CBD Salve: Why You Use it and How to Make it

The best way to manage symptoms of pain and inflammation on the skin could be a salve. Medicating with a topical ointment allows patients to get all the benefits of the cannabinoid’s pain-relieving potential while avoiding the light drowsiness. Through a salve, the pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory properties of CBD target a single location quickly, to relax sore muscles, ease inflamed joints, and soothe problematic skin. It’s also easy to make at home — we’ll show you how. Unlike THC, the other active ingredient in cannabis — and the one responsible for the “high” feeling — CBD doesn’t absorb into the bloodstream. A CBD salve, therefore, is unlike a CBD or THC patch, which are designed to enter the blood system. Instead, CBD absorbs at the level of skin’s pores and no further. There, it reacts with cannabinoid receptors beneath the skin’s outer layer, connecting directly with sensory nerve fibers. That means CBD is ideal as the active ingredient in a soothing salve. Why CBD for a Skin Salve? CBD salves have a range of benefits. These have shown to help manage symptoms of puffy, inflamed skin. The salves also moisturize the skin, helping problems like psoriasis and eczema. Importantly, research points to CBD salve as an effective way to help inflammation and pain. The Arthritis Foundation recently endorsed the potential benefits of CBD to manage joint inflammation. This holds true for traditionally consumed CBD (orally or sublingually), as well as CBD salves. According to a study published in the European Journal of Pain (2016),…

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