CBD Oil

A signalling network running through the human body, made up of receptors, the cannabinoids the body produces itself and the enzymes that clear them. It was mapped in the early 1990s by researchers working out how THC acts. Work on how plant cannabinoids interact with it continues.

Hemp is a bioaccumulator. It draws metals and residues up out of the ground and holds them, and concentrating the plant into an extract concentrates whatever it took up. Growing it on land we control without pesticides is the only dependable way to keep that out of the bottle.

Terpenes are the aromatic compounds that give any plant its smell. CO2 extraction carries a good share of them across into the extract instead of stripping them out, which is why a full spectrum oil smells of hemp and an isolate dissolved in oil smells of nothing.

Held under the tongue, part of the oil is taken up through the tissue in the mouth rather than going through the gut first. A capsule is digested in full. Neither route is superior and the practical difference for most people is timing.

CBD itself is not a controlled substance in the UK, and CBD products are sold widely here. The regulatory position is more involved than that sentence suggests: CBD food supplements sit under novel food rules run by the Food Standards Agency, and separate rules under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations govern how much controlled cannabinoid a product may contain.

A list of CBD food products linked to novel food applications the FSA has validated. The FSA is explicit that inclusion does not mean a product is authorised, only that somebody is seeking authorisation, and that it is not endorsing any CBD food product whether listed or not. No CBD novel food has been authorised in Great Britain yet.

UK rules count controlled cannabinoids by the container rather than as a percentage, and cumulatively rather than THC alone. Rather than quote you a figure that means something different in another market, we would point you to the certificate of analysis for your batch on our lab testing page.

The Food Standards Agency advises against CBD for anyone under 18, anyone pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive, anyone taking medication and anyone who is immunosuppressed. If any of those apply, speak to a doctor rather than to us.

Yes, to addresses throughout the United Kingdom, in plain packaging with nothing on the outside naming the contents. Northern Ireland orders can occasionally take longer where checks apply.

Yes. Any oil in this collection can be put on a repeating schedule at a lower price than a one-off order, and you can change the interval or stop it yourself without contacting anyone.

Every batch has its own certificate, published on our lab testing page against the batch number printed on your bottle. That report is the document worth reading before any marketing copy, ours included.

There is a 30-day money-back guarantee across the site and it covers opened bottles. Tell us and we will sort it. We would rather someone tried the gentlest bottle and decided against it than never tried at all.