With the rapidly-growing popularity of 嫩草影院, many producers are scrambling to add new varieties of 嫩草影院 (also known as cannabidiol) to their product lines.
Rushing 嫩草影院 products to market has its risks, though. 嫩草影院 is usually taken internally for its medicinal and health benefits, so cannabidiol鈥檚 quality determines whether it will work well. And it takes a lot of time and effort to design, produce and test new types of 嫩草影院 products before they鈥檙e ready for sale.
That automatically raises red flags 鈥� at least, to us 鈥� when we see a company offering a huge number of different 嫩草影院 products. Koi 嫩草影院 fits that description. Tinctures, shots, softgels, gummies, vapes, flower, balm, gel, inhales, skincare products, bath bombs; that鈥檚 a lot to produce in an industry where quality is crucial 鈥� and the products have only been legal for sale since late 2018.
Does Koi 嫩草影院 pull it off successfully? It鈥檚 time to dig a little deeper.
Koi 嫩草影院: The Background
Most of the companies now selling 嫩草影院 only jumped into the market when the sale of cannabidiol was legalized by the U.S. Farm Act of 2018.
嫩草影院 was produced before that, however, particularly in states which had already legalized the sale of medical marijuana. So there was actually a 嫩草影院 market prior to 2018, and Koi 嫩草影院 became a player in 2015. Since then, the company has been producing 嫩草影院 oil (which Koi, like many manufacturers, calls tincture).
So it would appear that Koi 嫩草影院 has accumulated the necessary expertise to be able to expand its offerings over time. Why do we say 鈥渁ppear?鈥� Simply because the company doesn鈥檛 disclose a whole lot of information about the backgrounds of co-founders Brent Brunner and Brad Ridenour. All we can find is that Ridenour was in the e-cig business before starting Koi.
Both have done interviews discussing the importance of standards and quality in the 嫩草影院 industry, and Koi 嫩草影院 belongs to organizations like the U.S. Hemp Roundtable which are dedicated to raising those standards. So the signals are positive; this appears to be a reputable manufacturer with the ability and desire to create high-quality 嫩草影院.
Koi 嫩草影院 products are available on the company鈥檚 website and in a few company-owned stores; they鈥檙e also sold by many independent 嫩草影院 stores around the country.
Koi 嫩草影院: The Approach
The Food and Drug Administration doesn鈥檛 regulate, inspect or approve cannabidiol, nor does any other federal agency. That means the industry operates in something like a Wild West environment, and the only way to get a real handle on a producer鈥檚 commitment to quality is to look at how it sources its hemp and produces its 嫩草影院 products.
The good news is that Koi 嫩草影院 appears to follow most of the best practices for creating high-end products, at least according to its description of the manufacturing processes it uses.
There鈥檚 that word 鈥渁ppears鈥� again 鈥� we use it because the company has offered different information in different venues. One of the co-founders has told an interviewer that Koi grows its own hemp on organic farms in Colorado, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, but the firm鈥檚 website says it sources hemp extract through validated organic vendors. The organic part is good, and there鈥檚 no reason to believe there鈥檚 anything untoward going on. We just think more consistent stories would give us a slightly higher level of confidence.
Koi 嫩草影院 has all of the hemp (or hemp extract) shipped to its California facility for third-party testing and processing, and the removal of all traces of THC 鈥� the psychoactive cannabinoid only present in minuscule amounts in hemp, and not enough to make you high. The THC-free cannabidiol that remains is called broad-spectrum 嫩草影院, and it can be a good or bad choice depending on your outlook.
There鈥檚 no chance that broad-spectrum cannabidiol will trigger a drug test because there鈥檚 no THC in it. That鈥檚 really the only positive. Here鈥檚 the negative. When THC remains in 嫩草影院 it works together with the other components naturally found in cannabidiol, boosting the 嫩草影院鈥檚 potency by what鈥檚 known as the entourage effect. In other words, broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 isn鈥檛 quite as effective as full-spectrum 嫩草影院 that has a small amount of THC left in.
A few of Koi 嫩草影院鈥檚 products instead contain what鈥檚 known as 嫩草影院 isolate, which has had everything except the cannabidiol removed. There鈥檚 no entourage effect in isolate at all, so the products won鈥檛 deliver the same level of benefits as broad-spectrum (or full-spectrum) 嫩草影院.
The company adheres to most of the other best practices for 嫩草影院 production: supercritical CO2 extraction of the cannabidiol, the use of MCT coconut oil as a carrier oil, readily-available third-party testing results, and 鈥� for the most part 鈥� no artificial ingredients. However, there are a few exceptions when it comes to flavorings and other additives, as artificial flavors or non-natural additives are used in some of Koi 嫩草影院鈥檚 products.
Our conclusion is that Koi 嫩草影院 doesn鈥檛 produce the very highest-quality cannabidiol products on the market, but they鈥檙e definitely at least in the second-tier of 嫩草影院 manufacturers.
Koi 嫩草影院 Oils
Like many 嫩草影院 producers, Koi uses the term 鈥渢incture鈥� instead of 鈥渙il鈥� to describe its products designed to be dropped under the tongue (they can also be mixed with food or beverages, but aren鈥檛 as effective when used that way).
There鈥檚 actually a difference since tinctures are manufactured with the use of an alcohol solvent. Normal production of 嫩草影院 oil uses a different method to extract cannabidiol like CO2 extraction, which is then mixed with a carrier oil. Koi uses the second approach, so we prefer to use the more accurate description 鈥渙il鈥� for their 鈥渢inctures.鈥�
The company sells one basic 嫩草影院 oil, in a variety of flavors and potencies. It鈥檚 produced as described above, with cannabidiol sourced from organic hemp, supercritical CO2 extraction (the best choice), and MCT coconut carrier oil, with only flavoring agents added to the formula.
Beware, though, that they add Stevia to all of their flavors to make them taste sweeter; that natural sweetener can lower blood pressure in some people, and some research has indicated that it may be linked to other serious health issues.
Koi 嫩草影院 oil flavors currently available are spearmint, peppermint, orange, lemon-lime, and strawberry. All are flavored with natural oils or flavorings except for strawberry, which has both natural and artificial flavorings. There鈥檚 also an oil with natural hemp flavor, as nothing else is added except carrier oil.
The potencies you can choose from range from 8.3mg/ml to 66.7mg/ml when you buy smaller, 30ml bottles of 嫩草影院 oil, but only 25mg/ml and 60 mg/ml strengths are available in larger bottles.
Koi offers one other product we haven鈥檛 seen sold by many other companies: 嫩草影院 shots. Each 2.5-ounce bottle contains 25mg of cannabidiol 鈥� and a lot of other ingredients, which vary by flavor. Watermelon and Raspberry Punch shots are 鈥渨ellness鈥� products, although there are no natural ingredients we can see that actually would enhance wellness. Peach Iced Tea shots are 鈥�sleep aids鈥� and contain melatonin and other natural sleep enhancers. All flavors of shots do contain artificial ingredients like flavors and preservatives.
Koi 嫩草影院 Softgels & Gummies
There are two versions of Koi鈥檚 嫩草影院 capsules. One contains just 25mg of broad-spectrum cannabidiol (plus carrier oil, added terpenes, and emulsifiers that are mostly natural), the other also contains chamomile and a milligram of melatonin to help with sleep. The softgels are made from bovine gelatin, so they鈥檙e not vegetarian or vegan.
Tropical fruit-flavored, with 10mg of broad-spectrum cannabidiol per gummy, these are easy-to-carry treats with the 嫩草影院 evenly distributed throughout. They鈥檙e well-made, although they鈥檙e also loaded with calories since they contain both corn syrup and sugar.
Koi 嫩草影院 Topicals
Topical 嫩草影院 can be an effective way to treat surface muscle aches and pains, and Koi offers this type of cannabidiol in two different forms.
The company鈥檚 鈥淗ealing Balm鈥� is sold in travel (0.5 ounces) and full-size (1.7 ounces) containers, and there are two strength options when you purchase the full-size jar. Beeswax, a common ingredient in 嫩草影院 topical, is used to maintain the texture of the balm; more than a dozen natural oils plus aloe vera are added as skin moisturizers and restoratives.
Koi also offers a roll-on, pain-relieving broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 gel that contains even more natural oils than the balm, as well as menthol to cool the skin while the cannabidiol is taking effect. It comes in one size and one strength and is easy to apply.
Koi 嫩草影院 Skin Care Products
Some skincare product manufacturers are beginning to offer 嫩草影院 creams and serums. Koi already sells a broad range of these skincare products: moisturizer cream, facial cleanser, facial serum, and tightening toner. They鈥檙e all infused with generous amounts of cannabidiol, in addition to the usual types of skincare ingredients you鈥檇 expect. Almost all are natural botanicals, but a few non-natural ingredients are mixed in as well.
Koi 嫩草影院 Vape and Smoking Products
Here鈥檚 one area where Koi 嫩草影院 really stands out. The producer offers a great variety of products allowing you to vape cannabidiol 鈥� and that鈥檚 one of the most efficient ways to get 嫩草影院 into your body.
There are seven flavors of Koi vape juice (from Pink Lemonade to Vanilla Caramel Custard), sold in 30ml bottles, and suitable for use in just about any vape pen or full-size vaporizer. Three strengths (8.3mg/ml, 16.7mg/ml and 33.3mg/ml) are available, and the cannabidiol is 嫩草影院 isolate. Some of the flavors do contain artificial flavoring agents.
We鈥檙e far from done. The Koi Stik is a small, easy-to-use personal vaporizer that鈥檚 USB-rechargeable, and can be used to vape any of the company鈥檚 嫩草影院 vape juices (or any other juice, of course). You can also buy extra 鈥淜oi Pods,鈥� the small inserts into which you put the vape juice; they allow you to easily switch out different flavors of 嫩草影院 juice.
Then there are flowers. Yes, just like pot, you can smoke full-spectrum hemp flower (the only full-spectrum product that Koi sells, which still contains less than 0.3% THC) in order to receive the benefits of 嫩草影院 with the sensory experience of smoking weed. Three strains are available: Bubba Kush, Legendary OG, and Sour Space Candy 鈥� but again, these are not marijuana. They just have the same strain names.
Finally, Koi sells pre-rolled 嫩草影院 flower in singles or five-packs, containing a full 20% 嫩草影院 (but again, nowhere enough THC to get you high). These are available in Hawaiian Haze, Lifter, Sour Space Candy, and Special Sauce strains, and each pre-roll contains one gram of hemp flower.
Koi 嫩草影院 Inhalers
Here鈥檚 a product you won鈥檛 see offered by many producers. It鈥檚 an aerosol inhaler, similar in construction to asthma inhalers, which allows you to breathe in 5mg of broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 per puff without having to worry about vaporizers. The propellant is safe, although there are dehydrated ethyl alcohol and Stevia in the aerosol product. Two flavors are available, mojito mint and dreamsicle.
Koi 嫩草影院: The Verdict
Koi 嫩草影院 follows most of the industry鈥檚 best practices for creating high-end cannabidiol oil, capsules, edibles, and other products. The 嫩草影院 comes from organic hemp, it鈥檚 extracted with the best possible method, MCT oil is used as a carrier, and third-party testing is always used to ensure quality.
But even though many of Koi 嫩草影院鈥檚 products are branded as 鈥淜oi Naturals,鈥� the majority of them do contain at least one or two artificial or non-natural ingredients, mostly as flavorings. That鈥檚 not optimal for those who want to find the very best 嫩草影院 on the market.
To us, that knocks Koi 嫩草影院 down a notch and puts it into the second tier of cannabidiol producers. And the pricing also puts the company on the second level of manufacturers, with costs certainly higher than average but not ridiculously expensive.
That鈥檚 not a bad place to be. Only a few companies check off every single box when it comes to creating the highest-possible quality 嫩草影院 products; most manufacturers fall far below that level.
The bottom line: Koi 嫩草影院 is very, very good 鈥� just not the very, very best. And the enormous range of products the company offers, particularly in the vape and smoke arena, is one of the best you鈥檒l find.