☁ Wash Your Bottle Like You Mean It.

Your Summer Hydration Series: What You Really Need to Know.

Author

Claudi Clouds
August 13, 2025

THE WATER METHOD TO WELLNESS

HEY FROM THE SOURCE

This summer, I’m sending you two thoughtful emails each week for five weeks, unpacking hydration myths. Clarity, context, and care. No buzzwords. No diet gimmicks. Just honest, practical insight you can trust, because how you treat water reflects how you treat yourself.

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#8: Wash Your Bottle Like You Mean It

Your reusable water bottle isn’t just a hydration hero. It’s also a cozy little habitat for bacteria… if you’re not careful.

Whether it’s plastic, stainless steel, or glass, the biggest contamination risk doesn’t come from the material. It comes from us: forgetting to wash it properly, letting it sit damp, or just giving it a quick rinse and calling it clean.

Warmth + moisture + residue from your mouth = ideal conditions for bacterial growth. Studies have found that the average reusable bottle, if left unwashed, can harbor more bacteria than a dog bowl or toilet seat. (Yes, really.)

So here’s the fix:
Wash it daily with hot water and dish soap, scrub the lid and mouthpiece, and let it air dry completely. Once a week, give it a deeper clean with a vinegar soak, bottle brush, or run it through the dishwasher (if it's dishwasher safe).

Clean bottle = clean water.
Simple habit. Big impact.

— Clouds

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A Final Note

NOTES FROM THE MEADOW

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Wine is sunlight, held together by water.

Galileo Galilei

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Until next time! ☁

Disclaimer: This newsletter does not provide medical or nutritional advice. The content shared here is for informational and educational purposes only. To inspire a more mindful and empowered relationship with water, and yourself.