CBD Product Essentials — Making it in Manhattan

While most people continue to work from home, students across the country are gearing up to start school again. Whether you’re taking a break this semester, utilizing online classes or sitting in a socially-distanced classroom, everyone can feel a little on edge about returning back to normal in a world where everything feels anything but.

The solution? CBD.

CBD, short for cannabidiol, is one of the most well-known active components in marijuana, providing consumers with stress-relieving properties. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the component that gets users high, CBD’s side effects include inducing relaxation and reducing inflammation.

CBD is 100% legal and safe, being found in face creams, gummies and oils, without any hallucinogenic properties that the bud’s older cousin is known for. While scientists are still researching marijuana’s full safety effects for legalization, both medically and recreationally, CBD has been given the green light for consumption.

This week, we’re breaking down the internet’s favorite CBD staples to have in your desk drawer when boredom, or that mid-day work-induced panic, strikes.

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Not Pot Vegan CBD Gummies

This vegan vitamin company, founded in 2018, is the perfect way to take a chill pill. Literally.

With fruity flavors and nostalgic shapes—looking at you, Flintstone Gummies!—Not Pot is one of our favorite ways to get our daily dose of relaxation to prepare for those 3-hour long Zoom calls. The company also donates profits to their own bail-fund attempting to destigmatize and decriminalize marijuana. The gummies are also colorful and 100% cruelty-free! What’s not to love?

Not Pot Vegan CBD Gummies in ‘Strawberry,’ $39.99; notpot.com

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Herbivore Botanicals Emerald CBD + Adaptogens Deep Moisture Glow Oil

Although we haven’t left the house in quite a while, prepping and priming with a perfect skincare routine to begin the day makes life feel a little bit more normal. Herbivore’s CBD face oil provides an instant morning pick-me-up, providing glowing skin and an instant hydrating punch, while CBD provides soothing effects to start your day off right. For every oil purchase, the company pledges to donate $1 towards cannabis-legalization efforts and women-led cannabis-centered brands.

Herbivore Botanicals Emerald CBD + Adaptogens Deep Moisture Glow Oil in 30 ml, $58.00; emerald.herbivorebotanicals.com

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Milk Makeup KUSH High Volume Mascara

This gender-neutral beauty brand first took the world by storm in 2016 with its simple approach to genderless makeup and skincare. With the launch of their first mascara, the brand decided to infuse CBD in its formula. The result? A cult-classic mascara that lasts and makes us feel a little bit more relaxed by CBD oil coating and conditioning our lashes, according to the brand. Milk Makeup also has a brow gel in the KUSH family, so you can mix and match what products you want to use.

Milk Makeup ‘KUSH High Volume Mascara’, $24; sephora.com

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Herb Essntls Perfume Oil

You’ll want to inhale this one, too. Herb Essntl’s citrus notes blend perfectly with undertones of bergamot, amber and patchouli oil smells. The small rollerball style is perfect for applying at the pulse points, settling into your skin beautifully. The perfume isn't the only straight-forward CBD-infused product the brand has. You can find no-nonsense face moisturizers, lip balms and body lotions on their website

Herb Essntls Perfume Oil, 10 ml, $58; herbessntls.com

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Black Dahlia x YIELD Willow Candle

What’s more relaxing than finishing a long day with a glass of wine and a candle-lit bubble bath? A candle infused with CBD! In a collaboration with the Sowden House Foundation, the YIELD design house created a sustainable candle with reusable glassware and CBD-infused coconut-wax. This clean nature scent, with notes of spring water and lichen moss, is the perfect way to grab your lighter and let your troubles melt away.

Black Dahlia x YIELD ‘Willow Candle, 150mg CBD’, $38; yielddesign.co