How To Make Your Own CBD Cream

You can make your own CBD cream using hemp-based tinctures. The essential ingredients are CBD, menthol, MCT oil, and shea butter. However, the CBD tincture must be high quality with organic ingredients and assessed for potency and purity levels.

Their prices are a bit high due to the effectiveness of CBD products. Therefore, you might wish to save by making CBD cream for your daily skin routine and maintaining your health. You can choose to save by making your own CBD creams in your kitchen to help you save significantly. It is also guaranteed to ensure you avoid contaminants by avoiding artificial ingredients. However, blended ingredients are important since they help determine the purity levels. CBD creams have a higher percentage of essential oils than water, which increases their density compared to CBD lotions.

Why Make Your Own CBD Cream?

Quality CBD creams are expensive since it might be difficult to determine your spending on quality. Making your own CBD gives you self-certification on quality. It allows you to use only the desired ingredients to improve your effectiveness. It might also be difficult to determine the purity levels of hemp used for processing.

The Best Ingredients

The following ingredients are important and purely organic. They will help you develop the best CBD cream for different purposes.

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil or MCT oil is used in various CBD products, including topicals and edibles. It is used as a multi-purpose ingredient to improve topical products' effectiveness. According to Marina et al. (2009), MCT oil is suitable for topical products due to its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and bioavailability properties. Its bioavailability properties make it suitable for rapid effectiveness by improving its absorption rate.

Shea Butter

Shea butter is a fatty ingredient obtained from tree nuts. It is also widely used in most therapeutic creams due to its anti-inflammatory properties and is suitable for improving effectiveness.

CBD

CBD is an essential element obtained from an organic hemp plant or cannabis sativa. Before settling on any tincture to help you make the best CBD cream, confirm it is high-quality and free from contaminants to avoid skin irritation. Notably, Just CBD tinctures are assessed for potency and purity levels, making them the most preferable. Just CBD tinctures are offered in potency levels ranging from 50 to over 1500 mg. There are three types of CBD tinctures to choose from;

Full- Spectrum

Full-spectrum CBD tinctures comprise all the chemical compounds of the hemp plant. The tinctures have terpenes, flavonoids, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and flavonoids. It makes it suitable for offering more than skin benefits due to the entourage effect and the ability of multiple elements to work together to provide more therapeutic benefits besides the intended ones. According to Atalay et al. (2020), THC has anti-inflammatory properties suitable for reducing the development of inflammatory diseases. Boehnke et al. (2022) suggested that full-spectrum CBD is suitable for reducing anxiety.

Broad -Spectrum

Broad-spectrumtinctures are manufactured using all the elements from either cannabis sativa or hemp plant except THC, making it suitable for the entourage effect. However, considerable potencies should be factored in to avoid possible side effects. According to Iffland & Grotenhermen (2017), too much CBD can result in anxiety, change in appetite, and dizziness.

Isolate

Isolate CBD tinctures are unique and contain a single element from the hemp plant. Isolate tinctures are only limited to CBD health benefits. They cant deliver an entourage effect since they comprise a single element.

Menthol

Menthol is a relative essential ingredient. It is suitable for CBD creams for lowering pain. According to Pergolizzi Jr et al.(2018), menthol is an effective agent for boosting pain-relieving properties. It is also a natural compound found in mint. The study above also stated that menthol also offers a cooling sensation suitable for providing a cooling effect, especially to address swelling.

How To Make CBD Cream '

Consider the following amounts for maximum effect and adequate combination after gathering the required ingredients;

4oz MCT oil

4 oz shea butter

4 tbsp magnesium oil

10 drops of peppermint essential oil

10 drops of camphor essential oils

15 to 30 mg CBD tincture

Direction

• Add the shea butter and coconut oil and heat them for about 10 minutes in a heat-proof bowl full of simmering water.
• Add the magnesium and allow the mixture to cool before adding CBD oil and other essential oils.
• Store your mixture in a cool and dry place in a clean container.

How To Determine the Best CBD Tincture

The CBD tinctures you use to make your products should be of high quality for maximum effectiveness. Consider the following to determine the best CBD tinctures;

The Lab Results

The lab result is the essential requirement in any CBD product. It helps you determine the potency and purity levels to avoid overdosing or using contaminants unknowingly. However, the lab results should be from an IOS-certified lab to ensure the results are accurate. Avoid CBD tinctures without lab results since they might have used shortcuts to manufacture their products, increasing contamination chances.

Extraction Method

There are multiple ways of obtaining hemp plant extracts, although not all are effective. Xu et al.(2009) suggested CO2 be the most effective since it minimizes contamination. It uses minimum chemicals, lowering the contamination chances. However, ethanol is equally effective and widely used, although it is likely to contaminate the end products with chemical solvents.

Other Elements

CBD tinctures are manufactured using various elements of the hemp plant to improve their effectiveness. The elements are important and should be organic to avoid contaminating them. Consider CBD tinctures with organic ingredients such as MCT oil to improve absorption rate.

Conclusion

CBD creams are easy to make from home and can be stored for over 6 months if well stored. However, how you use them determines their effectiveness. Remove the dead cells, sweat, and oils that accumulate on the skin before applying them. Exfoliate to open up skin pores to allow penetration of active ingredients into your skin cells for effectiveness. CBD creams are essential since they minimize water loss and help treat inflammatory skin diseases. They offer an entourage effect, giving more than topical benefits since a person uses various elements. Avoid using artificial ingredients to minimize contamination which can result in skin irritation or burns.

References

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Boehnke, K. F., Gagnier, J. J., Matallana, L., & Williams, D. A. (2022). Cannabidiol Product Dosing And Decision-Making In A National Survey Of Individuals With Fibromyalgia. The Journal Of Pain, 23(1), 45-54.

Iffland, K., & Grotenhermen, F. (2017). An Update On Safety And Side Effects Of Cannabidiol: A Review Of Clinical Data And Relevant Animal Studies. Cannabis And Cannabinoid Research, 2(1), 139-154.

Marina, A. M., Che Man, Y. B., Nazimah, S. A. H., & Amin, I. (2009). Chemical Properties Of Virgin Coconut Oil. Journal Of The American Oil Chemists' Society, 86(4), 301-307.

Pergolizzi Jr, J. V., Taylor Jr, R., Lequang, J. A., Raffa, R. B., & NEMA Research Group. (2018). The Role And Mechanism Of Action Of Menthol In Topical Analgesic Products. Journal Of Clinical Pharmacy And Therapeutics, 43(3), 313-319.

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