60 Ways to use your Hemp
Hemp is an extremely versatile plant with enormous environmental benefits. It can be used in a wide variety of applications.
It’s no wonder that companies such as Ford, BMW, Mercedes, The Body Shop, Calvin Klein, and many more are turning to hemp so that they can create more eco-friendly products.
Here are 60 examples of how hemp is being used around the world:
Paper
- Printing paper
- Specialty paper
- Cigarette filter paper
- Coffee filter paper
- Newsprint
- Cardboard
- Packaging
Foods
- Cooking oils
- Salad dressing/oils
- BIO-EFA food oil
- Margarine
- Vitamins/Food supplements
- Granola
- Bird seed
- Flour (protein enriched, gluten-free)
Body Care
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Bath/shower gels
- Hand cream
- Cosmetics
- Moisturizing lotions
- Balms
Consumer Textiles
- Apparel
- Bags
- Shoes
- Socks
- Denim
- Diapers / Nappies
- Fabrics
Industrial Textiles
- Canvas
- Rope
- Twine
- Nets
- Tarpolans
- Carpet
- Geotextiles
- Brake/clutch linings
- Caulking (i.e. sealing the seams in boats or ships to make them watertight)
- Agro-fiber composites
Industrial/Technical Products
- Oil paints
- Varnishes
- Printing ink
- Fuel
- Solvents
- Lubricants
- Putty
- Coatings
- Molding
- Chemical Absorbent
- Mulch
- Pultrusion
- Biocomposite
- Animal bedding
- Ethanol/biofuel
- Erosion control
Building Materials
- Fiber board
- Insulation
- Fiberglass subsitute
- Hempcrete
- Stucco and mortar
This list is not exhaustive - I’ve heard that there are over 25,000 known uses for hemp. Feel free to name some more!
Tags: biofuel, ford, hemp, hemp cultivation, hempcrete
January 31st, 2008 at 10:10 am
[...] widely known that hemp can be used in so many ways as an eco-friendly alternative to current methods. Given that so many of today’s products are [...]
February 1st, 2008 at 2:18 am
[...] recently raved about the environmental benefits of hemp. I also compiled a list of various ways hemp is being used around the world. There’s no doubt to the versatility of this [...]
February 24th, 2009 at 5:26 am
hey… i have a question… what are the methods in the production of hempcrete?? I mean the process… how hempcrete is made?
February 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
“Hemprete consists of a mixture of hemp, lime, sand, plaster, and cement, and can be used in the same way as concrete. It is typically mixed on site, then sprayed on to the building frame.”
http://www.natural-environment.com/blog/2008/02/01/you-say-hemcrete-i-say-hempcrete/
Here’s an article showing hempcrete being mixed:
http://www.sustainablebuilding2007.ca/gallery/v/Week+18/IMG_4177W.JPG.html
March 6th, 2010 at 7:28 am
i was wandering who produced this information, so i can add it in my bibliography for an science debate and also if it is an reliable source, and who funded the website etc just so i get half decent marks for research, . (this information was such a life saviour btw ty)
March 6th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
This information was produced by me. The website is mine and is self-funded. More here:
http://www.natural-environment.com/about_natural_environment.php
April 21st, 2010 at 9:26 am
thanks for the information a have gotten ideas.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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February 26th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
You can use hemp for all sorts of things, but in most of these cases it is an inferior product. Wood pulp makes better paper, cotton makes better clothing, nylon is better for rope, etc. Not living in a hemp filled world is actually better than if hemp was used for most of these products.
March 5th, 2011 at 1:44 am
Actually, you’re absolutely wrong. Hemp is one of the softest, more durable, flexible materials known to man. It’s better than cotton and paper made from hemp lasts longer and doesn’t yellow.
March 10th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
do you know where i can find how much_quantity_of crude oil is used in different products?
such as a toothbrush? of printing ink for one page from an inkjet printer?
thank you!
April 6th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Great website. And I happen to agree with the environmental benefits of hemp.
Tony said -You can use hemp for all sorts of things, but in most of these cases it is an inferior product.
Tony, I have seen the inferior quality of hemp. But maybe we need more advances in hemp tech.
I bought a hemp dog collar and within 1 year it was falling apart, not so with the nylon.
With more education I found out that it was not the hemp’s fault, but the weave and construction of the collar.
Here’s to hoping that advancements in these hemp fields lead to more superior products.
May 26th, 2011 at 6:05 am
you say hempcrete is 7 times stronger than concrete! in what way? surely not in compression which is the only way cement concrete makes any claim to strength
June 29th, 2011 at 9:54 am
Wow, hemp has so many uses. I have only dealt with the “Consumer Textiles” uses for hemp, but this article has opened my eyes to how useful hemp truly is. Hopefully, in the future the use of hemp will be far more widespread.
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
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April 24th, 2012 at 4:41 am
Really great post. I added hemp seeds to my diet and I can really feel an improvement in my health in a short amount of time