CANVIVA (Formerly C4Life) Review

Written by Cathy Rozyczko — Edited by Jason Brett on February 9, 2021

CANVIVA is a Minnesota-based brand with a budding line of CBD products. The standouts are definitely their CBD oil tinctures, available in multiple formulations and brimming with a variety of cannabinoids and terpenes. The company says they hope to help customers be and feel their best, and for the most part, it looks like their CBD products follow up on that promise. However, there are a couple of minor kinks in the armor.

Perhaps inspired by the abundance of nature surrounding their home base in Minnetonka, CANVIVA hopes to help customers be and feel their best through the natural benefits of CBD. The two founders are both newer players to the cannabidiol industry, though both say it didn’t take long for them to see the possible benefits of the hemp plant extraction.

And while we’re on the topic of extraction, the company utilizes the ethanol extraction method to collect their full-spectrum CBD oil. Because CANVIVA also sources its organically grown hemp from the US, they effectively earn our Quality Badge.

CANVIVA’s CBD catalog centers around their high-quality CBD oil tinctures available in a total of nine formulations: Balance, Boost, Calm, Focus, Pure (original and mint flavor), Restore, Soluble, and Rest. Each targets a specific wellness issue with full-spectrum cannabidiol and added botanicals. For example, Balance is meant to aid digestion with fenugreek and thyme. And our favorite is the Restore, with turmeric and ginger essential oil and a really impressive terpene profile.

The Soluble CBD oil tinctures contain micronized CBD molecules and is a water-soluble product. This is especially what you want to use when adding to beverages like smoothies or juices to maintain bioavailability. Innovation Badge, check!

Finally, CANVIVA makes a full spectrum tincture for pets and two CBD topicals. The first is a CBD roll-on gel that’s relatively clean but does contain the chemical triethanolamine. On the other hand, their CBD oil balm is bolstered with all-natural ingredients like jojoba and carrot seed oil, which we (and skin cells) are big fans of.

And each product includes a link to recent lab tests certifying the clarity and safety of the CBD oil, which we love to see. But since we cannot view contaminants results, the Safety Badge is amiss for now.

Finally, there are just a couple of kinks we want to point out with this brand. The first is a claim that doesn’t check out on their homepage that states, “…we don’t add artificial anything–color, sweeteners, or flavorings.” However, the triethanolamine in their CBD gel is most definitely an artificial ingredient made in a lab.

Last, CANVIVA says they sell full-spectrum CBD products, and indeed, their tinctures show really impressive cannabinoid and terpene profiles. However, their test results for their topicals only show the presence of CBD. It looks like they might be using CBD isolate in these products — not a big deal, but they need to clarify if this is the case.

Bottom Line – CANVIVA hits many important marks for us, including the all-important addition of up-to-date test results for the CBD oil in each of their products. If they add current contaminants results and get involved in charity, we could be looking at a future five-badger.