Updated September 14, 2020
How to Keep Calm…
From CBD to essential oils and meditation, here are a few of our favorite ways (and items) to help you, your family and even your pets keep calm during trying times.
CBD
Cannabidiol, aka CBD, is certainly all the rage. From tinctures to topicals and beauty products, CBD ‘may’ be a natural option for you. It is derived directly from the hemp plant, a cousin to the marijuana plant. Our friends at extractlabs.com share, “While CBD remains non-psychoactive (no high), it does interact with our internal regulatory processes through what is called the endocannabinoid system.” Please consult your physician for personalized medical advice.
For more details on CBD, please read more on Wikipedia
A few of our favorite CBD Products
SMPLSTC’s CBD Oil Tinctures
Calm, Sleep or Active $79.95
Ever wish you had a magic potion to help you fall asleep without feeling groggy the next day? Or one to help ease stress, or enhance focus and leave you energized? SMPLSTC offers a well-rounded series of organic, full-spectrum CBD tinctures that are both effective and delicious.
Infused with unique flavors like blood orange, mint, lavender, and honey, each of the brand’s 1500mg tinctures can be added to your morning smoothie, midday coffee, or favorite dessert recipe. Each blend is sustainably sourced, pesticide-free, carefully extracted, and independently lab tested for purity.
Hemp Oil Tincture
Comes in 4 flavors $19.99
Extract Labs CBD Tinctures
Prices Vary with Strength
Choose from CBG, THC free, CBD isolate, and full-spectrum CBD tinctures available in various flavors and concentrations. Lab-tested for purity and potency, and crafted with all organic ingredients. This is a combat veteran-owned business and they offer a 50% discount to qualified veterans, first-responders, health care workers, and more. View details here
Hemp Bath Bombs – 100 mg
6-Pack Bundle $44.99
Every bomb has its unique scent with essential oils to boost wellness and induce calm.
Extract Labs CBD Topicals
$90 Each
The Face Cream is high in CBD, which acts as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, but gentle enough to use as a daily moisturizer. The muscle cream is for help with arthritis, sore joints, and bodies that never stop aching. This is a combat veteran-owned business and they offer a 50% discount to qualified veterans, first-responders, health care workers, and more. View details here
Honey Flight
$34.99
Get the full BKN honey experience, featuring our signature sustainably sourced honey and therapeutic blends.
Hemp Gummies Sour Twin Cherries
$9.99
Kore hemp-extract gummies edibles are a great way to relax & fade into a restful night’s sleep without the morning drowsiness of other sleep aids.
FETCH, CBD For Pets
$30-$50
Simple ingredients and honest practices yield a clean, trustworthy tincture that’s sure to produce wagging tails and affectionate purrs. Fetch regularly donates to animal shelters and rescue foundations.
ESSENTIAL OILS
Essential oils are a favorite of our Editors. From topical to beauty, infusers and more, the variety of essential oils and blends find a place in our homes, especially during these trying times. Note: Look for 100% pure/natural therapeutic grade oils. If ingesting, look for food-grade essential oils.
A few of our favorite essential oil products
Beauty Serum Set
$29.99
Inspired by Ayurvedic traditions, these carefully blended beauty serums were crafted for women looking for clean, all-natural products to use every day.
NOW Let There Be Peace & Quiet Aromatherapy Kit
$16.93
Includes Lavender Oil, Peppermint Oil, Eucalyptus Oil and Peaceful Sleep Oil Blend.
Tower XL 2-in-1 Humidifier & Diffuser
$69.99 – $79.99
This is the world’s first open-top humidifier and essential oil aromatherapy diffuser. It has a 2-liter water capacity, which is 20x the size of an average diffuser, making it so the mist lasts up to 10 hours.
MEDITATION
If you are new to meditation, now is the time to go online or grab your phone and download an APP to walk you through the process.
Headspace
Free Trial Available
Mindfulness for your everyday life – Stress less. Move more. Sleep soundly.
Insight Timer
The world’s largest collection of free guided meditations, with over 40,000 titles.
Calm
Free Trial Available
The #1 app for Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation, with over 50 million downloads and over 700,000 5-star reviews.