I rubbed some on my feet, and the surface-level pain went away, almost as if lightly numbed. I could wear my Doc Martens again with zero pain, even though my feet still looked, um, not great. I was shocked, especially because other CBD balms I’ve tried — like Leef Organics, Charlotte’s Web, and Mary’s Nutritionals — never had much of an effect. Even other top-rated CBD topicals from Purekana (and sister brand Kushly) never really did the trick. LJ does use activated hemp extract in a broad spectrum formula that includes the whole plant, helping to retain all of the plant’s original terpenes and phytocannabinoids, minus the THC (though that might not explain all of it, since other CBD options I tested use the whole plant, too). I’m no scientist, but I know my dogs stopped hurting.