Water Storage Treatment 2 oz Glass Bottles 60 gallons Purification vs 17oz Water Bottle With Flip Straw Cap: which is safer?
S'well 17oz Water Bottle With Flip Straw Cap is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Aquamira
Water Storage Treatment 2 oz Glass Bottles 60 gallons Purification
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleChemical overdose or misuse
ReportedDegradation and loss of efficacy over time
PossibleGlass bottle breakage and spillage
Our pick
S'well
17oz Water Bottle With Flip Straw Cap
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCap plastic composition and leaching
PossibleCap adhesive or coating degradation
PossibleMold or bacterial growth in straw
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Chemical overdose or misuse, Degradation and loss of efficacy over time, Glass bottle breakage and spillage and Chlorine residue and taste/odor on the Aquamira and not on the S'well.
- We flag Cap plastic composition and leaching, Cap adhesive or coating degradation and Mold or bacterial growth in straw on the S'well and not on the Aquamira.
- The Aquamira is glass bottles, sodium dichloroisocyanurate treatment chemical where the S'well is Stainless steel double-wall vacuum insulation; BPA-free plastic flip-straw cap, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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