You've Heard That CBD Can Help You Chill — Well, This Is Supercharged*

First, let's go over how these products are similar: Unless they are explicitly marketed as containing high levels of THC (which would mean they're not truly hemp, by the way), neither of them should have psychoactive or hallucinatory effects. By law, the hemp plants that hemp-derived CBD isolate oil and full-spectrum hemp oil come from can't contain any more than 0.3% THC (aka trace levels), meaning they won't leave you with the high of a marijuana product. In fact European hemp laws are even more strict (< 0.2% THC).

Instead, both hemp-derived CBD and full-spectrum hemp oil (from the aerial parts of the hemp plant, so not to be confused with hemp seed oil that comes from the seeds) are often taken for their relaxing benefits.* They can be consumed as capsules, oils, or gummies before bed or during a stressful workday in order to promote a sense of ease and chill.*

A main difference between hemp-derived CBD isolate products and full-spectrum hemp products lies in their cannabinoid count. Cannabi-what? Cannabinoids are the plant compounds (i.e., phytocannabinoids) that give these products their chill factor.* A CBD isolate product is very singular in that it contains only one type of phytocannabinoid: CBD. All the other natural plant compounds have been filtered out.

A full-spectrum hemp oil, on the other hand, will contain, well, the full spectrum of the plant's native phytocannabinoids (including CBD), as well as other beneficial compounds like terpenes, flavonoids, and fatty acids.

When all these compounds work synergistically together, it kicks off what's known as the entourage effect1.* When the entourage effect is in full force, the relaxing benefits of the hemp-derived products are believed to be heightened.*