{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-tags-template-js","path":"/tag/siva/","result":{"data":{"allArticle":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Article_2885-markdown","title":"5 Budget-Friendly Hemp CBD Stocking Stuffers","slug":"5-budget-friendly-hemp-cbd-stocking-stuffers","content":"It seems like every holiday season there’s a mad scramble for that last-minute stocking stuffer or for that present for a white elephant gift exchange. For gifting where you’ve set a maximum spend value, it can be hard to find a quality gift in the price range that the recipient will actually like. \n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_com/?hl=en)\n\nSo maybe this year you should turn to some small but powerful hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) gifts to fill those last-minute needs. Since the CBD in all of these products comes from hemp, they ship legally to all 50 states. There’s also no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in these products, so no one will feel high when using them. \n\nThese gifts are all under $20 and contain high-quality CBD that can help with a variety of things—from dry, irritated skin to muscle aches. And what’s better than giving friends and family the gift of good health? \n\n### 1. Wildflower’s CBD+ Soap Soothes Dry, Winter Skin in a Flash\n\n![Wildflower CBD soap](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-a144517e-82ae-482d-8ea6-f661e0021dd4/original.png)\n\nWinter can be harsh for all types of skin. If you’re buying for someone who likes to look and feel their best, they’ll love the [CBD+ Soap from Wildflower](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b57b4b502f1740001523086/cbd-soap).  \n\nThis all-natural bar soap comes in either lavender or vanilla with scents that are pleasant and relaxing, but not overpowering. From the first use, skin feels softer, plumper and more even. \n\nUsers report it even helps with makeup removal and more severe skin conditions like acne and psoriasis. At only $10, it’s an affordable way to help someone add a bit of luxury to their skin care routine.  \n\n### 2. Cured Spices From Cured Nutrition Are a Tasty Way to Take CBD\n\n![Cured Nutrition Smoky BBQ CBD spice](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-f0e33e43-c1c4-4058-ae08-d3f34002d79e/original.png)\n\nIf someone on your list is interested in taking CBD regularly—like they would a daily multivitamin—a fantastic way to ingest the healing cannabinoid is by using [Cured Nutrition’s Cured Spices]( https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b57ad3f02f1740001522ff7/cured-spices) in the kitchen. Each $18 pot of spices contains 100 gm of CBD, and there are three flavors to choose from:\n\n* Cinnamon and honey\n* Smoky BBQ\n* Roasted garlic & lemon pepper \n\nSprinkle the cinnamon and honey spices on oatmeal, roll some mixed nuts in the smoky BBQ, or season a salmon fillet with the roasted garlic & lemon pepper.\n\nThese CBD spices are ideal for the canna-curious and/or for someone who enjoys cooking. \n\nRELATED: [5 FAQS FROM FRIENDS & FAMILY ABOUT HEMP CBD](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5be8e862153499000829fbd5/5-faqs-from-friends-and-family-about-hemp-cbd)\n\n### 3. SIVA’s CBD Patch Eases Aches & Pains Mess-Free\n\n![SIVA CBD patch](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-511a39d9-7c24-4a10-9c71-2381edce5de6/original.png)\n\nTransdermal patches are a great way to gain the pain-relieving benefits of CBD in an easy-to-use, mess-free form. And [SIVA’s CBD patch](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5bad7f79480cf17202c7dbd2/20mg-cbd-patch) provides a microdose of high-quality, lab-tested CBD. \n\nEach patch contains 20 mg of CBD, which can help ease a back ache, pulled muscle or a sore shoulder. Users can apply the patch wherever they need relief and wear it for hours under their clothing without anyone knowing. \n\nJust peel the patch off the backing, place it where you need pain relief and let the patch go to work. At just $9 per patch, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more economical, effective little gift. \n\n### 4. Protect Your Lips This Winter With CBD Lip Balm From Pure Ratios\n\n![Pure Ratios CBD lip balm](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-56589da4-8a1d-4d50-bdbd-234866a7e2e2/original.png)\n\nCBD is widely known to help moisturize and repair skin—and the same goes for lips, too. [Pure Ratios’ CBD lip balm](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b577c4b02f1740001522d02/cbd-lip-balm) is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone on your list. Besides CBD, the balm contains other nourishing ingredients, which help soothe and prevent dry, cracked lips like: \n\n* Rosebuds\n* Elderflower\n* Coconut oil\n* Jojoba oil\n\nAt just $10 each, you can gift these potent little lip balms to everyone on your list. \n\n### 5. Gift Your Pooch or the Fur Parent in Your Life a Bag of Lamb CBD Dog Treats From Holistic Hound\n\n![Holistic Hounds CBD lamb dog treats](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-dbef706a-b57f-484b-a5b5-a38a7c084bcb/original.png)\n\nMaybe the person you’re buying for is a devoted doggie parent. Or maybe in your house Fido gets his own Christmas stocking. Either way, the canine gift that combines mouth-watering flavors and good health are the [CBD Lamb Dog Treats from Holistic Hound](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b57a1f302f1740001522f34/cbd-dog-treats-3-mg). \n\nThe ingredients in these lamb treats include: \n\n* Grass-fed, New Zealand lamb liver\n* Organic coconut oil \n* 3 mg of lab-tested, organic CBD per treat \n\n[Dogs have an endocannabinoid system just like we do](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5b92ac5128d6e8000971f750/keeping-your-pet-healthy-with-hemp-derived-cbd), so they can also benefit from CBD’s anti-inflammatory, calming and pain-relieving properties. \n\nDog owners have reported that CBD has helped their furry best friend with everything from separation anxiety to creaky joints. A bag of 15 treats costs just $15. \n\nPhoto credit: [freestocks.org](https://unsplash.com/@freestocks) (main image), [Wildflower](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgu_le_hmjb/) (Wildflower image), [Cured Nutrition](https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSp2sXnbIQ/) (Cured Nutrition image), [SIVA](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYAnaLhnh8/) (SIVA image), [Pure Ratios](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4YO9GjSs_/) (Pure Ratios image), [Holistic Hound](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAfbcun2lu/) (Holistic Hound image)\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. [HelloMD](https://www.hellomd.com/) can help you get your medical marijuana recommendation; it's easy, private and 100% online.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/14b42/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg","srcSet":"/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/f836f/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 200w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/2244e/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 400w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/14b42/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 800w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/47498/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 1200w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/0e329/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 1600w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/43576/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.jpg 3653w","srcWebp":"/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/58556/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/61e93/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 200w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/1f5c5/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 400w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/58556/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 800w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/99238/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 1200w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/7c22d/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 1600w,\n/static/40fd08375f26f7308305f00476fcccfe/35449/b90ec3a21dc3eacd1bbd3f52775f3c27.webp 3653w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_2881-markdown","title":"Gift Guide: 7 Products for Those New to Hemp CBD","slug":"gift-guide-7-products-for-those-new-to-hemp-cbd","content":"Struggling to find the perfect gift for a few folks in your life? Well, lucky for you, cannabidiol—better known as CBD—is having a moment. This means now’s a good time to gift this trendy and healthy ingredient to friends and family this holiday season.  \n\nCBD is getting a lot of attention because of its powerful anti-inflammatory properties. Research and anecdotal evidence suggest CBD may help alleviate many types of pain.\n\nIn addition, people have found that CBD can help manage stress and anxiety—issues most of us encounter regularly. That’s why CBD can be a great gift for just about anyone; it can help us feel good—and who doesn’t want that? \n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_com/?hl=en)\n\nTo the uninitiated, the world of CBD products can be daunting: How to take it? And how much to take? Is the product really what it says it is? Well, never fear. We’re here to help. [HelloMD now sells CBD products nationwide](https://www.hellomd.com/products?all), and we vet every brand on our site for product potency and safety. \n\nWe’ve put together a list of some user-friendly, hemp CBD products that are a good fit for anyone who wants to figure out if CBD is right for them. \n\n### 1. Get Wildflower’s CBD+ Wellness Tincture for the Health Enthusiast in Your Life\n\n![Wildflower CBD+ Wellness Tincture](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-4885b35f-0bbe-465c-af33-16becfcfbe35/original.png)\n\nWildflower boasts some of the prettiest packaging in the business. And its [CBD+ Wellness Tincture](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b57af1902f174000152301e/cbd-wellness) is no exception. But this product isn’t all looks—it’s also packing 500 mg of CBD per bottle. This may sound like a lot to a newbie, but it just means that you have the freedom to explore your own dosage without fear of running out too soon. \n\nWhile each dropperful contains 16.5 mg of CBD, Wildflower recommends that newbies start out with just two drops to see how they feel. Get this tincture for the wellness devotee who’s serious about incorporating CBD into their daily routine.\n\nAs a bonus, this tincture has a tropical fruit flavor that makes it easy to keep under your tongue for maximum—and fast-acting—absorption. \n\n### 2. Select’s Relax Vape Pen Is Great for Folks Who Need to De-Stress \n\n![Select Relax Vape Pen](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-61c734f6-fca1-4f8c-9c67-e84ef77930d7/original.png)\n\nDisposable vape pens are great for newbies: They don’t need to be charged, require little upkeep, and you can toss or recycle them once you’ve used up all of the oil. Select’s Relax CBD Vape Pen clocks in at a great price of $35, and it’s infused with lavender oil to complement CBD’s relaxing properties. \n\nEach puff of this pen contains 2.5–5 mg of CBD, so newbies can microdose until they find their sweet spot. Get it for the person in your life who could use a little help managing their stress.\n\nRELATED: [TOP 3 CBD PRODUCTS TO HELP YOU DE-STRESS](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5be0a37026ef630008f055b4/top-3-cbd-products-to-help-you-de-stress)\n\n### 3. Elixinol's Hemp CBD Capsules Are Great for Athletes\n\n![Elixinol Hemp CBD Capsules](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-dfa756f2-c207-44bc-b2c3-a9d12e755bd3/original.png)\n\nElixinol’s CBD Hemp Oil Capsules deliver CBD in a familiar package. These capsules are fast-acting, easy to swallow and contain 15 mg of CBD apiece—a good starter dose for those who’ve had minimal contact with CBD. Give these to the athlete in your life; they’ll appreciate the anti-inflammatory properties of CBD, and it’ll be a nice addition to their supplement cabinet. \n\n### 4. Gift Vertè Essentials' Elevate Vital Oil to Someone Who’s Really Into Skin Care\n\n![Verte Essentials Elevate Vital Oil](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-7e864058-4e28-4d98-8617-802bdf0426c6/original.png)\n\nPeople often turn to CBD to manage pain, reduce nausea or ease anxiety. But CBD is also becoming a popular addition to skin care products. This makes sense, considering that its anti-inflammatory properties may help soothe skin that’s prone to irritation and dryness. \n\nIf you know someone who’s a skin care fanatic, try giving them [Vertè Essentials’ Elevate Vital Oil](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5b57bb1602f17400015230c2/elevate-vital-oil). This serum contains 150 mg of CBD along with chai herb and flower extracts. It was designed to purify, protect and invigorate skin. \n\nPlus, this serum is edible. So if your gift recipient is curious about ingesting CBD, they can try adding a bit to their morning tea as well.  \n\n### 5. Siva’s Hemp Patch Can Help Fight Pain \n\n![Siva Hemp Patch](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-0c2a4840-1646-4680-8c89-c3ad9bb62129/original.png)\n\nTransdermal patches are ideal for those who are interested in using CBD for pain relief. Siva’s patches contain 20 mg of CBD apiece. Once attached, these patches consistently deliver CBD to your system for hours of relief. \n\nThe best thing about transdermal patches is that you never have to worry about your next dose. They’re discreet, and you can use them anywhere. \n\n### 6. Vertly’s Relief Lotion Has All-Around Appeal \n\n![Vertly Relief Lotion](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-6f33ee40-cf34-40f0-b8a1-8da5f336b000/original.png)\n\nTopicals are the gateway CBD product. You don’t have to worry about ingesting anything, and it’s very unlikely that you’ll overdo it. [Vertly’s Relief Lotion](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5ba2a9de1669df4c6daec804/relief-lotion) is a versatile gift: If someone wants to use CBD topicals for pain, the 150 mg of CBD in this lotion should do the trick. \n\nBut if they’re simply looking for a rich, hydrating lotion, there’s also shea butter and herbs like arnica that’ll help keep skin feeling hydrated and refreshed. \n\nRELATED: [ALL ABOUT TOPICAL CBD & HOW IT SINKS INTO THE SKIN](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5bbfdd6edd54d50008d4078e/all-about-topical-cbd-and-how-it-sinks-into-the-skin)\n\n### 7. Give Basic Jane’s Essential Oil Trio to Folks Interested in Holistic Healing \n\n![Basic Jane Essential Oil Trio](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-fba011ff-f589-4da4-b854-eac8c5bd0b8f/original.png)\n\nJust like CBD, essential oils of every variety are coming into the spotlight. If you know an essential oil fanatic, it’s likely they’ve already heard of CBD. But have they ever tried both essential oils and CBD at the same time? \n\nEnter [Basic Jane’s Essential Oil Trio](https://www.hellomd.com/products/5beca7712ae500d4af82e009/essential-oil-trio), which you can massage generously onto the skin. Each oil blend in this trio was created with a certain effect in mind: Awake, Relax and Revive—and then CBD was added to the mix for a bit of pain relief. \n\nPhoto credit: [rawpixel](https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel) (main image), [Wildflower](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMpf5UFVOm/) (Wildflower image), [Select CBD](https://www.instagram.com/p/BiFNy7NluFU/) (Select image), [Elixinol](https://www.instagram.com/p/BhkjLL4FJ3e/) (Elixinol image), [Vertè Essentials](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoK5wc8nrOj/) (Vertè image), [Siva](https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYAnaLhnh8/) (Siva image), [Vertly Balm](https://www.instagram.com/p/BjaBhscBEPk/) (Vertly image), [Basic Jane](https://www.instagram.com/p/BbCfAMPDq4J/) (Basic Jane image) \n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3605442176870748,"src":"/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/14b42/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg","srcSet":"/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/f836f/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 200w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/2244e/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 400w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/14b42/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 800w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/47498/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 1200w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/0e329/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 1600w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/db203/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.jpg 3642w","srcWebp":"/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/58556/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/61e93/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 200w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/1f5c5/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 400w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/58556/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 800w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/99238/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 1200w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/7c22d/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 1600w,\n/static/1f56d224a24309db5bd9b5c62403f4e6/62b7a/c5a2781da5b8c66df65105e3910606da.webp 3642w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_2829-markdown","title":"Clean Plant Medicine: Siva Hemp CBD Patches","slug":"clean-plant-medicine-siva-hemp-cbd-patches","content":"Siva patches came to be when Sarah Blankinship decided western medicine—and traditional pharmaceuticals—wasn’t going to help her mother recover from a life-threatening stroke, but was rather going to kill her. Sarah, who’s a tech industry veteran, ended up founding RightSciences, a company that engineers clean plant medicine, creating laboratory-grade transdermal patches to provide wellness and relief.\n\n“RightSciences will create a recipe, and then we’ll license that recipe to manufacturers who will make our products,” explains Sarah. “Basically, we make a range of products across plants, including a hemp CBD (cannabidiol) patch, and we market that under the brand name Siva patch.”\n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_com/?hl=en)\n\nHelloMD sat down with Sarah to learn about her journey; how and why she chose to focus on creating transdermal patches via Siva; her company’s philosophy on consistent, mathematical dosing as well as the wide range of conditions the Siva patch has helped with. \n\n![Siva CEO & Founder Sarah Blankinship](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-44a8b028-f27c-4934-a076-acf6604a06f4/original.png)\n\n### What led you to start RightSciences and specifically to develop the Siva hemp patch? \n\n**Sarah Blankinship:** So I was a long-time tech—I like to call it being an intrepreneur—and I love to start up big ideas and programs, but within big technology companies. For example, I worked at Microsoft for about 12 years as a security strategist, and then I moved down to Zynga, a game company down in the Valley for about three years. And I love using data to help people make better business decisions.\n\nSo that's my background. And when I was at Zynga, my mom had a massive stroke so she was hospitalized, then came home from the hospital and rehabilitated with over a dozen opioid prescriptions. And really, I can remember the day we sat down around our table. We just dumped out her medicines and started looking at the associated side effects, and all of the things that we had to put into her body to maintain her. And it was uppers and downers and you know, things to loosen up what we were tightening up earlier. \n\nSo it just seemed to me that it was going to kill her. And so I knew nothing about cannabis medicine or therapy at the time. I really grew up firmly in the “Just say no” generation, and I just hadn't known anything about that and hadn't known to research it, hadn't had a reason to. So I went to her doctor with a manila envelope full of my own research and just asked if I could do some research on a set of products or products that might work for my mom.\n\nAnd he was too busy to care. He basically said, “Yeah, go ahead. Do what you need to do. Let me know if you find a new thing. You know, he wasn't going to take the time to know anymore. It wasn't his area of expertise. So he said, “Go find a product for your mom.”\n\nAnd I went looking in the Colorado market. That's where I was born and raised. And really in my search, I was surprised that I couldn't find a product that I would put on her body, that was clean enough to put on my mom. And I found a transdermal patch, which I thought was the perfect form factor for somebody like my mom. \n\nLots of chronic pain, but no way to ingest or inhale a solution really. She'd had a tracheotomy, lost the left side to paralysis and other issues. So she needed something that would go through her skin and into her bloodstream directly that was the same every time. And that's one of the things I also had a hard time finding: a product that was made the same way every time—that would go into her body the same way every time. \n\n### And when you say you had a hard time finding a product, you were looking at all plant-based medicine, and not just cannabis, but also other plant forms? \n\n**SB:** Primarily cannabis and hemp in Colorado. I was really surprised with the quality issues. People were really not producing good quality products. I was surprised that nobody had to care about good manufacturing processes.\n\nSo I called a company in the Midwest that made patch-making equipment, and they happened to have a consulting arm of organic chemists, and they love to do interesting things with chemistry. And they asked if I wanted to partner with them on a prototype. Little did I know that this meant we would have to get this company a DEA certification to even work with the hemp plant material in our lab in Ohio—which they did.\n\nBut then it would take us about a year to prototype a hemp CBD patch for my mom. And so when we prototyped the hemp patch for my mom, and it worked so well to relieve her pain with little to no side effects and was able to get her off of most of the other opioids that she was on, that was really the moment for me that I knew we had something that would work for everyone's mom. \n\nRELATED: [6 REASONS TO CONSUME HEMP CBD](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5b64b6c7a1805500087dba2f/6-reasons-to-consume-hemp-cbd)\n\n### What an amazing story. And does your mom still use the Siva hemp patch today? \n\n**SB:** She’s my best consumer. My best beta tester. Whether it’s on the next formulation or form factor or having great suggestions. And she's really opened our eyes into a set of the population that really needs safe access to clean food manufacturing process and plant materials. \n\nFor people like our moms that need to know, who are going into a Starbucks in San Francisco or in Shanghai, if they order the same thing in both places, they're getting the same thing every time. So that's one of the reasons that we so love this form factor; it’s because we feel like it's data in and data out.\n\nWe can test our oil every time. We test every batch of patches that we make. It's a math equation that we're solving, and what we're coming out with is a milligram per patch that is known every single time. And we can test that every time, too. And if it's not within the milligram range that we need to be, then it doesn't go to market.\n\nSo we're really excited about producing this product that is made in a lab that's made consistently with a set of manufacturing processes that's the same across every single lab that makes our product. So that we know what's going on. Your mom and ours gets the same quality, made the same way to the same rigorous standards and testing every single time. \n\n### What exactly is a CBD transdermal patch? \n\n![Siva hemp CBD transdermal patch](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-f35e142c-7d1e-44c9-82de-c67f80d30db3/original.png)\n\n**SB:** So a transdermal patch is something that we’re becoming more used to in the United States and has been used heavily for thousands of years throughout the world. What a [transdermal patch](https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5ad50ee7049b4f000a64e872/cannabis-transdermal-patches-medicate-through-your-skin) allows is for materials to pass across the dermis—across the layers of the skin—directly into the bloodstream. And then in our bodies’ case, with the hemp CBD patches, our bodies have an endocannabinoid system that receives the plant material and takes it to where it should go. \n\n### And then in terms of the Siva hemp patch, what exactly is on that patch, and how long does it work for? And what does it work for? \n\n**SB:** We formulate our Siva patch with hemp CBD oil, and our CBD oil comes from the great state of Kentucky. It’s extracted using a sophisticated CO2 method that essentially cleans out the oil before we even start to use it.\n\nAnd then we mix that oil in our lab with a proprietary—what we call, a transfer agent. And that's the agent that essentially carries the plant materials through the skin into the bloodstream. That’s something that we developed in the lab with our chemist partners over time.\n\nWe love our formulation. Our customers love our formulation. And the Siva patches are engineered to go into the body over a period of eight hours. \n\n### From your own experience and anecdotal evidence, what do you find the Siva hemp patch works for the best when it comes to health conditions? \n\n**SB:** Well, consumers love our patches just for wellness and relief, and really that means something different to everyone. So we've had consumers that need it for maybe a pain that they may have monthly in their bodies.\n\nOr I've had a former colleague who called to say, “Oh, I'm recovering from knee surgery. Send over some patches for the knee surgery.” In one case, one of my friends called me about a month later and said these just got me through my breakup.\n\nSo they're good for a range of issues. And some of those issues, we may not even know we need help with. And that’s the beauty of our endocannabinoid system. \n\nIt's amazing. I have folks calling me daily. I was sitting in our team meeting yesterday, and two members of our team got text messages during the meeting with testimonials. One was from a mom who has Parkinson's disease; she’d been given the Siva patches, and they worked to minimize her tremors like nothing else had.\n\nAnother gave the patches to her mom, and she talks about seeing sort of a spring in her mom’s steps—who’s on her feet a lot of the time—that she hasn't seen in a couple of decades.\n\nYou know, I've gone to every startup show and every trade show, and I can't tell you how many times we’ll go to somebody who's clearly in pain and say, “Would you mind just trying this patch for me?” And they’ll look at me with that “I've tried everything” look. “I don't believe you.” And then they come back to me and say, “Oh my gosh, I was able to walk a mile on my knee, and I haven't done that in years.”\n\nFrom weekend warriors with a hangover to people with very serious chronic ailments, these little nuggets, really provide some help all across the spectrum. And we just love that. That's a soft pillow to sleep on at night. 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