CBD Oil Dosage | Quick tip

You've ordered CBD drops, but you're wondering what exactly the right CBD oil dosage is. No problem. In this short blog, Dutch-Headshop offers the help you're looking for.

CBD Olie Dosage

Short answer: if you weigh 80 kilos, then 2 times a day, 4 drops of 5% CBD is a good dosage to start with. Keep this up for at least 2 weeks before changing the dosage, unless you don't feel well. Then stop using CBD oil immediately. Now for the detailed answer. What if you have a different strength oil or don't weigh 80 kilograms?

The right CBD oil dosage depends on a number of things:

  1. Have you used CBD before or is it the first time?
  2. The strength of the CBD oil
  3. Your needs
  4. Your body weight

A good dose to start with is 0.2 mg per kilo body weight per day. So if you weigh 60 kg, multiply 0.2 by 60. That amounts to 12 mg CBD per day. It is a good idea to spread this dose out over several times during the day. For example, in the morning after breakfast and in the evening after dinner.

How many ml is a drop of CBD Oil?

One drop of CBD oil contains about 0.05 ml of oil. That's not a pipette full, but just a single drop. So how much CBD is in each drop?

  • 1 drop of CBD oil 1% contains about 0,5 mg CBD
  • 1 drop of CBD oil 2,5% contains about 1 mg CBD
  • 1 drop of CBD oil 5% contains about 2 mg CBD
  • 1 drop of CBD oil 10% contains about 4 mg CBD
  • 1 drop of CBD oil 20% contains about 8 mg CBD

CBD Oil Dosage Increase, Decrease or Buy another CBD Oil?

So you see that the dosage of CBD depends, among other things, on the strength of the oil. When you take a double strength oil, you can take half the dosage. In practice, this is more expensive. This is because producing CBD oil becomes more complex as the percentage increases. If you want to take more CBD, it is healthier* to take stronger CBD oil of, for example, 20%, because you then take in less base oil.

* "Healthier" here means taking less oil. Whether CBD itself is healthy is a claim that is still under consideration by the European food watchdog EFSA.

CBD Oil for Children Dosage

That is easy. Also 0.2 mg per kilo of body weight per day is a good dose to start with. After all, children are lighter than adults. However, we strongly advise you to consult your family doctor or pediatrician if you are considering giving CBD oil to children.

How to Best Dispense CBD Oil?

CBD oil is available in handy pipette bottles, with which you can put a few drops under your tongue. Capsules have the advantage that dosing is even easier and you also know for sure that your dosage is always the same. Moreover, if you do not like the taste of the oil, capsules will hide that taste for you completely.

CBD oil dosage

What is the Maximum Dosage of CBD?

In 2011, based on various studies, it was stated that 1500 mg CBD per day is a safe dose [1]. In 2019, these studies were revisited and confirmed that 1500 mg per day is safe [2].

However, we would like to advise you not to take that much CBD oil. The amount of base oil that you have to take for that kind of dosage causes digestive problems, diarrhea and eventually weight gain. You don't normally drink that much olive or sunflower oil, do you? That is why you will not find this maximum amount in our blogs or on product pages. Are you considering taking a lot of CBD oil? Consult your doctor first. In any case, it’s highly advisable to take the most concentrated (strongest) oil to counteract the side effects of the base oil.

The correct dosage is one of the most frequently asked questions about cannabidiol. We hope that this information has helped you a little.

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