buy what we use
bulk ingredients.
the whole formula is public. here is exactly what goes in, where we buy it, and how to build it at home without overshooting the doses.
this is the naked label, all the way. here is exactly what we use. buy it yourself and build salty smiles at home; we would rather earn your trust than hide a formula.
what we use & where to get it
Redmond Real Salt
unrefined ancient sea salt from utah, our exact sodium source. no anti-caking agents, no added dextrose, not iodised.
shop on amazonNutricost Magnesium Malate
the single, gentle magnesium form we use. mind the dose: the supplemental upper level is 350 mg a day.1
shop on amazonPURE Vitamin C
the ascorbic acid we currently use (moving to acerola). the molecule is identical either way.2
shop on amazonOrganic Honey Powder (Redbone Farms)
vacuum-dried organic honey powder, our sugar source. [confirm exact product link]
search amazonPotassium Citrate Powder
the well-absorbed potassium form we use. mind the dose; this is the ingredient with the safety notes.3 [confirm exact product link]
search amazonMonk Fruit (100% Mogroside V)
the highest-purity monk fruit extract. a tiny amount; it is a few hundred times sweeter than sugar.4 [confirm exact product link]
search amazonCitric Acid, Anhydrous
food-grade citric acid for brightness. [confirm exact product link]
search amazonthe four “search” links point to an amazon search until the exact product pages are confirmed.
building it at home, safely.
the formula is public, but the minerals are the part to respect. a kitchen teaspoon of potassium citrate or magnesium malate is a large dose, and the whole point of a packet is that somebody weighed it. if you mix your own:
- weigh, do not spoon. a $15 gram scale that reads to 0.01 g is the one tool that matters.
- work from the panel. the target per packet is on the ingredients page: about 575 mg sodium, 420 mg magnesium, 940 mg potassium, 1,000 mg vitamin c, 15 g honey sugar. convert with the supplier’s label, which states how much elemental mineral is in a gram of the salt; magnesium malate is roughly 15% magnesium by weight and potassium citrate roughly 38% potassium, but use the number on the tub you bought.
- respect the same limits we print. half of that mix is a serving; the whole thing is the day. the supplemental upper level for magnesium is 350 mg1, and the who-should-check list on the how-to-drink page applies to your kitchen version exactly as it applies to ours.3
- the sugar is not optional. the honey is the glucose that makes the sodium absorb.5 leave it out and you have a salt drink, not a hydration mix.
- mix dry, store dry. honey powder and fruit powder pull moisture from the air; keep the batch in a sealed jar with a desiccant packet and it will keep for months.
rather buy it done? we have already sourced, measured and mixed it, and the per-packet price on the shop is the same whatever quantity you buy.
skip the mixing, order why we do thisstudies & sources on this page
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Magnesium: fact sheet for health professionals. National Institutes of Health.
- Carr AC, Vissers MCM. Synthetic or food-derived vitamin C — are they equally bioavailable?. Nutrients, 2013; 5(11): 4284–4304.
- Palmer BF. Managing hyperkalemia caused by inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. New England Journal of Medicine, 2004; 351(6): 585–592.
- Pawar RS, Krynitsky AJ, Rader JI. Sweeteners from plants — with emphasis on Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) and Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2013; 405(13): 4397–4407.
- Wright EM, Loo DDF, Hirayama BA. Biology of human sodium glucose transporters. Physiological Reviews, 2011; 91(2): 733–794.
every study above is linked to the original record. the full library is on the studies page.