Vacation is great. Vacation is wonderful. Vacation is amazing.

Vacation can also be waking up at 4:30 a.m. to catch a flight, realizing your luggage has decided to take a separate vacation, discovering your rental car is the size of a shoebox, and spending 45 minutes trying to understand a metro map while pretending you absolutely know where you’re going.

WTF. It’s supposed to be relaxing!

And yet somehow, between packing, the time warp free-for-all which is airports, delayed flights, jet lag, unfamiliar beds, questionable restaurant reservations, sun exposure, 20,000 steps/day, and the person you’re traveling with asking, “Where should we eat?” for the 17th time, your nervous system may not have received the memo.

We tend to forget that vacation can actually be stressful. Even when the stress is the fun kind.

This is where having a few of your favorite TONIC products packed in your carry-on can be surprisingly useful.

Think of it as a vacation survival kit for your body and brain. Not because your trip needs more rules, but because sometimes a little plant-powered support can help you stay in the moment instead of mentally drafting an email to the airline.

Here’s how to use your TONIC lineup while you’re away.

The O.G. TONIC: For When You Have Places to Be and Things to See

Best for: mornings, sightseeing, busy travel days, mental clarity and staying balanced when your itinerary is doing the absolute most.

The O.G. combines CBD, ashwagandha and black seed oil in a daytime-friendly formula designed to support a calm, balanced state without making you feel like you need to spend the afternoon horizontal.

CBD works with the body’s endocannabinoid system, which plays a role in processes including stress response, mood, sleep and pain perception. Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb that has been studied for its ability to support the body’s response to stress, while black seed oil contains thymoquinone and other compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

Vacation move:

Make The O.G. part of your morning routine before a packed day.

It’s particularly fitting for those ambitious vacation mornings when you have a walking tour at 9, a museum at 11, lunch at 1 and somehow a reservation on the other side of town at 7.

Take it before heading out and let it become part of your “okay, we’re doing this” ritual.

Vacation vibe: “I have a full itinerary, but I am choosing peace.”

Chill TONIC: For When Vacation Gets a Little Too Exciting

Best for: unexpected stressful moments, winding down, travel days, evenings and spa time.

Chill combines CBD, ashwagandha, lemon balm, passionflower, and black seed oil for a more relaxation-focused formula. Lemon balm and passionflower have traditionally been used for calming and relaxation, and both have been studied for their potential effects on anxiety, sleep and GABA-related calming pathways in the nervous system.

In other words, this is the bottle for those moments when your vacation has gone from “fun adventure!” to “why is everyone suddenly yelling?!”

Vacation move:

Keep Chill somewhere easy to reach during travel.

Delayed flight? Unexpected change of plans? Rental car situation that requires three people, two maps and a minor spiritual intervention?

Whattup, Chill!

It also makes a lovely addition to a deliberately slow vacation moment. Take it before a bath, during a hotel spa night or while sitting on a balcony watching the sunset instead of checking tomorrow’s itinerary for the 14th time.

Vacation vibe: “I am choosing relaxation over becoming the main character in a travel meltdown.”

Flex TONIC: For When Your Vacation Becomes an Accidental Fitness Retreat

Best for: active vacations, post-workout support, hiking, surfing, yoga, swimming and recovering from your own vacation ambition.

Flex combines CBD with the highest percentage of black seed oil – both of which are being studied for their effects on pain and inflammation.

Basically, Flex is for when your vacation activities have exceeded your normal Tuesday activities by approximately 400%.

Vacation move:

Take Flex after the activities you are very excited to tell people about and slightly less excited to feel tomorrow.

Yoga on the beach? Flex.

A long surf session? Flex.

A hike that looked “pretty easy” online? Flex.

Walking around a new city until your phone announces that you have somehow taken 23,000 steps? Definitely Flex.

Let your body have some backup while it handles all the adventuring you’ve enthusiastically thrown at it.

Vacation vibe: “I came for the relaxation. Apparently I also came for the Olympics.”

Grounded TONIC: For When You Want to Actually Be Where You Are

Best for: slow mornings, long travel days, getting settled into a new place, outdoor lounging, post-flight decompression and those rare vacation moments when you have absolutely nowhere to be.

Grounded is made with whole flower extract, rather than the more refined distillate used in TONIC’s other Doses.

Because the extract is less refined, it retains a broader spectrum of compounds naturally found in the hemp plant, including minor cannabinoids, terpenes, fatty acids, chlorophyll, vitamins and minerals. Rather than isolating one or two compounds, whole flower extract preserves more of the plant’s original chemical profile.

The idea is what’s sometimes called the entourage effect, where multiple naturally occurring hemp compounds may work better together rather than operating in isolation. Grounded’s whole flower extract provides a concentrated source of these plant compounds to support the body’s endocannabinoid system and promote a greater sense of mind-body balance and comfort.

And unlike products that are only designed to be taken internally, Grounded can be used both orally and topically. Taken orally, it can provide systemic support for relaxation and calming discomfort. Used topically, it can condition the skin while providing targeted, soothing support.

Basically, Grounded is less about changing what you’re doing and more about helping you settle into it.

Vacation move #1: The Arrival Ritual

You’ve finally arrived. The bags are unpacked. The shoes are off. You have located the coffee maker. You have successfully determined which light switch controls which thing.

Before immediately launching into your vacation agenda, take a few minutes to actually arrive. Use Grounded as part of your first ritual, then sit outside, open a window, make a cup of tea or simply take in your surroundings.

Vacation move #2: The Hammock Test

Find a hammock. This is not optional.

Bring your Grounded along and make a conscious effort to do something that doesn’t produce a photo, check a box off your itinerary or add another destination to your map.

This is especially good for people who have a tendency to turn vacation into a competitive sport.

Read a few pages of your vacation smut. Listen to the water. Watch the clouds. Stare at a tree like you’ve just discovered trees.

Take Grounded as part of this slower ritual when you want to support relaxation and a sense of balance.

Vacation move #3: The Scenic Route

Here’s another idea: don’t use Grounded to help you get through your vacation. Use it to help you experience your vacation.

Take the scenic train instead of the fastest one. Walk the waterfront without a destination. Sit at a café and watch people go by. Stop at the overlook.

Notice the smell of the ocean. The sound of the birds. The ridiculous little dog wearing sunglasses. Whatever is actually happening around you.

That’s the whole point of getting away, isn’t it? Not to see how much you can accomplish somewhere else, but to actually BE somewhere else.

Vacation vibe: “I have officially stopped trying to make memories happen and started noticing the ones that are already happening.”

Chronic TONIC: Your Vacation Bodywork Department

Best for: tired feet, sore muscles, neck and shoulder tension, and sunburns.

Chronic is a 300mg CBD roll-on made with MCT oil and a proprietary essential oil blend featuring rosemary, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, juniper berry, chamomile and thyme – all of which work with CBD to ALSO help target pain and inflammation.

The roll-on format makes it especially convenient for travel because you can apply it directly where you want targeted support without needing to get an entire bottle of oil or lotion involved.

Vacation move #1: The Foot Rub

You walked all day. Your feet are no longer feet. They are two pieces of luggage you somehow have to carry upstairs.

Roll Chronic onto tired areas and massage it in. Or hand it to your travel partner and make a completely reasonable request for a foot rub.

Romance isn’t dead, it’s just covered in CBD. And this is me not making an innuendo about CBD lube because I’m still bummed we discontinued ours.

Vacation move #2: The Post-Adventure Rubdown

Use it on areas that feel tight or overworked after hiking, sightseeing, swimming or sleeping at an aggressively weird angle.

Neck? Shoulders? Calves? The mysterious muscle you apparently didn’t know existed until today? That’s where the roll-on earns its suitcase real estate.

Vacation move #3: After Too Much Sun

If you’ve spent too much time in the sun, the first priorities are getting somewhere cool, drinking fluids and taking care of your skin appropriately.

Apply Chronic as needed.

Vacation vibe: “I regret nothing, except possibly the 23,000 steps and 8 hours of sun exposure.”

The TONIC Flight: Your Suitcase’s New Best Friend

Best for: travel, trying different formulas, keeping your options open and avoiding the “I brought the wrong product for what I need” problem.

The TONIC Flight is essentially a vacation sampler pack, with travel-sized versions of all of the previously mentioned products – The O.G., Chill, Flex and Grounded, and Chronic!!

That means you don’t have to decide before your trip exactly what kind of vacation you’re going to have. Because you don’t know. Nobody knows.

You could wake up planning a peaceful beach day and somehow end up kayaking, hiking, getting a flat tire and eating dinner at a restaurant where nobody speaks your language.

Vacation has plot twists.

Vacation move:

Let the moment determine the TONIC.

Morning sightseeing: The O.G.

Unexpected travel chaos: Chill.

Post-surf or post-hike: Flex.

Feeling like you’re not fully present: Grounded.

Your feet have officially resigned: Chronic.

And because the sizes are travel-friendly, you can bring your little wellness lineup without sacrificing precious suitcase space to five full-size bottles.

The Flight is also a great way to try the formulas and figure out which ones fit your everyday routine once you’re back home.

Vacation vibe: “I packed light. By which I mean I packed strategically.”

The Best Vacation Routine Is the One You Actually Enjoy

The point of bringing TONIC on vacation isn’t to turn your trip into a wellness retreat where you wake up at 5 a.m., meditate for 45 minutes and drink something green while staring meaningfully at the sunrise.

Unless that’s your thing. In which case, honestly, respect.

For the rest of us, vacation wellness can be much simpler.

• Support your body when you’re asking more of it.
• Support your nervous system when travel gets chaotic.
• Support your recovery after a full day of adventure.
• Give yourself permission to slow down.
• And maybe don’t schedule 11 activities on the same day because you technically have access to Google Maps.

Vacation is supposed to be about experiencing something new, spending time with people you love, seeing beautiful places, eating good food and making memories.

There will probably still be delays. Someone will probably get hangry. You will almost certainly get lost at least once. Your hotel pillow may be criminal. And yes, you may discover that the “quick little hike” was, in fact, a three-hour expedition.

But with a little preparation and the right TONIC for the moment, you can spend less time trying to keep your body and brain caught up with your itinerary and more time actually enjoying the adventure.

Because the best vacation souvenir isn’t a magnet you bought at the airport, it’s coming home feeling like you actually had a vacation.