Ananda Hemp offers state-of-the-art and federally-compliant products made with full spectrum CBD oil, which we extract from 100% Kentucky-grown hemp. We take great care in cultivating each plant used for our high-end line of CBD products, using only organic farming methods. Additionally, all of our blends are quality-tested for contaminants like heavy metals, pesticides, and mold.

We use time-trusted, highly-effective ethanol extraction, which allows us to coax over 500 bioactive phytonutrients from the hemp plants - resulting in the only formula genuinely deserving of the title 'full spectrum.'

At Ananda Hemp, we pride ourselves on creating the world's most pure and potent full-spectrum CBD oils, softgels, and salves. Excellent for convenient and on-the-go dosing, Ananda's Full Spectrum CBD softgels are a choice blend of our very own cold-pressed hemp seed oil, premium full spectrum hemp extract, gelatin, and glycerin.

Grown and extracted in the USA, our premium, full spectrum CBD softgels are 100% legal and compliant under the federal guidelines outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Each softgel contains 15mg of active cannabinoids and is available in 30 or 60 count serving sizes. We also offer a Zero THC softgel formulation (full spectrum CBD sans the THC = broad spectrum CBD) available only in 30 counts.

You can take these CBD softgels any time of day (see our page on CBD dosage for more information), although we recommend dosing in the evening when you are first starting since drowsiness is the most common side effect of too high a dose.

Both styles of CBD products (softgels and tinctures) are made from the same batch of Ananda's full spectrum hemp extract - the only significant difference lies in how they are used, making that which is better a matter of personal preference. Additionally, in contrast to tinctures, softgels take longer to come on, with a prolonged window of efficacy.

CBD softgels are highly convenient and great for on-the-go precision dosing. Each softgel is loaded with an exact dose of 15mg of active cannabinoids, making it easy to maintain a consistent dosing regimen - even with a hectic lifestyle. The grassy, Earthy taste of the hemp seed oil (plus the botanical terpene blend) is an undesirable taste for some - CBD softgels are swallowed like a pill - a 'hemp vitamin.'

Also, for quite some time, tinctures have been more of an obscure herbalist's obsession than a mainstream way to take medicine. Many people feel more comfortable with the thought of taking a pill as opposed to something coming from a dropper, which can help with the myriad of feelings that may come accompany starting a CBD regimen. For decades, hemp and marijuana have been demonized by the media and government, only being removed from federal Schedule I status very recently.

Considering this, it's natural that many people feel skeptical or hesitant about taking a hemp-based product, especially if the individual's friends or family remain in disapproval of naturopathic remedies. All these reasons are why we offer CBD softgels - they are tasteless, discrete, and convenient - happiness in a bottle.

Our unique CBD products begin their lives at Ecofibre, our parent company, and owner of the largest private cannabis seed bank in the world. This mutually beneficial relationship allows our unparalleled selection of the best hemp genetics available.

At the precise researcher-recommended latitudes ideal for growing hemp, we hand-plant these special seeds - in the fertile hillsides of Kentucky. Since we employ organic growing practices, we use no pesticides, herbicides, or GMOs - and our products are certified glyphosate free, to boot.

We work with generational farmers who take immense pride in working with our hemp plants. The sun is our growing lamp, the Kentucky rainwater our irrigation, and every plant is harvested by hand.

After harvest, we move our hemp plants to our brand-new LEED Platinum Plus extraction facility - less than 20 miles from our fields. Here, we perform our ethanol extraction. While many CBD manufacturers prefer supercritical CO2 extraction, we feel emphatical that ethanol produces superior results.

In our extraction process, food-grade ethanol is passed through the hemp flowers and brought to a simmer. As the flowers mix with the ethanol they create natural friction and produce a nutrient-rich vapor. Then, we recirculate the ethanol through the plant matter, allowing for maximum extraction and zero waste.

Our sophisticated ethanol extraction technology removes unwanted plant waxes and chlorophyll without the high-heat used in other extraction methods. Supercritical CO2 extraction is highly selective for a limited range of cannabinoids, terpenes, and waxes; on the other hand, ethanol pulls out virtually every phytonutrient found in hemp.

Our distillation process (evaporating the ethanol) is very gentle; however, there is an inevitable loss of terpene content during this step (terpenes are delicate, volatile compounds). We replenish this loss with a botanical terpene blend sourced from plants - the same terpenes that occur naturally in hemp.

Our commitment to your health wouldn't be complete without routine laboratory testing. This dedication is why every product we sell is third-party tested by ISO-certified labs. This rigorous protocol allows us to provide the utmost in quality, safety, and transparency. Locate the batch number on the back of any Ananda package, type that number into our CoA (Certificate of Analysis) lookup tool, and instantly see the lab results for the bottle you hold in your hand.

'CBD softgel' generally refers to a carrier oil (MCT, hemp seed oil, olive oil, etc.) blended with either one or many cannabinoids. 'CBD softgels' is the overarching category of hemp-derived CBD in an ingestible pill, capsule, or softgel format.

However, this is only a vague description, and CBD softgel products vary significantly in their ingredients and effectiveness.

Ananda Hemp CBD softgels consists of cold-pressed hemp seed oil (pressed in-house from our very own hemp seeds), and our full spectrum hemp extract. Our softgels stand in a league of their own, providing your body with many hemp-based nutrients such as:

• Cannabinoids (CBD, THC, CBC, CBG, CBDV)
• Terpenes (myrcene, limonene, pinene, linalool, b-caryophyllene, terpinene, eucalyptol)
• Flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin, kaempferol, quercetin, and cannflavin A and B)
• Alkamides (immune-stimulating molecules)

These healthful substances exist only in real full spectrum CBD - not CBD isolate. CBD isolate lacks the heralded 'entourage effect.' This term was created by Ralph Mechoulam (the first person to isolate CBD and THC from cannabis) to illustrate the 2 + 2 = 5 effect, which occurs as a result of ingesting multiple cannabinoids simultaneously.

CBD isolate most often the result of an involved extraction process that necessitates the use of petroleum-based solvents (primarily pentane), resulting in a white crystalline powder that is 99.9% CBD. While, in theory, this may sound like the ultimate way of taking CBD, it is comparable to eating ascorbic acid in place of an orange.

Virtually every animal on Earth (vertebrates and invertebrates) have an endocannabinoid system.

With this in mind, it makes sense that cannabinoids are vital to the ongoing healthy functioning of our minds and bodies. Cannabinoid receptors exist throughout every part of our physiology, and play a crucial role in maintaining balance, or 'homeostasis.' Unfortunately, due to the realities of modern living, many of us do not produce enough endocannabinoids (cannabinoids made inside the body) to maintain health and wellness.

Experts have dubbed this syndrome 'Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome.' Many now hypothesize that numerous chronic, degenerative issues have their roots in this diagnosis - so theoretically, by boosting your body's cannabinoid levels, you could potentially support various health conditions.

Enter CBD. CBD inhibits FAAH - the enzyme that breaks down anandamide (the 'bliss molecule'). Anandamide is the most well-known, widely-studied endocannabinoid in existence, and CBD softgels allow your body to have more of it. This reaction is only one way that CBD interacts with your body to promote health and well-being; according to extensive research, CBD seems to have direct/indirect beneficial effects on virtually every one of our receptors - and thus every aspect of our health.