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The short answer: bottled water is mostly water and minerals, plus a surprising amount of plastic. A 2024 Columbia University study counted about 240,000 plastic particles in a typical litre,...

A TDS reading tells you how much dissolved mineral is in your water. It does not tell you whether the water is safe to drink. That is why three well-known...

Cold water is as healthy as water at any other temperature, and for almost everyone the choice is about taste rather than health. The claims made for it and against...

Which should you choose between an activated carbon filter and a reverse osmosis system? The answer mostly depends on what you're actually trying to remove from your water. The two...

Sodium has become the headline ingredient of the hydration aisle. Tablets, powders, sticks and ready-to-drink bottles all promise to hydrate you better than water, and most of them lead with...

2 litres? 8 glasses? More if you exercise? And do you actually need electrolytes to stay properly hydrated? “Most people could do perfectly fine off good water.” “I don't believe...

We tend today to take it for granted that tap water is monitored. In the UK, it genuinely is subject to ongoing health surveillance: the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) oversees...

From purification to remineralisation, then to personalisation: Sküma Water's R&D is now working on a new medium designed to support daily hydration with even greater precision. We're rarely aware of...

What scientific studies and experts tell us about the long-term effects of contaminants present in our environment, and why water quality deserves our full attention. Every day, we drink water...

Hot water is one of those features we tend to take for granted. You press a button, hot water comes out. Simple. But behind that simplicity sits a genuine design...

This article was written in partnership with Caroline Rinaudo, founder of FitMum France and a fitness coach who has specialised in supporting women during pregnancy, the postnatal period and motherhood...

Lemon, cucumber and mint steeped in a jug of water: detox water has become a fixture of wellness content online, routinely presented as a way to flush out toxins or...