on January 4, 2014
Throughout my life I have tended to subscribe to the view that everything “bad” could somehow be good for you. I was thoroughly vindicated in this with the discovery that red wine prevents cancer, heart disease, and wrinkles. Now it seems that cannabis is good for the skin and Medical Marijuana Inc, a publicly-quoted company, launched an anti-aging beauty products line starring super-concentrated, cannabis-enriched hemp oil starting December 2013.
Now before you get too high on the idea that cannabis will soon be available on a beauty counter at your local department store, alongside Estee Lauder, it is worth remembering that this wouldn’t be new news. Although coyly referred to as “hemp,” cannabis has long been a beauty product ingredient.
Hemp seed oil has been blithely used in cosmetics throughout the war on drugs. This is because it contains only trace elements of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the active ingredient in marijuana. Hemp is particularly ubiquitous in shampoos and conditioners as it is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and as such a great emollient for hair.
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Now before you get too high on the idea that cannabis will soon be available on a beauty counter at your local department store, alongside Estee Lauder, it is worth remembering that this wouldn’t be new news. Although coyly referred to as “hemp,” cannabis has long been a beauty product ingredient.
Hemp seed oil has been blithely used in cosmetics throughout the war on drugs. This is because it contains only trace elements of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the active ingredient in marijuana. Hemp is particularly ubiquitous in shampoos and conditioners as it is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and as such a great emollient for hair.
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