Poko Group is an award winning CBD company that was set up in 2019 by business partners David Hughes & Justine O’Hanlon. Focused on providing innovative products to two different sectors of the CBD industry, they launched two consumer brands that are now making big waves in Ireland and the UK.
Canndid CBD offers a range of CBD products specifically made for those who lead active lifestyles and those interested in health and wellness while Poko Skincare is a vegan and cruelty free skincare brand that offers a range of skincare products formulated with high-quality natural ingredients infused with CBD to supercharge your skin. These two brands have made such an impact in the CBD space since their launch that they have been nominated and have won multiple awards.
Luxury Skincare for Problem Skin
Poko Skincare is a leading CBD skincare brand that is focused on providing gentle, effective solutions to a range of skincare issues such as acne, rosacea and psoriasis. Co-founder Justine O’Hanlon wanted to bring a CBD-infused skincare range to the market due to her own struggles with hormonal acne due to PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal imbalance that affects approximately 1 in 5 women in the UK alone.
Since its launch Poko Skincare has gone from strength-to-strength, being nominated for an array of awards, including its Soothing Serum being shortlisted for the Super Serum category at the Beauty Awards with ASOS 2022, Correcting Eye Cream winning the Beauty Bible Awards 2021 & its Luxury Facial Oil winning Best CBD Product at the Your Healthy Living Awards 2022.
CBD Infused Skincare At Its Best
Poko’s range offers a capsule collection of carefully curated skincare products founded in science and enhanced with CBD. The team carefully formulated skincare products with tried and tested ingredients like Niacinamide, Azelaic Acid, Zinc Oxide, AHA’s & retinols and added CBD to enhance an already supercharged product range, bringing something truly innovative to the CBD skincare market.
All of the range is vegan friendly, kind to sensitive skin, and focuses on hydrating the skin and locking that moisture in, which can often be a huge contributing factor to skin issues. The range offers a complete skincare routine which can be paired back or tailored to suit everyone’s needs including a cleanser, toner, eye cream & treatments, moisturizers and protection.
Leading the Pack
The three top products Poko have seen success with are:
- Hempsoriasis Balm: An all-natural powerful balm that visibly addresses psoriasis and eczema symptoms. Hand-selected ingredients such as calendula oil, shea nut butter, and glycerin speed up the healing process while hydrating.
- Soothing Serum: A fan favourite, concentrated serum to instantly soothe stressed-out skin and restore balance. Nominated for the Beauty Awards with ASOS 2022, our Soothing Serum is a foolproof formula made from aloe vera, sea buckthorn, tea tree, and cedarwood to calm and protect. Lightweight yet potent, it's suitable for a multitude of skin issues.
- Daily SPF50 Moisturiser: A collaboration between Poko & Rugby legend Rob Kearney, this moisturiser keeps your skin hydrated & protected all year round. It is a broad spectrum sunscreen so your skin is safe from UVA & UVB rays. Infused with sandalwood and white horehound, your skin will feel refreshed, look radiant and refined. Advanced technology in venuceane, a photo-activated antioxidant, protects the integrity of skin cells by being effective against sun damage and photo-ageing.
Everyday Products for Every Lifestyle
Canndid is the brainchild of David Hughes, a former pro-athlete, who had experienced first hand the toll professional sports can take on your body at a young age. Having worked in the CBD and Medical Cannabis space in the US & Canada for 5 years, he was passionate about bringing something to the UK & EU market that would help to promote muscle recovery and aid sport induced pain.
His vision was to create a brand that focuses on a younger audience of budding athletes and academics or young business professionals who may be struggling with the stress and anxiety of current economic changes, the pressure of high performance at work and college and the extra stressors social media has added to the social aspects of life.
Young people are resilient and often look to enjoy life, despite the odds stacked against them and David wanted to create a fresh brand that was playful, fun and easy to take on the go, that was packed full of flavour.
Boost Your Day with Canndid CBD Products
Canndid rose to the challenge offering a large range of accessible, easy to use products that include tinctures, edibles, hot drinks and CBD pouches.
With two different delicious tincture flavours, Mixed Berry or Peppermint, Canndid offer a range of 3 different strengths to suit every need with 250mg, 1000mg & 1500mg available. Each 10ml bottle contains approximately 240 drops of premium CBD.
For customers who prefer their CBD in edible form, Canndid has two incredible offerings - the first is their innovative CBD soft gel capsules coming in 700mg or 1250mg packs of 25mg capsules. These soft gels are the perfect option for people who want all the benefits of CBD but can’t stand the taste and want a milder effect with a slow-release onset lasting 4-6 hours.
If you're looking for something sweeter, Canndid offers a fruity, delicious 500mg pack of 20x 25mg vegan friendly CBD gummies. Finalist at the World CBD Awards for Best CBD Edible, Canndid CBD gummies are bursting with flavour and come in colourful playful packaging to brighten up your day.
Canndid also offers a range of teas & coffees for someone looking to get their CBD hit through a more common consumption method. With a range of herbal teas, coffee, decaf coffee and hot chocolate, there’s sure to be something to suit everyone, which was exactly Canndid’s goal.
Unique Products for People On The Go
The most exciting product in Canndid’s wide range of fun, vibrant CBD products is their CBD Pouches. These incredible products are fast-absorbing, discreet and taste delicious.
Each pack contains 20 soft pouches of 20mg CBD p/pouch and come in a range of 8 tantalizing flavours. They are suitable for vegans and are nicotine and tobacco free. Each pack also has a small chamber on the lid to safely dispose of your used pouches if you’re out and about.
While CBD Pouches are new to the market, with the increase in sales of nicotine pouches like Nordic Spirit, this is a product to keep an eye on.
Poko Group Nominated for World CBD Awards
The Poko group has yet again been nominated for prestigious awards in various categories, this time at the World CBD Awards. With both premier consumer brands listed as finalists at the stellar awards show.
The World CBD Awards is an annual international event that honours safe, ethical and effective CBD products, brands and services and is considered the most important event on the CBD calendar. Thanks to the pandemic, the last awards show took place in 2019 and was postponed until this year. However, the World CBD Awards is now bigger than ever, and it is an honour to be nominated for an award at this prestigious event. Poko Group is proud to have been chosen as finalists in not one, but five categories. Being nominated for these awards demonstrates how popular Poko group's flagship brands have become.
This year, Poko is a finalist at the 2022 World CBD Awards under the following categories:
- Best Cosmetic Product
- Most Loved Brand
This year, Canndid is a finalist at the 2022 World CBD Awards under the following categories:
- Best Industry Newcomer
- Best CBD Edible
The hard work and innovation they put into everything they do is gaining them the recognition many brands can only dream of.