Most 嫩草影院 producers make a concerted effort to play up their serious side.
They describe, in great detail, all the things that make them trustworthy and devoted to science:
- How they discovered 嫩草影院, how it helped them, and how they realized its potential.
- The experts who鈥檝e consulted on their product formulations and design.
- Their commitment to the future of hemp and 嫩草影院 in the medical world.
- Their rigorous quality and testing standards.
All of those are important, of course. No one wants to buy cannabidiol (the full name for 嫩草影院) from a fly-by-night company that cuts corners or doesn鈥檛 care about the quality of its products 鈥� particularly since most customers are purchasing 嫩草影院 to treat medical issues like serious pain or anxiety.
What that means, though, is that almost all producers sound pretty much the same, and their marketing materials look pretty much the same.
Sunday Scaries got into the 嫩草影院 industry with a very different outlook.
They鈥檙e still concerned about quality and standards, of course; no producer could succeed and thrive for long by selling substandard products.
But that鈥檚 not what this company, which focuses primarily on the production of 嫩草影院 gummies, has chosen to highlight. It鈥檚 decided instead to position itself as the cool and fun kid on the block.
Does that approach work? And is the marketing better than the products themselves?
Let鈥檚 find out.
Sunday Scaries: The Background
There are lots of research studies showing 嫩草影院鈥檚 apparent effectiveness as a treatment for pain, anxiety, epilepsy, acne, the troubling side effects of chemotherapy, and a number of other medical issues. But the founders of Sunday Scaries weren鈥檛 thinking about any of them when they decided to start producing and selling 嫩草影院.
Beau Schmitt and Mike Sill owned a bar in San Diego. All of the hard work and long hours they had to put in, and the pressure they were under to turn a profit, had stressed them out to the point where they realized they needed help 鈥� or at least, someone to talk to.
Sill opened up to his sister, who told him that many people 鈥� including her 鈥� regularly experienced that type of stress. There was even a name for it, based on the fear of going back to work each week: the Sunday Scaries. The duo eventually heard about 嫩草影院鈥檚 supposed ability to relieve stress, tried it 鈥� and found that it worked for them. They were better able to face life and have fun, instead of obsessing overwork and the pressures it caused.
The experience convinced them to ditch the bar and start a business that would provide others with the same stress-relieving solution that they had discovered. They formed a 嫩草影院 company in 2017 and understandably decided that 鈥淪unday Scaries鈥� was the perfect name to convey the same calm focus they had discovered by using cannabidiol.
The partners developed products with quality in mind, but they began promoting them with an attitude very unusual for the 嫩草影院 industry. They initially concentrated on 嫩草影院-infused candies rather than traditional oil or topical products, they marketed (largely on social media) with somewhat-edgy humor and memes rather than stodgy prose, and they called their company 鈥渢he Deadpool of Wellness鈥� that makes life 鈥渘ot so scary.鈥� In fact, their guarantee is 鈥渃hillax, or your money back.鈥�
We do have to wonder how the company has evaded FDA scrutiny or punishment for promising 鈥渕edical or health benefits,鈥� since 嫩草影院 is unregulated and producers aren鈥檛 allowed to make those types of health claims. But apparently so far, so good.
Sunday Scaries鈥� gummies and other products have become quite popular, and even have a cult following. But how well do they work?
Sunday Scaries: The Approach
Here鈥檚 the good news when it comes to the hemp that Sunday Scaries uses to produce its 嫩草影院 products: it鈥檚 all grown on family farms in Colorado. Here鈥檚 the not quite-as-good news: it鈥檚 apparently not organically-grown. At least, the company makes no mention of organic growing processes. That doesn鈥檛 make Sunday Scaries bad. It just knocks them down a notch when you鈥檙e looking to judge their quality.
Here鈥檚 another notch. Even though the company brags about its transparency, it doesn鈥檛 say how it extracts cannabidiol from that hemp, just that it uses a 鈥渃lean鈥� extraction method. We assume that means they don鈥檛 use synthetic solvents, which can contaminate 嫩草影院. However, there鈥檚 a big difference between 鈥渟afe鈥� extraction methods; some preserve most of the cannabidiol鈥檚 effectiveness or natural balance, while other less-expensive processes don鈥檛. This is an important detail that Sunday Scaries should disclose.
The 嫩草影院 used in the company鈥檚 products is broad-spectrum, meaning it retains all of the plant鈥檚 components except the tiny amount of psychoactive THC naturally present in hemp. That slightly lessens the 鈥渆ntourage effect鈥� that boosts 嫩草影院鈥檚 effectiveness, but also ensures that the user won鈥檛 test positive for THC.
On the positive side, Sunday Scaries uses MCT coconut oil as a carrier in its products that require carrier oil, and almost all of the ingredients it uses are natural. (The exception: some artificial flavors and colors are added to the 嫩草影院 candies.) But that brings us to another distinguishing feature of this company鈥檚 products.
Vitamins D3 and B12 are also added to Sunday Scaries formulations, intended to enhance the calm and relaxing effect of 嫩草影院. B12 is known to support nerve function and growth while reducing stress, and D3 is believed to help reduce anxiety and boost mood. We haven鈥檛 seen another 嫩草影院 producer who adds this combination of vitamins to their products.
The company has stayed close to its roots. Even though 嫩草影院 oil has been added to the lineup, most of its products are gummies and other candies 鈥� the ones that put Sunday Scaries on the map. And many satisfied customers swear by them, even though the producer鈥檚 lack of transparency means we can鈥檛 vouch for the claim that they鈥檙e 鈥渂etter鈥� than competitors鈥� products.
Sunday Scaries 嫩草影院 Edibles
The company鈥檚 flagship product remains Sunday Scaries gummies. They contain 10 milligrams of broad-spectrum cannabidiol apiece, along with MCT coconut oil, the vitamins D3 and B12 mentioned earlier, and pure cane sugar. However, they also have a variety of artificial flavors and colors added, so they鈥檙e not completely natural. They鈥檙e GMO- and gluten-free, but do contain traces of nuts (because of the coconut oil). These gummies are also sold in a strawberry variety called 鈥淏ra Berries,鈥� with $2 of each purchase donated to a group supporting breast cancer research.
Sunday Scaries and Bra Berries gummies aren鈥檛 vegan, but the producer offers a separate, similar line of vegan gummies called 鈥淰egan AF鈥� (you can probably guess what the AF stands for, considering our description of the company as edgy). They鈥檙e also free of all major allergens (including nuts) and contain 10 milligrams of broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 apiece.
All of these gummies are relatively high-priced.
There鈥檚 one more edible product to consider. It鈥檚 嫩草影院 candy called 鈥淯nicorn Jerky,鈥� small sugar-coated strips infused with cannabidiol and coconut oil. Like the gummies, they contain artificial flavors and colors, as well as wheat. $1 from each purchase is donated to The Trevor Project, which supports LGBTQ youth in need and works to curb youth suicide, in memory of the sister of one of Sunday Scaries鈥� founders.
Sunday Scaries 嫩草影院 Oil
The single non-edible product that Sunday Scaries has added to its lineup is 嫩草影院 oil. It鈥檚 a fairly strong oil with 30mg/ml of broad-spectrum cannabidiol, plus MCT coconut carrier oil, organic stevia and other natural flavors for sweetness, and the company鈥檚 trademark additions of vitamins D3 and B12.
Sunday Scaries: The Verdict
A large number of satisfied customers swear by Sunday Scaries gummies. That may be due to the company鈥檚 take-no-prisoners approach to marketing, or the attitude displayed on its website. We found it all somewhat affected; if we鈥檙e shopping for 嫩草影院, we鈥檇 rather see key information about a product than a prominent bullet list with entries like 鈥減erfect for dealing with a crying baby on a plane鈥� and 鈥減erfect for saying 鈥榳hatever鈥� to a parking ticket.鈥� But as the company might say, 鈥渨hatever.鈥� To each their own.
The products themselves seem to be manufactured pretty well, but we are somewhat troubled by the lack of transparency surrounding details like the 嫩草影院 extraction method. To be fair, third-party certificates of analysis (COAs) are easy to find, although they don鈥檛 speak to the effectiveness of the production methods.
Are Sunday Scaries worth buying? They鈥檙e pretty expensive, and we鈥檝e found competitive products which seem to be more effective. They do taste good and do their job fairly well, however. Our verdict can probably best be expressed in one word: whatever.