Market Whole Health

Lifelong athletes Britni Jessup and Tanja Baker founded their Eugene-based company, Hatshe Blends, to promote and to help active people maintain their activities through the topical use of CBD, or cannabidiol, one of the essential extracts from the hemp plant. From the company’s early days, when Britni and Tanja were experimenting with beeswax, shea butter, olive oil, a basket of hemp trimmings, and a double boiler in the kitchen, their focus and purpose was clear: relief for an athlete’s aches and pains. Now Hatshe Blends produces three vegan, full-spectrum hemp extracts blended with pure and organic ingredients: Eucalyptus Orange Salve (its flagship product), Tangerine Relief Gel and Sandalwood Healing Cream. Eucalyptus Orange Salve is great for people on the go. Eucalyptus and orange essential oils complement the hemp extract’s earthy scent, and in its paper-push tube packaging, it’s perfect to carry along on your athletic outing, whether to the gym, on the trail or on the ski slopes. Tangerine Relief Gel is best for sore muscles and joints, Britni says, thanks to its “cooling menthol, warming capsicum and camphor oil to take the edge off, dull the pain and help us move on.” Sandalwood Healing Cream is not only great for soothing sunburns, bug bites and scrapes, Britni says, but also it works well on wrinkles, dry skin and redness.

Carrie Ellers, founder of Kind Mother Botanicals, started her business making CBD tinctures, salves and muscle balms in her kitchen. “I have always created my own medicinal salves and ointments, for over 25 years, for different ailments – from diaper rash to burn cream,” Carrie says. “One day, my friend gave me some CBD flower to experiment with and I fell in love with the process and how well CBD works for people.” The rest is history, as they say. Kind Mother Botanicals produces three kinds of full-spectrum CBD tinctures, several CBD creams and salves for the muscles, and even a CBD tincture for pets. CBD (cannabidiol) oil is the essential oil produced from the hemp plant, extracted from the leaves, buds and stem. The extract contains cannabinoids, which are antioxidant and neuroprotective. “Our salves and muscle balms contain organic cottonwood bud oil, shown to reduce inflammation and resulting pain, especially in combination with other anti-inflammatories, like CBD,” Carrie says. Added essential oils also create pleasing aromas in every Kinder Mother Botanicals product.