CBD oil has a long shelf life in general, but when does it start to lose its potency?
How and where you store CBD oil Containers will have an impact on its shelf life and Efficacy.
For those who rely upon CBD and cannabis oil in tincture and syringe form, making sure you get to use every last drop is of utmost importance. Managing chronic pain often takes no more than a dropperful of cannabis oil per day, and in some cases even less. But at what point should you start worrying about the freshness and potency of your product of choice? As consumers, we are taught that a brand new container containing recently produced contents will always be preferred. The same is largely true of cannabis oils, but they are made with a long shelf life and period of efficacy in mind by Washington state’s growers and extractors.
You can rely on months of pain relief from your CBD oil with just a handful of simple storage methods:
Store your CBD, cannabis, RSO oil in a dark place. A medicine cabinet is your best bet, though not inside a bathroom where humidity is unusually high. High humidity promotes microbial growth.
Keep your CBD, cannabis, RSO away from high temperatures. Higher temperatures are friendlier to the growth of microscopic impurities which you want to avoid coming into contact with.
Do not transfer your oil to a different container. A new container may not be sterilized correctly and could harbor bacteria. Keep your oil inside the original container always.
If your oil is more than a year old, consider replacing. Its potency and purity may have degraded over time. This is largely dependent on the product type and how often it has been opened since first breaking the seal. RSO’s and distillates generally have a much longer shelf life because of their lack of additives.