Saturday, August 22, 2015

Drip drop hydration

Through Smiley 360, I got the chance to try Drip Drop hydration for free.

Overall, I thought the product worked really well. It seemed to do more for hydration than leading sports drinks. However, I do have to admit that I don't usually drink a full 8 or 10 ounces of those when I use them, and I was doing that with Drip Drop, so it's possible the difference wasn't that much.

However, when I look at the product as a whole, my opinion goes downhill. I found the flavors to be average at best. I tried both the lemon and the berry. The lemon tasted closer to a natural flavor, but both were tolerable, but underwhelming. Neither of them really tasted like "real lemon" or "real berry." And there was some after-taste. They were also far too sweet. I mean, insanely sweet. I really had to push myself to finish the whole glass. The second time I used it, I diluted it more which made it more palatable.

The ingredients is where it really bombed for me. The product contains sucralose. I see no need for this as it also contains a couple kinds of sugar. I avoid all products that contain sucralose (and other artificial sweeteners). Because of this alone, I am hesitant to recommend it to anyone, and especially hesitant to recommend it being given to children.

It also costs over $1 per serving, so it's fairly expensive. Overall rating - fair.