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How Does CBD Make You Feel?

So you’re trying Good Hemp Pure CBD oil for the first time. Welcome to the party! You might have heard about some of the benefits already, but how exactly will it change the way you feel and why?

CBD is a calming compound that is the perfect antidote to a highly active, anxiety-riddled lifestyle (hands up if you can relate 🙋‍♀️). It helps you stay centred and grounded and makes you feel more relaxed as you go about your day. CBD is known for its calming properties, and on top of that, it can help with pain relief (like period pain or muscle pain), inflammation, and concentration.

There’s no disputing that the benefits of CBD are far reaching – the thing is that different types of CBD extracts produce different effects in the body based on their structural composition. To understand why this happens, we’ll need to distinguish between three types of CBD.

The Different Types of CBD

There are three common types of CBD extracts that you will find when searching for the right product for you: full spectrum, broad-spectrum and CBD isolate.

  • Full spectrum CBD contains a mixture of cannabinoids, sometimes including THC (the principal psychoactive component of cannabis plants), and terpenes
  • Broad-spectrum CBD also contains a combination of cannabinoids and terpenes, but it doesn’t contain THC
  • CBD isolate doesn’t contain cannabinoids or terpenes, and only includes pure CBD, as an isolated substance

Because of the key distinctions between each type, the way you feel will be different depending on which CBD extract you use.

What are cannabinoids?

Cannabinoids are the naturally occurring compounds found in the Cannabis Sativa plant – the most notable ones being THC and CBD. Cannabinoids interact with specific cannabinoid receptors in the central nervous system (mainly CB1 and CB2) and may have different effects based on the brain area involved. For example, interaction with the limbic system may alter your memory, cognition and psychomotor performance; interaction with the mesolimbic pathway may affect your reward and pleasure responses. Pain perception can also be altered by cannabinoids, which is why CBD oil is often used for pain relief.

What are terpenes?

Terpenes are fragrant oils found in many types of plants, including cannabis plants. Originally developed by cannabis plants to repel predators and lure pollinators, they are now often used to give distinctive flavours to CBD oil and cannabis varieties. The presence of different combinations of terpenes in CBD oil is thought to influence its effects, but more research is needed to understand exactly what each terpene brings to the table.

The Effects of CBD vs THC

As full spectrum CBD extracts can include THC, it is possible that they induce a bit of a psychoactive “high”. Broad-spectrum and CBD isolate do not contain any THC, so they won’t have the same psychoactive effect.

That’s not to say that CBD oils that are THC-free don’t have mood-inducing properties: they *are* powerful mood altering compounds. Moderate doses can have a profound positive effect on your overall wellbeing through the way they induce feelings of grounding and calm, and counteract anxiety and stress.

Take CBD isolate (our speciality), for example. It provides a boost in natural alertness and some relaxing effects, but none of the high-inducing side effects that will stop you from going about your day like usual.

Tips for Using CBD For the First Time

Now that you know how you might feel depending on the different type of extract you use, the following tips will come in handy for when you use CBD for the first time.

  • Start on a lower dose and see how you feel
  • Up the dose gradually over time as you work towards hitting your own personal “sweet spot”
  • Do not exceed 70mg per day for FSA (and Good Hemp lab) approved safe use
  • Dispense the droplets under your tongue and leave them there for 60 seconds before swallowing – this helps the CBD to enter your bloodstream and get to work a little faster
  • Wait around 40 minutes for the effects to start kicking in

What Our Users Say

Our community is using Good Hemp CBD oil to help support a healthy lifestyle and bring balance back to their body and mind. See our drops in action and find out how CBD oil could help you!

Why Try Good Hemp Pure CBD Oil

There are a bunch of reputable CBD oil suppliers in the UK today. But did you know that it’s possible to be healthy and socially responsible when it comes to who you go with? Rather than picking a name out of a Google search, you can support a provider that also has a broader mission to protect the earth.

Good Hemp has been on a mission to unf*ck the planet since the turn of the millennium, and the result is the creation of eco-conscious, 100% natural, non-GMO hemp products like our Pure CBD oil range. All of our oils are pure CBD (isolate) and don’t contain any THC. They come in three different flavours – natural, peppermint and citrus – so you can pick your favourite flavour!

Armed with knowledge on how you can expect to feel, how to go about your first time and where to find high quality CBD oils, you’re now ready to enter a world of less anxiety, more relaxation after a stressful day, and better personal balance.

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