To Be Announced - The CBD Beauty Book: Make your own natural beauty products with the goodness extracted from hemp

Foreword by Ethan Russo, MD

It is a pleasure to pen this foreword to Colleen Quinns lovely book on cannabidiol (CBD) and skin care.

Cannabidiol is the second most abundant cannabinoid in commercial cannabis and number one in industrial hemp. For decades after its isolation by Raphael Mechoulam in 1963, CBD was largely unnoticed in comparison to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), its (in)famous psychoactive counterpart. Researchers in Brazil kept CBDs torch alive by investigating its potential to treat epilepsy, anxiety, and other disorders in humans.

The thread was picked up again in earnest in the late 1990s, when GW Pharmaceuticals actively pursued a breeding and research program on CBD and elucidated its myriad benefits in allaying inflammation, and its beneficial effects on pain, seizures, and countless other conditions. Along the way, science confirmed what was previously claimed by Renaissance herbalists: cannabis-based medicines containing CBD were effective in treating burns, scars, and arthritic conditions when applied to the skin. Subsequently, the antibiotic benefits of CBD and its ability to combat acne by reducing sebum production were documented. Its antioxidant effects were demonstrated in the brain and certainly apply equally to the skin. While most medicines are developed with one target in mind, CBD is a standout in having 30 or more mechanisms of action, making it a much sought-after ingredient in an increasing number of medicines throughout the worldall this combined with a uniquely benign side-effect profile.

CBD combined with Colleen Quinns beauty (and therapeutic!) recipes make for a wonderful marriage.