How Much CBD Should I Take?

Short answer?  There is no short answer, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you snake oil.

The correct answer is… it depends. The right amount of CBD changes from unique individual to unique individual (which YOU are!).  Your uniqueness doesn’t stop at your fingerprints or facial features; inside you are flourishing systems of bacteria and microbes that exist in proportions specific to you.  These proportions are based on your diet, geographic history, appetite for risk (raise your hand if you ate dirt…as a child), and countless other factors.   

So does that mean, “how much CBD should I take?” is a question, inside a riddle, wrapped in an enigma?

Thankfully not. It's simpler than that. But it does involve some investigating on your part. 

To figure out how much CBD you should take, you  need to find your “baseline of efficacy.” Your baseline of efficacy is the minimum amount of CBD [measured in milligrams (mg)] you need to take to feel its effects. To figure it out, it's important to understand the relationship between fluid ounces (fl. Oz.) and milligrams (mg.).  

When it comes to CBD, fluid ounces (fl. Oz.) indicates the total volume of liquid in the bottle while milligrams (mg.) measures the amount of CBD within that liquid.  You might also see volume of liquid expressed in milliliters (ml.) - not to be confused with milligrams.Nutty metric system amirite?  One fluid ounce (1 fl. Oz.) is equal to thirty milliliters (30 ml.).

Let’s take a closer look: 

A 1 fl. Oz. (30 ml.) bottle of Arketype 250mg CBD Oil contains 1 fluid ounce of oil with 250mg of CBD. And one full dropper contains roughly 1/30th of the bottle (perfect for a month of daily usage). That means that each full dropper holds about 0.033 fl. Oz. (1 ml.) of liquid  with 8.88 mg. of CBD.  250mg of CBD total in the bottle, divided by 30 full droppers = 8.88mg CBD per dose).

If we have a bottle of Arketype 1250mg CBD Oil, however, one full dropper still contains 0.033 fl. Oz. (1 ml.) of liquid, but because of the higher concentration, each dropper contains  41.76 mg. of CBD! (1250mg of CBD total in the bottle, divided by 30 full droppers = 41.76 mg. of CBD per dose)

Now that you know how to calculate your dosages, you’re ready to find your baseline of efficacy.  As with any other health supplement, the key is to start slow, ingesting one dose and giving your body time to react (1hr or longer) and gauging how you feel.  If you feel nothing, wait until the next day, take a slightly larger dose and gauge your body’s reaction again. Repeat this process until you DO feel something, then take note of the dosage - that is your baseline of efficacy.  From here, you know how much you need to take at a minimum to feel its effects. You can continue to gradually increase your dosage until you find your CBD comfort zone.

At this point, you can look at the economics of your ideal CBD dosage. It might make more sense to buy a higher or lower potency CBD based on how much you need. Arketype CBD oil is dosed at 1 ml. per full dropper and you get 30 doses per bottle.  So it’s as simple as dividing the total milligrams by 30 to know how much CBD you’re getting per dose.  

We’ve spent all this time talking about quantity. Whether your sweet spot is 8.88 mg or 41.76 mg, quality counts. With some of the finest hemp grown in Oregon, then processed and shipped from Nevada, you can be confident in our quality. Arketype CBD is 100% Made in America.  We don’t import any material, and we don’t outsource our processing. Arketype is American CBD for Americans. 

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