North American Hemp Company

By: NewNaturalista

By all accounts, The North American Hemp Company sounds pretty good.  The products are paraben & DEA free, vegan, cruelty free and made with certified organic hemp seed oil. However, when I mentioned hemp to several of my co-workers — the jokes started pouring in. “Will I get high? or “No  thanks, I don’t want to mess up my sobriety.” Wow. The reactions show just how little some of us here in the USA know about hemp.

The North American Hemp Company as you might expect is based out of Canada. For a while now, they’ve been using hemp to make clothing, paper and beauty products. (There is a joke about Canadians in there somewhere…I happen to love the idea of using alternative materials Anywho, those who swear by it believe:

• It’s great for the environment (a switch to hemp plant paper could cut down on deforestation.)
• Rich in vitamins and minerals, and also the only edible seeds with gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is an essential fatty acid.
• Hemp offers a way to live in harmony with the environment and ecosystems we depend on.
• Hemp is the world’s oldest and most versatile crop. In fact there are more than 25,000 known uses for it.

Box of Goodies!

The kind folks from North American Hemp Company sent me a huge box filled with all they had to offer. There was no way I would be able to try out all of the goodies and give a review in a timely fashion…so I passed them along to a group I was assured would be willing to try anything. Newsroom workers. I wasn’t let down, here’s what they had to say:

Foaming Bath & Callus Eraser

Karen – “I tried the Omega Soak Foaming bath ($9.99) and the Extreme Exfoliating Callus Eraser ($9.99)… foaming bath is very nice, makes the bath soft and is delicately scented – not overwhelming.”

Berry Lip Balm

Carl - “The Berry Sublime Lip Balm ($6.99) immediately smooths the lips and doesn’t leave a waxy film on the lips like other balms. A fruit-free scent would be “berry” nice.”

Massaging Foot Oil

Kimberly - “As someone who regularly gets pedicures and takes meticulous care of my feet, I am very pleased with the Hemp Foot Oil. ($9.99) It has a nice, minty smell and absorbs nicely. With continued use, I think it would help prevent calluses and keep feet soft. The fact that it is made with all natural ingredients is an even bigger plus! I generally try to buy organic body products and it is nice to find companies that do not test on animals.

My only (small) complaint is that the product claims it is a “heating” body oil. I did not find that it heated up when I used it. Instead it seemed to almost have a cooling effect. It was not unpleasant, just didn’t seem to jive with the advertising on the packaging.  Overall I am pleased with the product and would buy it again!”

"Soak It Up" Moisturising Shampoo

Eric - “I cannot transport through time. Nor am I now able to predict lottery winners or levitate furniture (even a little bit). My expectations for the effects of North American Hemp Co.’s “Soak it up – Moisturising Conditioner Revitalisant Hydratant – Hydra Pur” ($9.99) heretofore know as SIUMCRHHP, may have been misplaced.

Here’s the disclaimer. I’m a man. If I use conditioner at all, I expect big things. Basically I expect women to kick in my door and attack me. That’s what recent commercials tell me I should expect. (This also did not happen).

What did happen after using SIUMCRHHP… my hair was manageable. My hair smelled not bad at all. The aroma wasn’t overpowering. It even smelled pleasant – vaguely Green Tea-esque. These are all good things.

Green Tea is one of the products 30+ ingredients. Yeah. 30+. There are +’s. SIUMCRHHP is billed at All Natural, which in this case may mean the entire natural world with 30+ ingredients. But that’s a selling point. It’s also free of things I didn’t know I should avoid – like Paraben and DEA. That’s also good,… I think.

I’ll continue to use SIUMCRHHP, continue to hope for supernatural abilities or finally attracting women, but be contented with manageable hair that smells of a clear ecological conscience. xxxx”

Jennifer -

“The Exotic Escape Bath Bomb ($9.99) was pretty much as expected. It did not have any odor (which can be a plus). It left quite an oily residue on my skin (kinda’ like taking a bath with baby oil), but was fine after getting out and toweling off. I don’t believe it left much of a residue in the tub, which is especially nice for Keith (he doesn’t like ice skating in the shower in the morning – go figure).

The lip balm ($6.99) is very very oily. You only need apply a tiny tiny bit (barely touch it with a finger) and your lips are slick and oily. It doesn’t seem to have enough of whatever is needed to make it balmey (I know it’s not a word). It acts more like a very greasy lip gloss.”

FINAL VERDICT

Overall it seems everyone who tried it had positive comments. Now comes the issue of buying it. For those on the east coast Duane Reade sells it. Canadian readers can buy it at Rexall and PharmaPlus. For the rest of us, it’s available online at: northamericanhempco.com