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Each and every Unistraw straw is designed to serve a single serve or single dose.  The dose is finished when the straw is empty and the glass is also empty.

The straw itself may be used again as often as you would like.  You will notice the care we take to roll the ends of our straws to make them very comfortable and smooth on your lips.

You have taken the dose of medication when the straw is empty and the drink has been finished.  The dose was in the coating or spheres inside the straw before you started and some was delivered directly to your mouth whilst sipping, some also washed back into the glass.  This is the reason the whole beverage needs to be consumed.  It is all about your intentions.

I suggest the end that is not in your mouth. 🙂

Seriously, the straw will work with either end in the beverage.  Sipahh Milk Flavouring Straws are exactly the same both ends so it makes no difference at all.  UniLayer straws will work better if the coated end is placed into the drink.  This helps the coating to dissolve quicker.

Drink as much as is necessary to dissolve the content of the straw.

For a Sipahh straw this will be 250ml of milk.

For a UniLayer energy straw it will be about 400ml of water.

For a UniLayer pharmaceutical straw it might be 100ml.

The straw needs some time, and you should drink with the intent of having the content dissolve and to consume the liquid.  If there are still some beads or coating left, add a little more liquid to finish the straw.  It is all about your intentions.

The coating on our UniLayer straw is made from water-soluble food materials.  Whilst it may operate magically, it is not actually magic.  It will take time to dissolve.  Dissolution time is affected by the beverage, the temperature of the beverage, the way you drink it and the time taken.  I drink my straws with the intent to have it all dissolve.  I don’t use a straw if I am gulping a whole bottle of water due to extreme thirst.  I use the straw when I am working at my desk or busy outside and have time to sip away whilst I am doing other things.  This gives time for the coating to dissolve, makes the beverage taste great and delivers the active I am wanting.  It is all about your intentions.

Unistraw does not use paper straws as they are not fit for purpose.  Our straws are equally as plant sourced and equally as compostable as paper, just more functional and much better as straws.

Unistraw uses cellulose acetate for our straws.  This polymer is plant sourced and home compostable.  It is equally as compostable as paper – and also made from trees.

Sipahh beads are made via a coating process.  They are made with 30 to 50 layers of flavour around a crystal of sugar.  This manufacturing process also controls how they dissolve to make the flavour last over the glass of milk.

Yes, Unistraw makes Sipahh milk flavouring straws and has done so since 2005.

Yes, our straw polymers are plant sourced.  The cellulose acetate we use in our straws is made by combining cellulose from trees with acetic acid which is essentially vinegar.

There are no fossil fuel plastics in our straws (none since 2018)

For many functional UniSphere straws we use mini-tablets.  We use either 2.4mm or 3mm diameter tablets.  This means the manufacturing process for the tablets is very much in line with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical GMP practices.