Tagged “buying”
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Dates and Storage Wording on a CBD Label
A batch date, a best-before date and a certificate date are three different things. What each one on a CBD package is actually telling you.
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Gummies vs. Oil: What Changes on the Label
Same extract, different label: how the serving unit, the ingredient list and the batch report change when a CBD oil becomes a gummy.
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CBD Topicals: Why the Label Looks Nothing Like an Oil's
Topicals are labelled as cosmetics: an INCI ingredient list in descending order, a per-container figure, and no serving panel. How to read one.
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"Water-Soluble", "Nano", "Liposomal": Formulation Words on a CBD Label
Nanoemulsion, liposomal and water-soluble are dispersion words, not defined terms. What each denotes and why no lab report evaluates them.
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How to Read a CBD Certificate of Analysis
The COA is the only document that says what's actually in the bottle. Here's what each section means and how to check it matches your batch.
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Red Flags on a CBD Label
Some packaging phrases carry information and some carry none. A field guide to the wording that should make you look harder at the paperwork.
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Hemp Oil vs. CBD Oil: Why the Labels Get Confused
Hemp seed oil and CBD oil come from different parts of the plant and contain different things. The names overlap and sellers exploit it.
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Questions Worth Asking a Pharmacist About a CBD Product
Some questions a label can answer and some it can't. A list of the second kind, phrased so a pharmacist can actually work with them.
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Why "Is CBD Legal?" Has No Single Answer
Four separate rule sets stack on top of each other, and each can say something different. A map of the layers, not an answer about your situation.
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What the Big Number on the Front of a CBD Bottle Counts
The large figure on a CBD package is usually total content in the whole container, not per serving. How to work out which measurement you're reading.
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Carrier Oils on a CBD Label: MCT, Hemp Seed, Olive
Most of a CBD tincture is carrier oil. What the common carrier names mean, why they appear, and what the label is and isn't telling you.
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Full Spectrum vs. Broad Spectrum CBD: What the Categories Claim
Three category names describe how much of the plant's other compounds stayed in the extract. Here's what each one claims and how to verify it.