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How Many Drops of CBD Oil Should I Take?

How Many Drops of CBD Oil Should I Take?

Written by Zara Kenyon
April 18, 2023
  • Beginner Guides to CBD
  • CBD Questions and Answers
  • How to Use CBD Products

“How many drops of CBD oil should I take?”

It’s one of the most common questions we’re asked at Cannaray, and the answer is: there’s no one-size-fits-all dosage. It’s different for everyone. However, we typically recommend taking the recommended guidance on pack per day at first, then adjusting up (to a maximum of 70mg CBD per day) or down as and when you feel you’re ready. It’s all about listening to your body.

If you want the full lowdown on decoding your dosage, we’ve got all the tips you need right here, courtesy of our Chief Science Officer, Gregor Zorn. Below, he reveals how to take your CBD oil, plus four steps that will help you decide on your perfect number of drops…

First, how do I take CBD oil drops?

It’s easy. All you have to do is squeeze your CBD oil underneath your tongue, hold it there for 90 seconds while it absorbs, and then swallow whatever’s left. You can also add our Bright Days CBD Oil and Night CBD Oil Drops to your favourite food and drinks. See our inspiration for CBD recipes and more tips on cooking with CBD oil over at the Cannaray Journal.

How much CBD can I take in a day?

As we mentioned above, we recommend you take no more than 70mg of CBD per day. If you like to mix and match your formats (say, by taking a CBD oil in the morning and a CBD capsule at night, make sure you track how much you’ve already taken so you don’t exceed the limit.

1. Find Your Formula

“For a CBD first-timer, your goal should be to find the right dosage that works uniquely for you,” says Gregor. “It’s different for everyone, and because CBD is a food supplement and not a medication, it doesn’t necessarily change by body weight - although this can be a factor.

That said, Gregor recommends “you start low and go slow” with a small dosage. This can be anywhere from 25mg upwards, around 0.5ml of CBD oil, although we tend to find that a dosage around 50mg upwards is what our customers find optimal.

That’s why you'll find the perfect entry-level amount in the CBD Oil Discovery Kit.

A great kit for beginners containing 10ml of our Bright Days CBD Oil Drops and Night Time CBD Oil Drops. Start with 0.5 – 1ml dropper of oil (measured with the glass pipette), equivalent to 25mg – 50mg CBD.

2. Decode Your Drops

Keeping with the ‘start low and go slow’ theme, Gregor suggests you take one dropper of CBD oil at a time. However, the number of these single doses per day can vary based on how you're integrating CBD oil into your daily routine.

3. Observing the Effects

If you're new to CBD, Gregor recommends that you “stay on your beginners’ dose for two to three days to monitor your experience before increasing your dose up to a maximum of 70mg CBD per day." You can even track the experience with our seven-day CBD diary.

Sometimes the CBD has to accumulate in the body via the fat cells before you feel any difference. It doesn’t always absorb instantly – you have to give it time. After three days, if you feel that you might need more CBD, try increasing the amount you take. For example, if you’re taking one 25mg dropper once per day, try a 25mg dropper twice per day.

Gregor says that each time you increase, you should wait at least three days before tweaking your dosage again. “This is a good way of discovering how your body interacts with CBD oil.”

4. Switching Your Formula

Instead of continually increasing your number of drops (and burning through your bottle of oil), you may reach a point where you’re ready to transition to a more concentrated formula.

For example, if you’re taking two 25mg droppers before bed to reach a 50mg dosage, you’re using up one millilitre of your 500mg Bright Days CBD Oil Drops at once. However, if you switch to the 1500mg CBD Oil Drops, you get 50mg in a single squeeze of the pipette, meaning you only need to take one full dropper.

Getting the most mileage out of your CBD oil may mean changing the formula to dial down the drops required. Here’s the dosage you get from one dropper of each CBD Oil Drops bottle…

So, let’s recap...

  • Start with two 0.5ml droppers or one 1ml dropper of CBD Oil Drops per day.
  • Take that dosage daily, depending on your desired outcome.
  • Keep consistent with your ‘start low and go slow’ dosage for three days to see how you feel
  • Want to increase your dosage? Dial it up, then try the new level for (again) 3 days - just remember to stay within the 70mg CBD per day guidance.

How should I use CBD as part of my routine?

If you’re taking one of Cannaray’s CBD essentials on its own, you can work them into your daily routine with ease. Anytime, anywhere – they fit around you. Meanwhile, if you’d like to mix and match, you simply need to keep the 70mg limit in mind. Here are just some of the CBD routines (complete with measurements) we’ve tried at Cannaray HQ:

CBD Oils and CBD Gummies

Because the CBD Oil Drops and CBD Gummies are both juicy and fruity, they work together perfectly – and the measurements make them a natural combo, too. Simply take a 1ml dropper of the Oil Drops for 50mg of CBD, and then chew two Gummies from the 300mg jar for 20mg, giving you 70mg in total. You can even unlock 10% off when you buy them as part of the Bright Days Starter Kit.

Day and Night CBD Oils

If you want to take our Bright Days and Night-Time CBD Oil Drops on the same day, we suggest halving the doses above so they can work in harmony. That means, instead of taking 1ml of each oil, you’ll take 0.5ml/25mg of Bright Days in the AM and 0.5ml/30mg of Night-Time in the PM for a total of 55mg. Try buying the two CBD oils together in the Day to Night CBD Kit for a £7 saving.

CBD Oils and Capsules

How you take this pairing depends on the time of day you’re enjoying your CBD. If you’re opting for CBD Oil Drops, you would take a 1ml/50mg dropper with two CBD Capsules (10mg each). However, if you’re going to bed with 1ml/60mg of the Night-Time CBD Oil Drops, pop just one Capsule before you tuck in – and don’t forget to read these sleep tips.

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