Let’s say you’re looking at two bottles of CBD oil oral drops. One is a 10ml bottle which has 1000mg of CBD stated on the label, and the other is a 20ml bottle that is also stated as 1000mg.
Whilst both bottles contain the same overall amount of cannabinoids (1000mg), the bottles are two different strengths. In percentage terms, the 10ml bottle of CBD oil is 10% CBD and the 20ml bottle is 5% CBD, meaning that it will have half the amount of CBD per drop.
Understanding the strength per drop is helpful as this is how you will measure your dose:
- A 10ml bottle is equal to 200 drops so to calculate the mg per drop you divide the total CBD mg by number of drops.
- 1000mg / 200 drops (10ml) = 5mg CBD per drop.
- For the 20ml bottle you have 400 drops which means that each drop is equal to 2.5mg of CBD (the same amount of CBD has been diluted into a larger volume of carrier oil, so each drop contains less).
- The 10ml bottle is twice as strong, so you would need double the number of drops of the 20ml product to achieve the same dose.
We’ll chat CBD drops dosage in a separate story but recommendations on how many drops to take are included on each of our product pages and the FSA recently issued guidance of 70mg CBD max per day (approx. 14 drops of 10% CBD).
Additional Tip
Always read the ingredients label on CBD drops to check how the CBD is listed. Sometimes the % or mg of CBD listed within a product isn’t the pure CBD amount – it can refer to what is called a ‘CBD ingredient’ which itself could be a blend of CBD with another carrier i.e., a diluted down concentration of CBD.
Finding the right CBD products for you can feel overwhelming but don’t let the numbers deter you from jumping in and experiencing the restorative power of CBD oil. At Siam Herbal Health we try and keep it as simple as possible. We only use CBD isolate – the purest form of CBD available – stated in milligrams. We test each batch to ensure that the amount of CBD is accurate and that each batch of raw ingredient is pure CBD isolate. This means, we can trust exactly what goes into each product, and so can you.
If you’re ever unsure and need a little help or personal recommendation, drop us a line at [email protected].
