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We continue to strive for a higher level of quality in our processes and final products.

After spending years improving our ingredients and product formulations, we are now focusing on improving the quality of everything, protecting our products from leaving us to arrive safely in your hands.

Last month, we added biodegradable shrink seals on all CBD bottles to eliminate any chance of potential damage or leaking to the bottles and medical pipettes during transport.

All tests so far clearly show that the products will not get damaged during long overseas transport legs in cargo planes without pressurized cargo rooms, nor if dropped from more than 200 cm height to a concrete surface etc.

However, if any product should get damaged during transport, we will replace it. Just send our customer service team pictures or videos and they will arrange the replacement for you.

Our top-rated CBN+CBD oil with 100 mg (1%) CBN and 300 mg (3%) CBD has been in high demand since we made the very first production batch more than a year ago.

Many customers have reported that the CBN+CBD oil has made them more relaxed, balanced and significantly improved their sleep pattern and cycles.

Due to the popularity and the positive customer feedback, we decided to research and develop specialized CBN+CBD oils.

In October 2020, we publicly announced our first planned research collaboration with Dutch researchers on a large double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled crossover study on more than 300 people in The Netherlands (for more information read: Dutch researchers and Swiss cannabis company tests safe and natural alternatives to solving sleep problems).

This research study did not get the required funding needed for the planned start in 2021. Still, we have not given up on the fundraising for researching into potentially solving sleep problems with our natural cannabis products.

Today, we present two new specialized CBN+CBD oils

We are now adding more concentrated and potent CBN+CBD oils to our product line of specialized oils.

The new oils contain 500 mg (5%) CBN and 500 mg (5%) CBD and 1.000 mg (10%) CBN and 1.000 mg (10%) CBD respectively. We believe this CBN-to-CBD ratio is the optimal ratio for the desired results. We look forward to documenting this through research studies.

These oils are completely free of THC and can safely be used by professional athletes and anyone else worried about potentially failing drug tests testing for THC.

The new CBN+CBD oils are available in our webshop.

Why Cannabinol (CBN)?

CBN is a very popular cannabinoid due to the many documented benefits of this major cannabinoid – particularly in combination with CBD.

CBN is known for being sedative, analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and very popular for improving and enhancing sleep. You can read much more about CBN in this article CBN – Cannabinol.

CBN is created through the ageing process and the external oxidation of the psychoactive cannabinoid "tetrahydrocannabinol", or THC for short. Exposure to oxygen or exposure to heat and light rays promotes the breakdown of the psychoactive effect in the process. The lower the THC content, the higher the CBN content. For this reason, cannabinol can only be found in tiny quantities in fresh cannabis plants and is very expensive to produce naturally.

We have established Formula Swiss UK Ltd. as a subsidiary in North Yorkshire in the U.K. and have applied for local VAT registration.

Having a local presence in the U.K. will have many positive implications for our customers and wholesale partners.

Customers in the U.K. will no longer pay any extra costs

From end of April, our customers in the U.K. will no longer have to deal with the Brexit-implications. The local custom clearing will be much faster going forward, and our customers will no longer have to pay any kind of fees, duties or VAT when receiving our products.

We will pay local VAT and import duties for all deliveries to the U.K. 

Cosmetics registration in Great Britain completed

We have notified the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) about all our cosmetic CBD products available to Great Britain consumers.

All our product information is available for the British authorities in the Cosmetic Product Notification Portal' or 'SCNP', a similar system as the European Union's CPNP system.

Sleep disorders and insufficient sleep have a high prevalence worldwide and numbers are increasing each year costing society a fortune.

The Netherlands shows a point prevalence of 32.1% in 2016. Symptoms include poor sleep quality, non-restorative sleep, early awakenings, and difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep. More importantly but barely recognized by health professionals and the general public are the health hazards people risk by not getting enough good quality sleep.

There is an increased risk for diabetes, obesity, hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, mental disorders, including anxiety and depression, but also dementia suppressed immune system and death due to cancer, stroke and CHD. A relevant study carried out by RAND Corporation calculated that sleep deprivation costs 1.56-1.86% of GDP yearly in Germany and United Kingdom respectively, accounting for 13–15 Billion Euro per year in The Netherlands and 50-60 Billion Euro per year in Germany and The United Kingdom.

Cannabinoids in cannabis could be the solution

Researchers, attached to the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, believe that the promising values of full spectrum cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) products can have calming neuroprotective and sedative effects on the central nervous system, and thus may be safe alternatives for sleep problems.

The Dutch researchers are planning a large double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial study on more than 300 people in The Netherlands using legal cannabis products from the Swiss cannabis producer, Formula Swiss AG, on patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and musculoskeletal pain due rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

This study will give insight into the potential benefit of cannabinoids on sleep by influencing the underlying disease mechanisms, which also positively affects disease symptoms and thus quality of life. An individual that sleeps on average less than six hours per night has a 13 per cent higher mortality risk than someone sleeping between seven and nine hours. An individual sleeping between six to seven hours per day still has a seven per cent higher mortality risk.

Improving the total amount of sleep and sleep quality will not only reduce a long list of health problems, but also improve the quality of life, because good sleep is one of the cornerstones of good health.

Further analysis showed that if total sleep time of people, who currently sleep less than 6 hours per night, would be augmented to 6-7 hours, costs would drop to 1.10% - 1.60% GDP thereby saving society 2.17–3.85 Billion Euro per year.

Addressing sleep deprivation will reduce health and work-related costs dramatically.

Contact for more information:

Drs. I. Niedlich den Herder Pathologist, medical manager, researcher plantbasedera@gmail.com (+31) 646740912

Robin Roy Krigslund-Hansen CEO Formula Swiss AG, Blegistrasse 13, 6340 Baar, Switzerland www.formulaswiss.com (+41) 78 932 8584, robin@formulaswiss.com

We would like to share some exciting news with you.

Today, we are launching three, new CBD oils with a decarboxylation of just 60%, which ensures that the CBD oil keeps a high level of natural CBDa.

The products are available in our webshop.

What is CBDa?

CBDa stands for cannabidiolic acid, and as the name suggests, this molecule is closely related to CBD. In fact, scientists consider CBDa to be the parent molecule of CBD as it is converted to CBD through the process of decarboxylation (often through heating).

CBDa is what is known as a carboxylic acid, meaning that its structure contains a carboxyl group comprising one carbon, one hydrogen, and two oxygen atoms, commonly expressed as COOH. When you expose this molecule to high temperatures, this group breaks up to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen. What you are left with is cannabidiol (CBD).

Although to some extent this reaction happens naturally over time, the process is extremely slow. However, when you smoke or vape cannabis, you speed up the process greatly.

CBDa and cancer

One of the conditions for which CBDA is offering hope is cancer, specifically breast cancer. Studies have shown that CBDa has the potential to suppress breast cancer cells and inhibit them from spreading throughout the body, a process known as metastasis.

The researchers found that exposing cancer cells to CBDa for just 48 hours downregulated the expression of an enzyme called cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which is part of the inflammatory process and may play a role in as many as 40% of cases of invasive breast cancer. CBDa also appeared to influence a gene called SHARP1 (also known as BHLHE41), which has the action of inhibiting breast cancer metastasis.

Since experts estimate metastasis to be responsible for up to 90% of the deaths related to breast cancer, this finding could prove vital in improving the prognosis for patients diagnosed with this life-threatening condition.

CBDa and inflammation

Since CBDa appears to inhibit COX-2, it has proven anti-inflammatory properties.
Many conventional anti-inflammatory drugs work by inhibiting COX-2, and doctors commonly prescribe them in the treatment of painful conditions such as arthritis.

CBDa, nausea and vomiting

A study found that CBDa effectively relieved toxin and motion-induced vomiting in shrews, and reduced nausea in rats. Most significantly, these scientists suggest that CBDa could reduce nausea and vomiting even more effectively than CBD.

It appears that these potent effects are a result of CBDa enhancing the activation of 5-HT1A receptors. These receptors are designed to bind with the neurotransmitter serotonin and are prevalent in the digestive system.
More research is definitely necessary to establish the effects of CBDA on nausea and vomiting in humans. However, if proven, this treatment could offer a much needed relief to patients suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy as well as nausea related to other conditions.

CBDA for stress and anxiety

There is little evidence currently available to support this use of CBDa, but some have suggested that this compound could be useful in the treatment of stress and anxiety in humans, due to many similarities with CBD.

Since the beginning of March, we have been working on sourcing many million hand sanitisers and protective masks for hospitals, governments and healthcare workers all over Europe in partnership with Swiss medical supplies companies, pharmaceutical companies and producers of medical supplies. 

Quality control in Switzerland

Our strategic partnership allow us to source personal protective equipment (PPE) from trusted suppliers with CE- and FDA certification and test certification on the productions at reasonable prices. As you have probably heard in the media already, many new factories in China, Taiwan and India have started to produce personal protective equipment with fake product licenses under conditions not suitable for medical equipment.

We have temporarily setup a joint unit in Switzerland to check the quality of all incoming products to avoid issues with product quality, quantity, damage during transport and to repack into packaging translated for the target country to ensure the receiver understands the correct use of the protective equipment. 

Now available for everyone

Now that the healthcare workers are well covered with personal protective equipment, we have decided to offer the products to private individuals through our webshops.

It is important in the weeks and months to come when societies start to gradually open up that everyone have access to quality personal protective equipment at affordable prices.

We have a stock of millions of different certified and licensed protective masks and more than 50.000 Liters of hand sanitisers available in our warehouse. Our prices are the lowest prices in Switzerland and we can deliver fast by UPS to any country in the World.

Please notice that the hand sanitiser produced in the United Kingdom has been effectively tested and certified against CovID-19 and other viruses. 

You can see the selection of PPE products here.

We will add more products to the webshops as we receive them.

We do not allow anyone to take advantage of the situation 

If you want to purchase a large quantity of products for your family, company, organisations or for donations, please contact us at wholesale@formulaswiss.com and inform us about the detailed purpose of the order and our team will evaluate it.

We do not allow anyone to resell our products and take financially advantage of the CovID-19 situation by pricing up our products, repacking them etc.

Our products are developed for private and non-medical usage only.