I Tried 6 Viral Hydration Products For 1 Week & Here's What Worked

Drinking water feels like one of those things that should be effortless, but for some reason it’s not. I know I should be doing it; it’s just easy to forget and put off. So it makes sense that hydration has turned into its own category of products: electrolyte packets, flavored mixes, powders that promise energy, etc.

Personally, I’ve never been naturally good at drinking water, and I think a lot of it comes down to one very specific habit: I only really like drinking with food. The second problem is I also don’t eat that often. Most days, I’ll have one proper meal — maybe a late lunch or dinner — and that’s when I’ll drink the most water. But that also means I’m going long stretches of the day without really hydrating at all, and by the time I realize it, I’m already trying to make up for it all at once.

I’ve tried the usual fixes — keeping a cute water bottle next to me, setting mental...