The cannabis industry is a bit tricky. Isn’t it?
With several brands making tall claims, only a few are as reliable as they sound.
If you’re looking for premium-quality CBD, brands that sell organic products are the safest bet.
But which one?
Among the few good options in organic CBD brands, one name that clearly stands out for its no-frills, no-fancy, only pure and clean products is Nuleaf Naturals.
The brand has been around in the cannabis industry for quite a while and has earned a positive reputation for itself. In this article, we’ll share with you a detailed review of the brand and its products, telling you why this brand has such a good reputation.
So, let’s get started!
About Nuleaf Naturals as a Brand
Founded back in 2014, Nuleaf Naturals has turned out to be one of the top hemp brands in the US. As a cannabis brand, Nuleaf Naturals focuses on the betterment of its existing products rather than innovating new ones.
That is why you would perhaps find a limited variety of products by this little group of people who have been running the brand passionately, aiming to touch as many people as possible with the healing touch of natural CBD.
Its products are all-natural, lab-tested, and sourced from organically grown hemp plants cultivated on licensed organic farms in America.
Source/Sourcing Method
Nuleaf Naturals is very specific about the quality of its hemp. It sources its extracts from 100% organic hemp, grown with advanced cultivation techniques to ensure safe and potent products, even while enhancing the natural genetics of the hemp plants.
Grown on licensed organic farms in Colorado, the hemp gets the pristine Rocky Mountain water, air, and sunlight to be harvested to perfection.
Extraction & Manufacturing
The brand uses supercritical CO2 extraction methods. This advanced process enables the extraction of the perfect range of cannabinoids, essential oils, phytonutrients, and terpenes. All of Nuleaf Naturals’ products are cGMP-certified which adds to its authenticity.
Ingredients
Nuleaf Naturals is committed to customer wellness. It is dedicated to creating safe, effective, and consistent products. So, all its products (as well as the ingredients used to make them) are individually lab-tested for potency, safety, and efficacy.
A lot of the products’ quality depends on the quality of the hemp strain. Being an all-natural and organic brand, no synthetic chemicals, pesticides, or herbicides are used in the farming of hemp to ensure premium quality products.
Third-Party Lab Testing
Independent accredited labs are used by the brand to confirm the safety and quality of its ingredients. ProVerde Laboratories and Botanacor are two of the many certified labs that test Nuleaf Naturals’ products to confirm their safety, potency, and quality.
Reputable brands make it a point to get their products tested by such independent labs to confirm that its CBD, Delta-8 THC, CBN, CBG, and CBC products are free from mold, pesticides, heavy metals, mycotoxins, fungi, and herbicides and confirming that the Delta-9 THC content in them are well within the legal threshold.
The tests also verify the proportions of the main cannabinoids and terpenes in the products, guaranteeing that they contain the optimal amount. Besides, the tests also look for cannabinoids that should not be there, such as the acidic forms of cannabinoids.
The lab reports are accessible from the brand website. You can check them here.
Brand Reputation
Of the many brands that have popped up in the market in the past several years, Nuleaf Naturals has become an established name in the CBD industry.
The brand has earned its reputation in over 20,000 positive on-site reviews, besides on other third-party sites, for its quality products and reliable customer care.
Considering the complete absence of any controversy or lawsuits, the brand can proudly boast of a clean slate that adds to the brand’s reliability.
Furthermore, Nuleaf Naturals also maintains transparency with its certifications, lab-test reports, COAs, and manufacturing practices, making it easier for consumers to trust the brand.
Certifications
Nuleaf Naturals products are cGMP-certified. It’s COAs (Certificate of Analysis; third-party lab test results) by accredited independent labs are easily accessible from the brand website.
Nuleaf Naturals Products Review
Nuleaf Naturals’ product range is a bit limited. They do not offer a whole lot of ingredients, flavors, or potencies. Nor do they have a wide range of product types. They stick to a few, but they adhere to premium-grade quality standards.
That is why you will find their products are more effective than – well, interesting.
They don’t waste their time, energy, scientific know-how on adding fluff or fancy to their products. They make only pure, clean, and highly efficient products that will make a difference in people’s lives.
Until a year or so ago, Nuleaf’s products did not include anything other than oils/tinctures. Gradually, they also entered the softgel market, with its same formulation infused into soft gel capsules. It was very recently that they also forayed into the topical scene.
Besides, the brand’s initial offerings did not include anything other than CBD. The past few months have seen the company come out with products containing other cannabinoids as well, such as CBC, Delta-8 THC, CBG, and CBN.
Currently, the brand’s favorites are:
- CBD Oils
- CBD Soft gels
- CBD Pet Oil
Both the CBD oil formulations are their all-time favorites among Nuleaf Naturals’ customers. Although the CBD softgels are a relatively new entry, it has succeeded in capturing the market pretty quickly, thanks to the fact that the brand has stuck to the same, effective formula that was used in its CBD oils.
#1. Nuleaf Naturals Full-Spectrum CBD Oil (60mg/mL)
The CBD oils by Nuleaf Naturals don’t just contain CBD. They also contain other cannabinoids, such as CBC, CBG, CBN, among other variants that the brand has to offer.
Although they do offer options, in reality, the options are only in their sizes. The product only comes in one formulation, with only one per mL CBD concentration, i.e., 60mg/mL.
These oils are effective, developed from high-quality hemp, and offer the synergistic effects of full-spectrum cannabinoids, terpenes, and other cannabis-derived compounds.
This product is among the most popular offerings by the brand and is available in single bottles, as well as in packs of 2, 3, and 6.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Extract Type: Full-Spectrum
Ingredients: Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract and Organic Virgin Hemp Seed Oil
Flavors/strains: Natural
Potency/strengths: 300mg, 600mg, 1800mg, 3000mg and 6000mg.
Consumer Satisfaction
The responses by consumers are overwhelming for Nuleaf Naturals’ CBD oil. It’s easy to consume and works great. Customers have responded that the product does what it claims. It has been great for relaxation and has worked for insomniacs and customers with anxiety, stress, and depression, and even backaches and chronic pain. With thousands of positive reviews, this CBD oil has been a hit among customers.
VV’s Take
Our research and customer responses have proved how reliable the brand is. This CBD oil is absolutely the best that the market has to offer. So, we do agree with the customers about the oils/ tinctures. Happy customers and happy us!
#2. Nuleaf Naturals’ Full-Spectrum CBD Soft Gels (15mg/softgel)
The plant-based CBD soft gels by Nuleaf Naturals are an amazing and convenient product to make a part of your daily wellness regimen. This product is highly effective and safe for daily consumption.
Carefully crafted from high-quality hemp extracts – the same formulation that is used in the brand’s oils – these CBD softgels provide an overall synergistic effect for those who need the wholesome and potent dose of full-spectrum hemp extracts.
These have been carefully dosed at 15mg/softgel capsule to make it super easy and convenient for customers of all kinds, both newbies and regular consumers.
Like its CBD oils, these softgel capsules also contain a handsome dose of CBC, CBG, and CBN, among other potentially beneficial cannabinoids.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Extract Type: Full-spectrum hemp extract
Ingredients: Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract, Organic Virgin Hemp Seed Oil, Cassava Root Extract, Purified Water, and Vegetable Glycerin.
Potency/strengths: 300mg, 900mg and 1800mg
Consumer Satisfaction
The CBD soft gel capsules have received an amazing response from customers. The capsules have worked effectively for a chronic ulcer, arthritis pain, among others. Also, the capsules have been claimed as great by customers with troubled sleep. It helped in restoring balance and has provided customers with an overall great experience.
Customers have also praised the brand’s customer support team for helping them out in every way possible. The delivery system and assistance were top-notch and have definitely impressed the customers – both during and after the purchases. The brand’s post-transaction customer support is among the best in the industry.
VV’s Take
We were impressed by the service, and of course, the products’ quality and efficacy.
We definitely think these softgel capsules are a good choice for those who need to consume CBD but do not prefer the brand’s typical natural-flavored tinctures.
These are easy to consume and can be taken along with you wherever you go – quite conveniently – just a small bottle to tuck into your purse or handbag.
#3. Full-Spectrum CBD Pet Oil (60mg/mL)
Nuleaf Naturals’ CBD oil for pets is the perfect product for your furry friends. The product has received over 2000 reviews for its high-quality and fantastic effects.
They are available in single packs, as well as in packs of 2 and 6. The pet oil has 60mg CBD/ ml – the same as the CBD oils for humans.
The pet oil has 3mg CBD in each drop and you can feed it to your dogs, cats, horses, or other pet animals with ease. The blend of cannabinoids and terpenes available in this full-spectrum CBD oil can be fed directly into their mouths or added to their food or favorite kibble.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Extract type: Full-spectrum
Ingredients: Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract and Organic Virgin Hemp Seed Oil
Flavors: Natural
Potency/strengths: 300mg, 900mg and 1800mg
Consumer Satisfaction
Excellent, reliable, amazing, perfect – these were the kind of feedback received from happy pooch parents from all over the country after using this pet oil on their fur babies.
Customers also said that their pets reacted well to this product and that their conditions improved substantially after using it. The oil had effectively lowered their anxiety issues, eliminated physical discomfort and pain, and restored their original vigor and activity levels.
For some, the oil has worked miraculously in calming the pets in the absence of their human parents. Many customers also considered the oil as a perfect therapeutic agent for their pets’ joint pain.
Apart from the product, customers were also happy with the way the customer support team handled everything for them, with their fur babies’ interests in mind.
The brand ships quickly and ensures the products are delivered in time. Plus, the product is always available in their store. So, you can subscribe to their monthly deliveries or place your order just in time to be sure you don’t run out of CBD oil for your pet.
VV’s Take
We believe Nuleaf Naturals’ CBD oil for pets does work, and quite effectively at that, too.
In our experience, we have seen it work for our pets with issues ranging from pain to low stamina, anxiety, and various kinds of physical discomfort. Besides, the administration has never been a problem with these CBD oils.
Pros & Cons of Nuleaf Naturals
If you compare Nuleaf Naturals with most other brands in the market, you would find a few pros and cons – more pros than cons, of course.
Here are a few of those…
Pros
More focus on existing products: Its limited variety of products has enabled the brand to focus more on improving its formulations and overall quality of products.
Conveniently sized bottles: This makes dosing easier. You get the same CBD concentration with each drop, but you can choose to have more or less, depending on your dosage. Accordingly, you can choose a smaller- or larger-sized bottle.
Organic: Nuleaf’s products are all 100% organic. No preservatives, additives, or cutting agents are used.
Transparency: The brand maintains high levels of transparency. All its lab reports are accessible on the company website
Third-party lab tests: All products and ingredients are lab-tested. The tests include both in-house and third-party lab results.
Brand Reputation: Nuleaf Naturals is one of the most reliable and reputable brands in the cannabis industry.
Customer-friendly policies: The brand’s policies are quite user-friendly and convenient. From easy shopping to a 30-days return policy, from fast shipping to prompt and responsive customer care – Nuleaf has got everything covered. Besides, the brand also offers assistance programs and discount coupons to customers with different needs, including veterans and active military personnel, first responders like police officers, paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters, nurses and medical practitioners, low-income household members, social workers, individuals with long-term disability, caretakers, teachers, and non-profit organizations.
Cons
No Money-back Guarantee on Used Items: Nuleaf Naturals doesn’t provide a money-back guarantee for products that may be returned because they were ineffective. The brand maintains that cannabinoids like CBD do not have the same impact on everyone.
Limited Variety: Unlike its competitors, this brand does not offer a whole lot of options. However, it is gradually introducing other product lines as well.
Limited International Shipping: Generally, Nuleaf Naturals ship to over 40 countries, but since 2021, it has restricted its international shipping to quite an extent.
Buying Guide for Beginners
For beginners, finding the right brand of products and choosing the most appropriate product could be difficult, especially in a market that isn’t well-regulated as it should be. That is why we continually try to ensure you are made well aware of what to expect and how to deal with them with your best interests in mind.
So, all you need to is follow these little steps and you will find your best-suited CBD product in no time at all:
Step 1
Determine the reason why you need to use CBD. Read up on the effects of CBD on your health and how you should go about your doses.
CBD’s effects vary for most people, mainly depending on factors, such as…
- Gender
- Age
- Bodyweight
- Overall health condition
- Metabolism rate
- Medical conditions
- Allergies
- Severity of condition
- Internal chemical balance (homeostasis)
To identify the right product and brand for you, you must understand how the effects may vary in your specific case, based on the different aspects we just mentioned.
Step 2
Select the type of product you would find most convenient with your lifestyle, day’s schedule, and other preferences. That is selecting the administration option.
If you want to consume through edibles, you may want to go for gummies or capsules; if you don’t mind the taste but want faster and more potent effects, you could go for tinctures; you could also choose vape products if you want instantaneous effects and enjoy vaping as a practice. You could also choose topical products if you want them only for pain and inflammation in your joints, muscles, or skin.
Step 3
Now you would want to select the extract type. There are three types of hemp extracts, i.e., full-spectrum, broad-spectrum, and CBD isolates. Each of these has its own pros and cons too. While full-spectrum extracts contain all the chemical components of natural hemp (with Delta-9 THC well within the legal threshold), broad-spectrum contain no D-9 at all. CBD isolates, as the term suggests, contain nothing more than purified CBD. While the first two allow for a more synergistic and enhanced effect, the isolate’s effects maybe a little less potent, but will most likely not get into trouble at a drug test.
Step 4
The final step is to shortlist the brands that you find suitable for your needs and choices. Apart from your preferences, the other aspects that you need to look at while shortlisting the brands are brand reputation, reliability, transparency, safety parameters practiced by the brand, etc.
Here, are a few tips that you must consider to gauge a brand’s reliability:
- Price comes later when you’re buying CBD products. Never look for cheap products, as there is a high possibility that you’ll end up buying something that isn’t even CBD. As a consumer of the legal hemp industry, you must know that a lot of hefty resources go into making one single bottle of good quality CBD oil. From farm licensing to cultivation, extraction to purification and manufacturing, CBD companies have to jump way too many hoops to give away their offerings at dirt cheap prices. Make quality your priority.
- Research the brands. Check out their websites, study their practices and their level of transparency, counter the information provided therewith third-party websites.
- Always opt for organic brands. Go for brands that mention ‘organic’, ‘all-natural, ‘non-GMO’ products. Also, read up their ingredients list on the site’s product descriptions and labels, find out where they source their hemp, check out their lab reports – do everything to find out more about the brand. Call them up if you are confused about something. If they warm-heartedly oblige, you’ll know you are in good hands.
- Read as many brand and product reviews as you can. Get a good idea about the brands’ reputation. You can find customer reviews on third-party websites and social media platforms, besides the brands’ own websites.
Final Thoughts
In this article, we have provided you with a detailed review of Nuleaf Naturals – both as a brand and of its products – based on our experiences with them over a prolonged period.
Besides, we have taken into account the experiences of thousands of other consumers the world over. We have also consulted with several experts in the industry to understand the brand’s practices better – and confirm that they ACTUALLY serve the consumers’ interests better.
Our intent in this article is not to promote or push any brand, but to gauge each and every product in the market with a clear and unbiased view. Nevertheless, we would suggest you do a bit of research on your own before going ahead with any CBD brand.
We would also suggest you follow the steps provided in this buying guide before making a purchase. Be careful while selecting the brands. Most importantly, try to identify what exactly you need and check out your options.
Lastly, we would also urge our readers to consult a certified medical practitioner, particularly someone who has experience in cannabis medicine, before choosing to use CBD for a health condition – and most certainly – if it is your first time.
