Mark GillilanFounder, 794 Capital, LLC · Founder, Kyoto Botanicals | Wellness Writer | Author on Wellness Transparency | Helping Independent Wellness Shops Grow with Premium Botanical Products

Olive Oil or MCT Oil Tincture? My Honest Take

17 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, Mark Gillilan explains the carrier oils used in his company's CBD tinctures: organic extra virgin olive oil for the mint flavor and organic MCT oil for the orange flavor. He notes that research on carrier oils in CBD products is limited due to the recent regulatory changes stemming from the 2018 Farm Bill. Gillilan emphasizes that, based on the available information, the choice of carrier oil is largely a matter of personal preference rather than a specific CBD‑related benefit. He describes MCT oil as mild and flavorless, pairing well with the orange tincture, while olive oil offers a richer, earthier taste that complements the mint and hemp profile. He mentions that many other companies make similar choices and promises a longer, more detailed video on the topic soon.

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Should you care about carrier oils? Gonna do a deep dive on that in the coming days, a full-length video, but just wanted to do a quick one. So we use organic extra virgin olive oil in our mint tincture and organic MCT oil in our orange tincture, and I've done a bunch of research on it. And just like everything else in this category, there's not a ton of research just because of the newness of the ingredient and the changing of the Scheduling and the classification from the 2018 Farm Bill. Everything I've found indicates it's pretty much just a personal preference. There's not anything specific to this exact ingredient. MCT oil, very mild, flavorless, works super well with our orange tincture. Olive oil has the benefits you associate with olive oil, a little richer, more earthy flavor, goes well with the mint, goes well with the hemp. So we have MCT in olive oil. A lot of companies do the same thing. So there's really no specific benefit to CBD related to the carrier oil. So it really is a personal preference. And stay tuned for the full-length breakdown of this. Hopefully I'll get that up this week.