Les Kollegian and Brendan Smith, longtime friends who traveled the world together, wanted to make a difference. Kollegian, a two-time cancer survivor, and Smith, who has battled PTSD for over 20 years, have experienced first-hand how hemp has changed not only their lives, but also the lives of close friends and family. Tired of seeing people trying to take advantage of the spike in popularity as both THC and CBD became available to the public, they set out to create the highest quality, most effective and sustainable product possible while educating their customers on the benefits of using exotic cannabinoids, custom terpenes and plant and mushrooms adaptogens to optimize health and wellness over time. This led to their founding of their wellness company Raw Botanics.
Their philosophy is based on the idea that “you are the expert on you,” so they want their customers to be informed and empowered to make the best choices for their own bodies and minds.
Relax, Recover & Rebalance
Their supplements focus on four main blends with four main focuses: Rise, Relax, Rest and Restore. Their aim is to help users to relax, recover and rebalance with CBD, CBG, CBC and CBN products. They combine exotic hemp-derived cannabinoids, custom terpenes, functional mushrooms and botanical adaptogen extracts to help customers feel and perform at their best.
Raw Botanitcs’ approach is based on creating natural products that work and focus on specific health themes, like performance and focus, rest and better sleep or joint and muscle comfort.
They extensively research natural ingredients that will complement hemp botanical extracts and create an impact on people’s wellbeing.
They use cutting edge equipment, innovative testing practices and best-in-class extraction methods in order to source the best plant genetics that yields the highest quality, broad and full-spectrum hemp oil products.
They start with by using (CO2) as a solvent to extract oil from botanical plant material because it yields safer, cleaner and purer oil. This is followed by a nano-emulsification process to combine the exotic hemp-derived oil with benefit-based terpenes and adaptogens for highest efficacy. They also do all of this without adding any artificial flavors or sugars to the products.
Their ingredients are organic where possible and always come from bio-sustainable sources and producers that are treated fairly. To ensure quality and consistency, they batch test every product run twice.
Honest Guidance
Raw Botanics’ goal is to provide customers with the tools and resources that will help them understand the science behind cannabichromene oil, cannabinol oil and cannabigerol oil, how they might benefit from them and what they can and should take. To help meet this goal, they provide extensive information on their website addressing common questions, explaining more information about the ingredients they use; they even provide a quiz for customers to take to see which product would be the best fit for them.
What is CBD?
CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of a group of over 80 phytocannabinoid compounds that are found in the hemp (Cannabis Sativa) plant. CBD specifically comes from the flowers and leaves of the hemp plant — not to be confused with oil that comes from hemp seeds, which contain no cannabinoids. CBD is a non-psychoactive compound that doesn’t get you “high” – and in its pure form, isn’t controlled. For this reason, interest in the potential health benefits of the compound have increased and CBD has become a part of many people’s health and wellness regimen. CBD is a phytocannabinoid and has been shown to help the endocannabinoid system (ECS) preserve the body’s natural supply of endocannabinoids. Science has demonstrated that supplementing the body’s supply of endocannabinoids with phytocannabinoids may help its ability to thrive in a variety of ways.
What are Adaptogens?
Adaptogens are non-toxic plants that help your body handle stress, whether physical, chemical or biological. These herbs and roots have been used for centuries in Chinese and Ayurvedic healing traditions. Raw Botanics utilizes customized adaptogen formulas to maximize their natural benefits for consumers.
Product Options
All four of the blends (Rise, Relax, Rest and Restore) are available in both tincture and softgel capsule form. The Relax and Rest blends also have soothing sprays as part of their collections, while the Restore blend also has topical options, which include a roll-on product and a cream product.
The tinctures are taken using a dropper directly administered underneath the tongue and held there for 30 seconds before swallowing. This allows for quicker absorption, while the softgel capsules allow for a slower, more gradual release throughout the day.
The Relax soothing spray is great for both pillows and facemasks, while the Rest soothing spray should be limited to pillow use to avoid sleepiness throughout your day. The roll on and cream options for the Restore blend allows customers to target relief directly to specific areas with pain, such as achy joints or muscles.
For more information, visit rawbotanics.com.
