From what I've learned, topical oils should be at least 10mg THC/ml oil. Higher is good too, but lower is obv less or ineffective for pain and probably for anything you would use canna oil for.
If your cannabis is decarbed, great. If not it needs to be 80 to 100% decarbed before you make the oil.
Some of the oils that absorb into the skin fastest are grape seed and pumpkin seed. They absorb so fast you can't really spread them beyond where you applied them. Fractionated coconut oil is much more oily and spreadable (like massage oil) but stays greasy on the skin. At work I use a mix of grape and pumpkin so it doesn't bleed through my shirt. At home I have a blend that adds about 25% fractionated coconut oil.
If you don't mind using it as an oil, you can keep it in a bottle or a roll on applicator to carry in your pocket. If you would like something that isn't runny, you can add beeswax to your oil. You have to melt the wax and add it to your oil when it's hot (don't do this in the MB machine as beeswax is a PITA to clean off). I used 33 grams of beeswax in 6 ounces of oil and got this consistency. Doesn't run when you hold it upside down. Use less or more depending on what consistency you're going for.
You can make a batch of oil and take some out to add beeswax to and see which works better for your skin. You can always make the rest with beeswax but obv you can't take the wax out if it doesn't work for you.
There are lots of other oil recipes adding shea butter and cocoa butter and essential oils for a different smell. I don't claim to be the best, just one that works.
I hope this helps!
If your cannabis is decarbed, great. If not it needs to be 80 to 100% decarbed before you make the oil.
Some of the oils that absorb into the skin fastest are grape seed and pumpkin seed. They absorb so fast you can't really spread them beyond where you applied them. Fractionated coconut oil is much more oily and spreadable (like massage oil) but stays greasy on the skin. At work I use a mix of grape and pumpkin so it doesn't bleed through my shirt. At home I have a blend that adds about 25% fractionated coconut oil.
If you don't mind using it as an oil, you can keep it in a bottle or a roll on applicator to carry in your pocket. If you would like something that isn't runny, you can add beeswax to your oil. You have to melt the wax and add it to your oil when it's hot (don't do this in the MB machine as beeswax is a PITA to clean off). I used 33 grams of beeswax in 6 ounces of oil and got this consistency. Doesn't run when you hold it upside down. Use less or more depending on what consistency you're going for.
You can make a batch of oil and take some out to add beeswax to and see which works better for your skin. You can always make the rest with beeswax but obv you can't take the wax out if it doesn't work for you.
There are lots of other oil recipes adding shea butter and cocoa butter and essential oils for a different smell. I don't claim to be the best, just one that works.
I hope this helps!
