How is CBD Oil Manufactured?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many cannabinoids found in hemp and marijuana. Many individuals are using CBD to help with symptoms of anxiety, pain, insomnia, and more. You can find it in vape juice, gummies, oil, and many other methods of administration.
Despite it being so popular, many people do not know how CBD oil is made.
CBD Oil Extraction Processes
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide Method:
This method has shown to be the most efficient process and produces the most consistent quality CBD Oil and is the preferred method used for manufacturing CBD Oil.
Carbon Dioxide reaches a supercritical state when it is heated to 31C and pressurized to 1071psi (atmospheric pressure is 14.7psi so this is 73 times more pressure than the air you breathe!). In this state, CO2 has both gas and liquid properties that allow it to move into small areas of the extracting the CBD oil.
Oil Infusion Method:
Oil Infusion is one of the oldest methods used to produce CBD Oil but is still widely used today. Before extraction begins, the plant must be decarboxylated, (heated to a specific temperature) to activate the CBD compounds. Olive oil is typically used in this process and is heated to 100 Celsius and held at that temperature. At this point the compounds are absorbed into the oil and the product is extracted. Unfortunately, olive oil can’t be separated from the extracted CBD oil resulting in a diluted potency which must be taken in larger quantities to obtain the desired benefits.
Solvent Extraction:
Many chemical solvents are used to extract the CBD oil from the plant and include Hexane, Butane, Ethanol, and Isopropyl alcohol. The process is very similar to that of carbon dioxide and is effective. The only downside is that the solvents may contain chemicals that will leave the resulting oil to have a green color tint or have an extremely bitter taste.
Winterization:
This method harvests a high-quality, pure CBD oil
, or CBD Isolate.
In this process, substances that make up Full or Broad-Spectrum CBD are removed
from the extract, leaving behind pure CBD oil, or Isolate. The extracted oil is
combined with 200-proof alcohol and frozen overnight and then filtered until
the desired purity is reached. The solution is heated to burn off the alcohol
leaving the CBD oil.
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