Our Ingredients
Now certified organic!
Vermont-grown hemp, bred for high CBD content and low THC content (under 0.3% THC), and organically grown in the fertile soil of northern Vermont.
Unrefined coconut oil or MCT coconut oil - always certified organic.
Sunflower lecithin. Lecithin is an essential nutrient found in many foods; it acts as an emulsifier and may help the body absorb and utilize cannabinoids more effectively. Increased bioavailability means more bang for your buck!
Essential oils are used for flavor in my CBD oil drops, and are carefully selected for their therapeutic benefits in my CBD rubs.
Arnica flower and calendula flower in some rubs, body butters, and body oils.
Shea butter, beeswax, and arrowroot in my body butters.
Mineral-rich blend of salts in my mineral baths.
Our Process
Most CBD oil is produced using CBD which is extracted in a lab using CO2 or other solvents, and then added to a carrier oil. Primal Botanical CBD oil is different. My oil is handcrafted from start to finish, using the time-honored method of low-and-slow heat (under 175º Fahrenheit) to infuse the hemp directly into the oil. I use certified organic coconut oil for our rubs, and certified organic coconut MCT oil for our liquid oils and body butters. Sunflower lecithin is added during the infusion process as an emulsifier, and may have the added benefit of making the cannabinoids more bioavailable in the body. Some products have essential oils added, either for flavor or carefully selected for their therapeutic benefit. My higher-potency CBD oils and my CBD body butters have full spectrum hemp extract added to the handmade oil to boost the potency. My products are third-party tested for accuracy in dosing. You can see the lab results HERE.
Our hemp is organically grown here on Quintessential Farm in Cabot, Vermont.
Meet the Herbalist: Annika McCann, RN
My lifelong interest in health led me to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, where I trained as a clinical herbalist in 1991. I became a registered nurse a few years later, but never stopped making my own medicines.
When I began experimenting with CBD on family members about ten years ago, I was amazed by the powerful effect it had on both physical ailments and on mental/emotional distress. I decided to try making my own CBD oil and was delighted that my own formulations were even more effective than the pricy extracts manufactured in labs! I was so impressed that I started Primal Botanical to share my CBD oil with the world.
Now you can benefit from my decades of experience as a practicing herbalist, the medical knowledge I’ve gained working as a nurse and a health coach, and my research into cannabis pharmacology and the endocannabinoid system.