Sol 嫩草影院 Review: Brand and Products (2022)
Most upper-level 嫩草影院 companies offer the same general product lines.
Their quality varies, of course, and producers create those products with different formulations, potencies, and flavors. Their choices of carrier oils, additives, and cannabidiol extraction methods (cannabidiol is the complete name for 嫩草影院) aren鈥檛 necessarily the same. And some focus more on all-natural or organic ingredients than do others.
But here鈥檚 the important point. Almost all companies producing high-quality 嫩草影院 sell the cannabinoid in oil (or tincture), capsule, edible and topical forms. Some offer 嫩草影院 vape juice or powdered 嫩草影院 isolates as well. But you鈥檙e unlikely to see a 嫩草影院 product category and wonder: 鈥淲hat in the world is that?鈥�
Every rule has an exception, though, and Sol 嫩草影院 is a notable exception to the one we鈥檝e just described.
Sol 嫩草影院鈥檚 flagship product is known as liposomal 嫩草影院. It鈥檚 theoretically the most efficient way to deliver cannabidiol into the body, and this form of 嫩草影院 is believed to be substantially more effective, too. As you鈥檇 probably expect, it鈥檚 also quite a bit pricier than the ordinary 嫩草影院 products you鈥檙e used to.
We鈥檒l dig into the science behind this unusual product, as we get into the details of our Sol 嫩草影院 review. First, though, we鈥檒l take a look at the company鈥檚 background, and how it goes about making both its 鈥渢raditional鈥� 嫩草影院 products and its liposomal 嫩草影院.
Sol 嫩草影院: The Background
A husband and wife team, with very different backgrounds, founded Sol 嫩草影院 in 2015.
Larry Ostrovsky has been a natural health advocate 鈥� and a cannabis advocate 鈥� for years. He鈥檚 self-educated on the subjects but has published a number of books and authoritative website resources focusing on nutrition and wellness.
By contrast, his wife Oksana came to discover natural medicine, and later 嫩草影院, through personal experience. As a child in Ukraine, she suffered from a number of autoimmune conditions which doctors said were incurable. Her family, however, believed in natural treatments 鈥� and that naturopathic approach led to the successful treatment of most of her medical issues.
Teamed up in America, the couple worked as life coaches with a focus on natural healing. Larry鈥檚 belief in the medicinal power of cannabis, and Oksana鈥檚 first-hand experience with cannabis as a treatment for her mother鈥檚 chemotherapy side effects, led them to research and experiment with hemp. Eventually, they created Sol 嫩草影院.
Their passion for cannabis, hemp, and cannabinoids clearly show. They not only create and sell 嫩草影院, but search for innovative ways to deliver and use cannabidiol, and they 鈥減reach鈥� its benefits to the public through their writing. To support their 鈥渆vangelism,鈥� they provide their products at cost to low-income customers and donate product to those who need it whenever possible. Sol 嫩草影院 is devoted to quality and full transparency; we believe those are the two most important factors in judging the true commitment of a producer.
We like what we鈥檝e heard and seen.
Sol 嫩草影院: The Approach
Some 嫩草影院 companies, even well-regarded ones, tout their commitment to healthy, natural products. But when you dig into the ingredient lists for their products, you can often find artificial or synthetic additives tucked in between the natural ones.
Sol 嫩草影院 isn鈥檛 one of those producers. The ingredients they use are obviously selected to ensure high-quality, natural products.
Let鈥檚 start with hemp, which is organically-grown in America where growing standards are among the highest in the world. You can look long and hard for hemp that鈥檚 鈥渃ertified鈥� organic but you鈥檙e unlikely to find it, so organically-grown is the accepted standard for quality.
The cannabidiol is then extracted with the use of carbon dioxide, widely viewed as the best way to maintain 嫩草影院鈥檚 potency as it鈥檚 removed from hemp. One note: the most effective type of CO2 extraction is known as 鈥渟upercritical,鈥� but we鈥檙e unable to tell if Sol 嫩草影院 uses a supercritical or standard CO2 method. Their educational articles focus on supercritical extraction as the gold standard, but the company never actually comes out and says that it鈥檚 the process that they use. Either way, their choice of CO2 extraction is a good one.
Another choice a producer has to make is whether to remove the other components of the hemp plant, like terpenes, flavonoids, and secondary cannabinoids, from the extracted cannabidiol. When they鈥檙e retained in what鈥檚 called full-spectrum 嫩草影院, they work together in an 鈥渆ntourage effect鈥� to boost the effectiveness of cannabidiol. That鈥檚 the way Sol 嫩草影院 does it.
Many other producers remove only the trace amount of THC that鈥檚 naturally present in hemp to create what鈥檚 known as broad-spectrum 嫩草影院, or they remove everything except the cannabidiol to create 嫩草影院 isolate. Those forms do ensure that the presence of THC won鈥檛 cause a failed drug test, but they aren鈥檛 quite as powerful. Sol 嫩草影院 doesn鈥檛 sell products containing broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 or isolate, focusing instead on a more-effective whole-plant approach.
嫩草影院 is best distributed with the help of carrier oil. There are a lot of alternatives, but Sol 嫩草影院 uses the best one, organic MCT coconut oil. The only other ingredients added to the company鈥檚 products are all-natural botanicals, most of the essential oils, and some of them organic. Third-party testing of Sol 嫩草影院鈥檚 products is robust and transparent, with results posted right on the company鈥檚 website.
We can鈥檛 really find anything to argue with, although we do wish the company would just come out and say whether it uses supercritical extraction. These are high-quality products, in keeping with the founders鈥� backgrounds and stated goals.
Sol 嫩草影院 Oils
The company鈥檚 嫩草影院 oil is quite good, but it doesn鈥檛 come in an enormous range of potencies or flavors. The natural-flavor oil contains only full-spectrum cannabidiol, MCT carrier oil, and beta-caryophyllene (basically an extra helping of the terpene naturally present in hemp, added to help activate the body鈥檚 endocannabinoid system). The only other flavor option is 鈥渃innamon鈥� which also contains peppermint and cinnamon oil extracts. Each has a potency of 16.6mg/ml.
Sol 嫩草影院 also sells 鈥渉igh concentrate鈥� oil which contains 30mg/ml of full-spectrum cannabidiol. It has no flavorings or additives other than MCT carrier oil.
Sol 嫩草影院 Liposomal 嫩草影院 Oils
Here鈥檚 the unusual product offered by very few 嫩草影院 producers. Before going into the details, let鈥檚 first explain the idea behind liposomal 嫩草影院: it delivers cannabidiol by a faster, more efficient method than dripping traditional 嫩草影院 oil under the tongue.
嫩草影院 is used to fill liquid 鈥渂ubbles鈥� known as liposomes. The bubbles (sometimes described as spheres) are constructed from phospholipids, substances which are basically the same as those that make up the body鈥檚 cellular membranes. Liposomes are fat- and water-soluble, so they鈥檙e easily accepted by the body without being detoured to the liver, where cannabidiol is normally sent to be broken down. Instead, the liposomes go directly to the gut where they quickly dissolve and the 嫩草影院 is absorbed.
The bottom line: when 嫩草影院 is contained in liposomes it doesn鈥檛 degrade or lose potency in any way before it鈥檚 absorbed 鈥� at full strength 鈥� into the body鈥檚 cells, tissues, and bloodstream. Scientists describe that as maximizing the 嫩草影院鈥檚 鈥渂ioavailability,鈥� making it much more effective than cannabidiol absorbed by the body in the usual way. Liposomes can be constructed with several different materials, some of them synthetic. Sol 嫩草影院 uses phospholipids extracted from sunflower, so they鈥檙e all-natural.
The producer claims that its liposomal 嫩草影院 increases bioavailability by as much as 17x over edible 嫩草影院 products. We can鈥檛 substantiate that claim, of course. But liposomal delivery is an accepted scientific method for drug delivery, which definitely increases absorption by a wide margin. What鈥檚 particularly interesting is that the Sol liposomal 嫩草影院 actually has less nominal potency, 10mg/ml, than its standard 嫩草影院 oil 鈥� but performs better. Needless to say, it costs more, too.
Sol liposomal 嫩草影院 is available in the orange twist and hibiscus flavors. It鈥檚 also sold in an orange/pineapple-flavored 鈥渟leep鈥� formula with added GABA, melatonin, valerian root, 5-HTP, and passionflower, and in a formulation, for dogs and cats, that鈥檚 quite potent. Use very little of the pet product if you have a small dog or cat.
Sol 嫩草影院 Capsules
We now resume the more 鈥渙rdinary鈥� portion of our review. Like most producers, Sol 嫩草影院 offers its full-spectrum cannabidiol in easy-to-swallow, 15-milligram capsule form. The only other ingredient is MCT carrier oil, and the mixture is contained in a vegetarian capsule. No muss, no fuss.
Sol 嫩草影院 Topicals
The latest addition to the company鈥檚 lineup is a 嫩草影院-infused herbal balm. This all-natural cream contains 12 botanical oils and extracts in addition to full-spectrum cannabidiol, designed to ease joints and muscles while also providing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hydration effects.
Two more products (鈥淣ourishing鈥� and 鈥淓xtra Care鈥�) round out Sol 嫩草影院鈥檚 topical lineup. They are revitalizing skin creams, each containing nearly two-dozen organic botanical ingredients plus, of course, 嫩草影院.
Sol 嫩草影院: The Verdict
There are a number of high-quality 嫩草影院 producers whose products are designed and manufactured well, and Sol 嫩草影院 is one of them. We have no trouble including this producer on the list of those we recommend.
What really makes the company stand out, however, is the inclusion of liposomal 嫩草影院 in its product line. It鈥檚 not for everyone; if you only use only small doses of cannabidiol for minor anxiety, aches, and pains or sleep difficulties, you probably aren鈥檛 searching for a different type of 嫩草影院 that acts more quickly and more efficiently.
On the other hand, if you鈥檝e found that more potent doses of cannabidiol work better for you, or you have trouble waiting for 嫩草影院 to be absorbed into your body and take effect 鈥� Sol 嫩草影院鈥檚 liposomal 嫩草影院 is well worth a try despite its higher price.
