What is Bioavailability?
Bioavailability is the ability of a drug or another substance to be absorbed and used by the body
- Medicine or supplements that have "high" bioavailability will be more effective, since more of the active ingredients are making their way into the bloodstream.
- Medicines with "low" bioavailability need to be administered in large doses to have similar effects.
Why is
Bioavailability
Important?
The reason why it’s important to understand a product’s bioavailability is because it affects what kind of dosage you look for.
A 100mg dose at 80% bioavailability is actually the same potency as a 200mg dose at 40% bioavailability.
You may be able to lower your typical CBD dose if you choose a product with higher bioavailability.
Oral Supplements Have Notoriously
Low Bioavailability
Common CBD products, like gummies or tinctures, have extremely low bioavailability. In fact, most only have 6% bioavailability, which means the vast majority of the CBD is lost before anything hits your bloodstream.
The primary reason
for this is your digestive system, which breaks down and destroys the majority of the CBD you take orally.
The next reason
is that oil and water don't mix, so CBD oils will have a hard time being absorbed into your body.
How Do We Get More
CBD Into the
Bloodstream?
With typical CBD products, the only way to get more CBD into the bloodstream is to take higher doses of CBD. However, we wanted to do something different here at PhenoLife. Instead of simply increasing the dosage, we leveraged our technological expertise to solve the two biggest problems that prevent bioavailability:
PhenoPen
How do we solve the acidity issue?
CBD absorbed through the lungs
How do we resolve oil solubility?
CBD delivered in a vapor directly to bloodstream
Results
(bioavailability)
30-35%
PhenoPatch
How do we solve the acidity issue?
CBD absorbed through the skin
How do we resolve oil solubility?
CBD delivered in a vapor directly to bloodstream
Results
(bioavailability)
80-90%
PhenoGel
How do we solve the acidity issue?
Protective coating that neutralizes acid
How do we resolve oil solubility?
CBD formulated in a water-soluble solution.
Results
(bioavailability)
30%
How do we solve the acidity issue?
CBD absorbed
through the lungs
CBD absorbed
through the skin
Protective coating that neutralizes acid
How do we resolve oil solubility?
CBD delivered in a
vapor directly to bloodstream
CBD delivered through skin
CBD formulated
in a water-soluble solution.
Results
(bioavailability)
30-35%
80-90%
30%
PhenoPen
onset time:
Max peak:
Duration:
3-5 minutes
15-30 minutes
2-3 hours
PhenoGel
onset time:
Max peak:
Duration:
30-50 minutes
120 minutes
8-9 hours
PhenoPatch
onset time:
Max peak:
Duration:
15-20 minutes
30 minutes
12 hours
Better Bioavailability,
Better Results
Whether you choose PhenoPatch, PhenoPen, or PhenoGel, you’re getting at least 5x the bioavailability than other common CBD products. Click below to shop for the PhenoLife product that is the best fit, or contact our customer service team, and we’ll help you find a PhenoLife product that is the perfect fit for your needs!
