any dosage you want.
The bottom line is to provide more people with high-quality CBD so that they can feel better and live a better life. We all feel uncomfortable from time to time due to the state of the world, muscle pain after exercise or painful joints after a long and good life.
Using the right quality products is very important in supporting yourself and your loved ones. Water-soluble CBD products are simply more effective and easier to use than CBD oil products.