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How To Make CBD Oil Taste Better

Published February 03, 2020
How To Make CBD Oil Taste Better - Secret Nature

Summary: If you don't like how hemp tastes, vape it, mix it, or add it to your favorite drink. There are tons of ways to improve the taste of your CBD: Trust Secret Nature for all the details.

If you find the taste of CBD oil unpleasant, you aren't alone. Plenty of people like the earthy taste of cannabis extract, but it's okay if you don't. In this guide, we'll provide you with tons of ways to help mask the taste of hemp products and start enjoying the CBD experience again.

What does CBD taste like?

Does CBD oil taste like anything? Many people say that CBD oil tastes something like olive oil or other plant oils. Generally, hemp oil tastes earthy, and it can have hints of nuttiness to it as well. Cannabidiol extract shouldn't taste very grassy, but a little bit of chlorophyll flavor is to be expected in full-spectrum products.

Put simply, the flavor of hemp oil is very similar to what you would think. It tastes just like what it is—an extract of a sticky, flowery plant with plenty of potent and beneficial oils. There's nothing else in the world that has the exact earthy taste of CBD products, and consumers are split on what to think about this distinctive flavor.

Can you mask the taste of CBD oil?

You may come up with your own way to mask the flavor of CBD oil, but lots of people have gotten there before you. Experience is the best teacher when you're trying to mask the taste of CBD oil, and it might end up being necessary to experiment for quite a while until you find a way to make your taste buds work for you. Rest assured that it's possible, however, to mask all the unpleasant flavors found in cannabis with the right tools.

Top 7 ways to make CBD oil taste better

Let's examine seven of the most-used techniques for hiding or utterly eliminating the taste of CBD oil:

1. Buy high-quality CBD oil

The cannabidiol molecule naturally has a bitter taste. If you find the taste of CBD oil to be unpleasant, however, it's possible that cannabidiol itself isn't to blame.

Hemp naturally contains high levels of chlorophyll, and this green, strong-tasting substance remains present in hemp flower extract. If you don't winterize broad-spectrum or full-spectrum hemp oil properly, it might contain unpleasantly high levels of chlorophyll.

Cannabidiol extract with too much chlorophyll looks greener than it should, and if you still have any doubts, you'll know that your oil is chlorophyll-contaminated from the first taste. Chlorophyll doesn't taste anything like CBD, which tastes bitter like a drug or supplement.

On the contrary, chlorophyll tastes just like you took a big bite into a green, juicy leaf. If you aren't a giraffe, you might find that you heartily dislike this sensation.

Hemp companies that provide lab results and total transparency are less likely to sell products that are contaminated with chlorophyll. While this plant substance isn't dangerous if consumed orally, it's certainly disgusting to the palate, and it has no place in high-quality cannabis products.

2. Take CBD with a chaser

If you really can't stand the taste of CBD oil, keep an acidic drink, like orange juice, on hand. Take a swig the moment you pop your hemp oil in your mouth, but remember that there will be consequences if you attempt to mask the taste of hemp this way.

In exchange for avoiding the taste of hemp oil, you'll also lose the opportunity to keep your cannabidiol under your tongue. When you put CBD oil under the tongue, you open yourself up to a whole range of unique potential benefits. Try compromising by holding your hemp oil in your mouth for as long as possible before grabbing your chaser.

3. Brush your teeth

Brushing your teeth before you take hemp oil might save you some woe. Not only does the taste of toothpaste mask that CBD flavor you want to avoid, but a clean mouth absorbs less oil.

If you haven't brushed your teeth since last night, the hemp oil you take might adhere to the thin film that coats your mouth. Every time you swallow or breathe, the taste of hemp will be right back with you. You can always try brushing your teeth right after you use CBD, but you're better off taking a preemptive approach.

4. Mix your CBD into a drink

CBD oil blends surprisingly well with coffee, tea, and other hot drinks. Most cold drinks, on the other hand, won't work well with hemp oil. One exception is smoothies, which go great with a few dropperfuls of Secret Nature Organic Hemp Flower Nectar.

If you take a CBD-infused hot drink with you, remember that oils separate from water-based liquids when they cool. Therefore, it's best to drink your hemp coffee while it's hot.

5. Add CBD tincture to food

In its viscous, oily form, CBD absorbs almost instantly into cookies, crackers, and other snacks or confectionaries. Plus, drizzling a little bit of hemp oil on salad masks the taste while also adding to the flavor palette.

Of course, it's also possible to bake cannabidiol edibles in the form of brownies, cookies, and all the old THC favorites of old. Just remember that hemp flower needs to be cooked to activate—breaking up a fresh nug of Secret Nature CBD-rich hemp flower on top of your salad won't do a thing!

6. Try CBD oil with terpenes

Flavored CBD oil, with peppermint, chocolate, or another added taste, is all well and good. Why introduce foreign flavors, however, when cannabis is chock-full of natural flavoring agents of its own?

Known as terpenes, these cannabis compounds also emit powerful aromas that connoisseurs use to identify certain genetic traits or even specific strains. Certain cannabis strains have stronger flavor profiles than others, and it's possible to isolate and add terpenes to cannabis extract. Using terpenes for flavoring "keeps things in the family," and this practice affords due respect to every part of the cannabis plant.

7. Under-the-tongue combo

Sublingual consumption, or putting CBD under your tongue, offers more potent effects than normal oral administration. Putting hemp oil under your tongue, however, isn't worth it unless you can commit to holding it there for at least 60 seconds. For people who find the distinctive taste of hemp oil to be irredeemably off-putting, however, this simple task might be a bridge too far.

 Instead of assaulting your taste buds with the flavor of CBD oil alone, try adding something sweet under your tongue to mask the unpleasant taste. A small piece of organic chocolate, for instance, or a spoonful of raw honey might be just the thing to take your mind off the hemp oil extract under your tongue.

Get the best-tasting CBD with Secret Nature

From what we've heard, CBD users commonly think that hemp extract has an overwhelming taste, and some go so far as to say the awful taste of cannabidiol is impossible to stomach. At Secret Nature, we don't think that hemp oil tastes all that bad, but we have a few solutions if you're committed to enjoying the benefits of CBD another way:

Vape Secret Nature CBD flower

If you don't like CBD in its oil form, you might find this cannabinoid more appealing in a natural flower variety. Vaping expresses even more of the natural terpenes and cannabinoids present in cannabis, and it's far better for you than smoking.

Smoke Secret Nature CBD pre-rolls

While smoke might be bad for your lungs, at least it doesn't taste overwhelming and oily. Since oral-route hemp products offer long-term, low-grade effects, complementing your Secret Nature tincture with a cannabidiol pre-roll might be just the ticket.

Puff Secret Nature CBD vape carts

Nothing beats the convenience of a rechargeable vape pen. If your vape pen takes replaceable cartridges, all the better, and Secret Nature is the place to go for delicious, high-quality cannabidiol vape carts.

With so many inferior vape cartridges on the market, it might blow your mind that our carts contain nothing but 100%-natural live cannabis resin. Live resin is extracted before the drying and curing process, which preserves all the terpenes in cannabis extract that naturally make it so delicious. Enjoy all the potency with none of the oiliness!

What about CBD isolate?

While the taste of CBD isolate is less overwhelming than full-spectrum cannabidiol, it may lose potency at high doses. Plus, isolate CBD lacks all the beneficial cannabinoids and terpenes present in cannabis flower and full-spectrum hemp extract since it consists solely of the cannabidiol molecule.

Final thoughts

Whatever your opinion on the taste of hemp oil might be, you can agree that there are times you might want to mask the taste of this cannabinoid. CBD oil simply refuses to have a mainstream flavor profile, but it's still easy for even the most sensitive eater to enjoy orally-ingested CBD with the right products and a little bit of dedication.

At Secret Nature, we've employed the full depth of our experience to craft a CBD tincture product that is as great-tasting as it is potent. All the ingredients in our Organic Hemp Flower Nectar serve practical purposes, but some, such as peppermint extract, also modify our tincture's flavor.

It's easy to mix Secret Nature hemp nectar into tons of different kinds of food and drinks, so all the tips we've listed above also apply to our tincture, great-tasting as it is. Do you remember the first point we covered at the beginning of the article, however? Scroll up to #1 if you need a refresher.

Quality CBD oil makes all the difference. On top of chlorophyll, inferior CBD products might contain environmental contaminants or artificial ingredients. While these substances may not all taste bad, you certainly don't want any of them in your body. Choose Secret Nature to enjoy lab-tested, great-tasting CBD whenever the mood strikes.

Disclaimer: No products offered at secretnaturecbd.com are intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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