It is difficult to determine the optimal dosage of CBD oils. Need and tolerance are different for each person, as well as the absorption rate and absorption speed of CBD. Therefore, we generally recommend trying it out carefully and slowly feeling your way. Too low a dosage is certainly not harmful. If the desired effect fails to appear, increase the hemp oil dosage by a few drops.
Some factors and guidelines can help you determine an optimal dosage:
Body weight: the higher the weight, the more CBD hemp oil the body can tolerate.
Body characteristics: How does your body react to the hemp oil?
Need: What ailments do you want to fend off? And how severe are the symptoms?
The factors mentioned above influence the dosage of CBD drops. To give you a more accurate guideline, we have prepared the following table:
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Normal CBD hemp oil dosage |
High CBD hemp oil dosage |
Very high CBD hemp oil dosage |
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CBD in mg |
1 - 20 mg per day |
21 - 120 mg per day |
> 350 mg |
Complaints / symptoms |
Sleep disorders, stress, vomiting |
Anxiety, depression, headaches, inflammation |
Chronic pain, epilepsy or MS |
In practical application hemp oil is often used too generously. Even if there is no risk of overdose, it is recommended to be careful with hemp oil: It is too precious to take unnecessarily high doses. Try the oil and carefully feel your way to an optimal feel-good dose. For most beginners, 1 to 4 drops are enough to feel a positive effect. Nice side effect: If you consume less, you also have to buy significantly less CBD hemp oil.
How to calculate the right dosage for hemp oil:
To use hemp oil correctly, you need to know the CBD content per drop. Often, you find this information on the package. If the information is missing, you can calculate the amount yourself with a few math tricks.
These indications are to be found on every CBD product:
- Volume of the CBD bottle in ml
- CBD percentage
1st calculation step:
First, calculate the total amount of CBD in the bottle.
CBD percentage * content in ml * 1000 = total amount of CBD in the hemp oil.
10% * 12 ml * 1000 = 1200 mg CBD in the total hemp oil (at 12 ml and 10%).
2nd calculation step:
A bottle of hemp oil with 10 ml CBD contains between 230 and 250 drops. With this knowledge, you can calculate the amount of CBD in one drop quite accurately:
Content (total amount) CBD / drops in the bottle = CBD per drop.
Because we have more than 10 ml in the hemp oil, it requires a little calculation detour:
250 drops * 1.2 (because it contains 20% more oil) = 300 drops per hemp oil bottle.
1,200 mg CBD / 300 drops = 4 mg CBD / drops.
3rd result:
If you stop for a moment, you realize that you don't need to be a mathematician to understand the calculation. This is the only way to measure the desired dosage without any other information.
The calculation shows that we have a CBD hemp oil with 4 mg of CBD per drop. So, if you want to use CBD to keep insomnia at bay, take between 1 and 20 mg of CBD according to the guideline table.
If you intend to take 20 mg, you need to do following calculation:
Total amount of CBD / CBD per drop = Required drops for the desired dosage.
20 mg / 4 mg / drops = 5 drops
Now you know how to calculate the correct hemp oil dose on your own.