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The medical use of cannabis has been increasingly studied and the results are encouraging. What many people don't know is that the properties of this fascinating plant can also be used for beauty care. Ever heard of cannabis cosmetics?
Although still in its infancy in Brazil, the cannabis cosmetics industry is already making considerable strides in research and development abroad. In the United States, for example, entire lines of beauty products based on CBD and other cannabinoids are gaining favor with the public.
This market continues to grow. According to Euromonitor, the cannabis cosmetics niche moved USD 12 billion in 2018 worldwide . By the end of 2019, there were more than 500 cannabis-based cosmetics registered brands, with around 4,300 products registered and marketed in 40 markets.
In another study , Euromonitor points out that the global legal cannabis market will represent 77% of total sales in 2025, reaching USD 166 billion. It is a gigantic market with enormous potential!
But, what is the power of cannabis cosmetics? What does science already know? Is it possible to purchase these products in Brazil? Come with us and we will explain these issues from now on.
How effective are cannabis cosmetics?
Cannabis is a plant very rich in assets and properties. There are more than 400 chemical components, many of them specific to the plant – the cannabinoids. Studies on medical marijuana are multiplying around the world and have shown that the plant is efficient in the treatment of various diseases .
What researchers are also finding is that cannabinoids like CBD (Cannabidiol) when combined with other dermatological compounds can result in powerful cannabis cosmetics.
Just to give you an idea, CBD is a natural antioxidant that contains vitamins A, D and E. It is able to help neutralize the oxidizing effects caused by pollution, stress and UV rays.
In 2014, the US National Institute of Health (NIH) published a study that showed that CBD can regulate the production of oil and sebaceous glands in the human body . The article also shows that the cannabinoids in marijuana have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, which can be interesting for the treatment of various skin diseases, such as acne, for example.
“Administration of CBD to human sebocytes in cultured human skin inhibited the lipogenic actions of several compounds , including arachidonic acid and a combination of linoleic acid and testosterone, and suppressed sebocyte proliferation through activation of the vanilloid-4 ion channels of the transient receptor potential (TRPV4)”, says the article, which was conducted by 16 scientists at the Institute.
If CBD alone is already so powerful, imagine the combination of cannabinoids in marijuana? Our body has a pair of receptors (CB1 and CB2) that are spread throughout the body and react in contact with cannabinoids. In this way, the absorption of cannabis cosmetic products can bring other associated benefits, such as pain relief and improved skin quality.
But, where to try cannabis cosmetics in Brazil?
Cannabis cosmetics in Brazil: where to find them and what are the options?
As you probably already know, Brazil is taking very slow steps towards creating a regulated industry of cannabis products. At the end of 2019, we took a concrete step towards the start of manufacturing cannabis-based medicines . However, little has progressed since then.
If the production of cannabis-based medicines is still in its infancy on the part of the government, almost nothing is said about encouraging the research and production of cannabis-based cosmetics. The solution found by many people who want to try these cosmetics is to buy them when traveling abroad or to import them with a doctor's prescription..
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