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CBD isolate – what is it, how is it made and how do you use it?

 Hattie Wells4 weeks agoAdd comment6 min read

What is it?

CBD isolate is cannabidiol (aka CBD) in its most concentrated form. It is a 99% pure compound that has been isolated from a purified hemp extract via an extraction process that removes all of the other plant compounds (i.e., cannabinoids, flavonoids, fats and terpenes). The resulting product is an odourless and tasteless crystal or white powder that can be used on its own, mixed with an edible or topical oil, added to food, added to an E-liquid, or combined with other hemp plant compounds to produce a unique hemp product. Pure CBD oils are made from the isolate infused in an edible oil such as hemp, olive or coconut oil and do not contain any of the other hemp compounds unless they have been separately added and are listed as ingredients. The isolate’s lack of smell and taste makes it extremely versatile, which is why it is used in many CBD foods and cosmetics on the market.

Advantages of using CBD isolate

• The lack of taste and odour makes it appealing to those who dislike the bitter taste of CBD oils and extracts, or the smell of cosmetics made with full spectrum CBD.
• The versatility of the isolate enable people to use it in a wide variety of consumables
• As vaping offers the highest bioavailability of all modes of ingestion, vaping CBD crystals provide the most cost efficient and effective way of consuming CBD
• For anybody who absolutely cannot fail a drug test, such as military service members, police officers, emergency first responders, and pilots, CBD isolates maybe the safest way of consuming CBD because they contain no trace of THC.

Disadvantages

• CBD isolate is not a full spectrum CBD product and does not have the purported advantages of the ‘entourage effect’, a term used to denote the perceived synergistic interaction of hemp compounds.