Hemp for Consumers
Cloth, Plastics, and More
Food: Hemp seed, 30% oil by volume, can be used for fuel or cooking oil. Its quality is as good as whale oil and jojoba. The seed is about as nutritious as soya, but is more digestible, gives higher yields, and is easier to harvest. It is a complete source of vegetable protein, in the particularly human-friendly form of albumin and edestin. Already on the shelf is a tasty assortment of snacks, salad oils, non-dairy cheese, milk, ice cream, and butter, hemp-pesto salad dressing, hemp hot sauce, pretzels ("hempzels"), hemp soda, and hemp beer.
Nutraceuticals: Food products made of hemp seed are high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and Vitamin A. Major U. S. corporations are gearing up for what they believe will be a "booming" business in hemp products, including hemp oil (higher in anti-oxidents than Vitamin C or E), high-nutrient foods, and supplements.
Personal Hygiene: Hemp oil's high "essential fatty acids" content makes it ideal for cosmetics, lip balm, shampoo and conditioner, lotions, oils, and soaps.
Absorbents: Cat litter, barn bedding, oil cleanups. Very absorbent, fast to compost.
Textiles: Clothing, diapers, hats, bags, belts, wallets, backpacks, upholstery fabric, carpeting, shoes . Hemp is washable, strong, durable, breathable, holds its shape, is fire resistant, won't mildew or mold, and will accept various dyeing methods. A "natural" fiber.
Paper products: "Tree-free" paper, stationary, bags, filters, fiberboard, matting. Strong, long-lasting.
Construction Materials: Paint, paneling, composite board, concrete, brick. Biodegradable, non-toxic.
Plastic: Natural hemp cellulose can serve as a petroleum replacement and can produce a biodegradable plastic. Already used to manufacture biodegradable plastic eating utensils, shopping bags, and other consumer items.
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