Is Making Your Own CBD Oil Safe?

If you’ve been using CBD oil for some time now then you know it can be pretty expensive. 

Using CBD, also known as cannabinoids, has a number of different health benefits. For example, the National Institute on Drug Abuse says that CBD has been shown to reduce stress in animals such as rats.

Other recent studies have shown that CBD can be used to treat PTSD, including symptoms like nightmares and replaying negative memories. It has also been proven to benefit patients with epilepsy.

With those benefits in mind, many people are looking for other ways to make it affordable. But it can be difficult to keep costs low while maintaining full control of the potency of the actual CBD oil.

And potency is important. In 2018, the Federal Government announced that hemp was no longer a controlled substance as long as it contains no more than 0.3 percent THC.

So, in our guide, we’ll let you know the steps on how to make CBD oil, and whether it’s the best route to save some cash while reaping all the benefits.

Making CBD oil is not an overly complicated process, but you will need some tools, many of which you may already have in your house. So let’s look at the quickest and easiest way to make your own CBD oil at home.

The first and most important thing you’ll need to start creating your own is CBD isolate powder. You may have seen this type of CBD before, but if you haven’t, it’s a 99%+ pure CBD in a form of crystalline powder. Some other sites will explain how to extract CBD, but it's a much different process overall and can be quite difficult for beginners.

While using CBD isolate powder isn’t the same as actually extracting CBD, it’s probably the most cost-effective route, and by far the easiest way of making CBD oil at home. Plus, it's still cheaper than most other products available to you.

Oftentimes, CBD isolate powder is THC-free, which does provide a stress-reliever for some. However, full-spectrum CBD products contain trace amounts of actual THC (less than .3%), so do keep this in mind. With this being said, you can see the primary difference here when comparing this process to how to make cannabis oil.

Now, the next set of products you’ll need include MCT oil, a syringe, small measuring spoon, and a glass dropper bottle, which are often used in DIY e-juice. The reason we recommend MCT oil is the fact that it’s flavorless and odorless. However, depending on what you prefer, you might like to use a different oil.