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Why Hemp Seed Oil ???

Good Question !

Hemp seed oil is comprised of 75-80% "Good Fats", known as essential fatty acids or EFA's. These EFA's (also known as Omega 3 and Omega 6) are the cornerstone building blocks for healthy cells... and not just skin cells, but ALL human cells. Without EFA's, the human body cannot build and repair itself properly.

Most oils that are high in EFA's (like flax or fish oils) are off balance, having too much of one and not enough of the other, which means your skin will only absorb a small amount of the oil, but hemp seed oil has the near perfect 3 - 1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3, giving your skin exactly what it wants. This means that hemp seed oil is readily absorbed by the skin, with no greasy film, and since your giving your skin the correct EFA balance it wants, your skin will hold on to the moisture longer.

Because of these reasons, our balms, salves, cremes and lotions will moisturize much better than those made from petroleum or other oils. Moreover, since hemp seed oil is held onto by the skin so well and for so long, you will find yourself applying hemp based products less often... which also means you will be buying them less often.

Below is an incomplete list of facts about
Hemp Seed Oil

Hemp seed oil is the highest oil in essential fatty acids: 75-80% total EFAs.
Hemp is an eco-friendly plant, and can be grown without pesticides or herbicides.
Hemp Seed Oil will not get you high.
Hemp Seed Oil will not cause you to fail a drug test.
Hemp Seed Oil contains negligible amounts of THC.
Hemp Seed Oil contains Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) Omega 3, 6 and 9 in a balance of 3:1 (omega 6 to omega 3)
Hemp Seed Oil's shelf life is 2 years unopened. Opened and refrigerated 6 months.
Hemp Seed Oil has a natural preservative due to its content of Vitamin E.
Hemp Seed Oil is a carrier oil, therefore beneficial in Topical Therapeutic Products.
Hemp Seed Oil can be used in salads, dips, spreads, shakes or smoothies.
Hemp Seed Oil has a light nutty flavor.
Hemp Seed Oil is not designed for high heat (frying). May be used for sauteing or add after cooking.
Hemp Seed Oil has no known toxicity.
You may take Hemp Seed Oil for life because it is a balanced Oil and a Food, not an herb.

Hemp Seed Oil Contains:

Vitamin E
Chlorophyll
Omega 3, 6 and 9
GLA
Phytosterols
Phosspholipids
Carotenes
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Natural Anti-Inflammatory
Anti-Oxidants

Essential Fatty Acids and High Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

Essential Fatty Acids prevent blood platelets from becoming "sticky" and forming blood clots; in other words they keep the blood thin thereby reducing the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. Essential Fatty Acids attach to cholesterol and help to transport it out of the blood stream for disposal from the body.

"Nature's most perfectly balanced oil": Udo Erasmus (author: Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill)

"An edible oil with superior nutritional and therapeutic properties"...Dr. Andrew Weil.

Hemp seed oil should always be used raw, uncooked. Hemp seed oil can be used in all of your favorite healthy recipes that do not involve cooking: for example: salad dressings, dips, pesto, hummus, guacamole, shakes, smoothies. Or hemp seed oil can be taken directly: 1 or 2 Tablespoons per day as a nutritional supplement of health supporting essential fatty acids.

WHY HEMP SEED IS BETTER THAN FLAX SEED

Flax oil is pressed from the seeds of Linum utilitatissimum, the source of linen fibre and an oil better known as linseed oil, the base for oil paints. Flax seed oil is usually classified as a "drying oil" rather than a food oil because its chemical characteristics cause it to combine readily with oxygen and become thick and hard. This tendency to harden on exposure to air quickly turns linseed oil rancid and unfit to eat, but makes it useful as a vehicle for pigment on canvas.

OPTIMUM RATIO
Hemp Seed Oil has the perfect 3:1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3. Flax seed oil has a ratio of 1:4 respectively which does not promote the optimum health balance, especially if used long-term. Hemp oil contains more desirable EFAs than flax and can be used continuously without developing a deficiency or other imbalance of EFAs.

FLAVOR
Hemp Seed Oil has a delicious nutty flavor and is very versatile in cuisine. Most Flax Seed Oil is not so delicious - though there is great variation in taste across brands, the best of them still leave much to be desired. Some consumers say it makes them gag, even when concealed in a salad dressing or baked potato. These people have to resort to taking flax oil capsules, which are large and expensive.

LONGEVITY + FRESHNESS
Udo Erasmus, author of the classic book, Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill (1996) says that the problem is freshness. Unless you get flax oil right from the processor and freeze it until you start using it, it will already have deteriorated by the time you buy it. Alternatively, Hemp Seed Oil keeps well both opened in the refrigerator and unopened in cool, dark storage.

GLA - gamma-linolenic acid
Unlike flax oil (which has no GLA content at all), hemp oil also provides GLA. Many people take supplements of GLA in the form of evening primrose oil, black currant oil or barrage oil capsules.GLA simulates growth of hair and nails, improves the health of the skin, and can reduce inflammation, and one quality oil that supplies both omega-3s and GLA, without the need to take more capsules ...has to be a good thing.

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