Foria

The pioneers of plant-based intimate wellness, backed by science.

Foria literally created the category for plant-based sexual wellness when founder Mathew Gerson launched the brand in 2014. What began as a kitchen experiment in Venice Beach has evolved into the most clinically-validated CBD intimacy brand on the market, now headquartered in Boulder, Colorado and trusted by over 150,000 customers.

The brand’s flagship Awaken Arousal Oil represents a decade of formulation expertise. Crafted with world-renowned herbalist Marysia Miernowska, this blend combines broad-spectrum CBD with organic kava root, cinnamon, ginger, and cacao, botanicals chosen for their warming, relaxing, and arousal-enhancing properties. Applied 5-30 minutes before intimacy, CBD increases blood flow to sensitive tissues while helping muscles relax and stress responses diminish.

Foria’s Intimacy Melts bring this science directly where it’s needed most. These vaginal suppositories deliver 50mg of organic CBD in a fair-trade cocoa butter base, designed for enhanced comfort and sensation during penetration. For menstrual relief, their Relief Melts (100mg CBD) were validated in a groundbreaking 2024 Harvard-affiliated study published in Nature, demonstrating significantly reduced pain severity and decreased need for traditional painkillers.

Every Foria formula reflects obsessive ingredient standards. Their CBD comes from Hudson Hemp’s regeneratively-farmed, USDA organic-certified crops. Products contain zero parabens, glycerin, petroleum, phthalates, or synthetic fragrances—only food-grade, oral-friendly ingredients. Independent third-party testing verifies purity, potency, and absence of pesticides, heavy metals, and toxins.

For couples, Foria’s approach centers on presence and connection rather than performance. The Intimacy Sex Oil works beautifully for massage that transitions seamlessly to penetration, while the Quickie Kit offers an affordable introduction to CBD-enhanced intimacy. Products are explicitly designed for partner use, with natural taste and food-safe formulations that don’t interrupt spontaneity.

What sets Foria apart from newer CBD intimacy brands is simply experience—10+ years developing formulas, gathering customer feedback, and refining products based on real-world use. Their practitioner program connects customers with accredited women’s health professionals, while educational initiatives work to destigmatize conversations around pleasure and pain.