Making CBD isolate requires a set of multiple highly technical steps.
Everything starts with the collecting of plant material. In the case of Naturecan, we use high quality, American hemp which is grown under highly controlled conditions.
The hemp will then undergo multiple processes to separate various components (including cannabinoids) from the plant material itself. While there are several ways of extracting CBD, the two most commonly used in the industry are CO2 and ethanol-based extraction.
The CO2 extraction method uses CO2 in its supercritical state, meaning it can express the qualities of both a gas and a liquid by adjusting the temperature and pressure. To take advantage of this unique property, hemp gets exposed to CO2 in this state, allowing for various compounds to be separated from the plant material.
The ethanol-based extraction method is a little simpler. By soaking the plant in ethanol, various compounds lose their chemical binding and are then able to be extracted from the plant material. What is left is the ethanol solution containing the extracted ingredients, such as CBD.
Regardless of which method is used, producers need to separate CBD isolate from all other compounds through various highly technical processes. These other compounds can be things like cannabinoids, heavy metals, terpenes or solvent residues.
And that’s how CBD isolate comes to life.