The Foolproof Way To Remove Odors From Your Stainless Steel Water Bottle

In this house, we are a water bottle family. No one leaves the house without their trusty water bottle, and we have a cache of them that cycle in and out of the cupboard and dishwasher. Say what you will about us, but we are hydrated.

Even with regular washings, water bottles can end up smelling a bit… funky. I do my best to keep them as clean as possible, but the funk will inevitably set in. I was looking for easy solutions, and came across Arm & Hammer’s new Bottle Blasterz. The name makes me giggle—it reminds me of kids’ toy and candy commercials from the 90s (“Bottle blasterz!!!”),—but I loved the concept.

Simply fill a water bottle and drop in a tablet? It sounded too good to be true. I decided to put these tablets through their paces, and I’ll be keeping them stocked from now on.

Arm & Hammer Bottle Blasterz

• Price: $12 for 12 tablets

• Why I Love It: These easy-to-use, ultra-portable tablets do a great job getting rid of funky odors.

Why I Love Arm & Hammer’s Bottle Blasterz

The small tablets are individually wrapped, making them easy to keep dry and store. They resemble Alka-Seltzer tablets, but you only need one to get the job done. To use, fill your water bottle with hot water. If any of the accessories fit inside the bottle, drop them in as well. Add the tablet and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes, or until the tablet has completely dissolved.

Dump out the hot water, rinse thoroughly, and you’re done. In addition to regularly washing my water bottles, I find that the tablet helps take care of any residual odors, leaving them sparkly clean. And it couldn’t be easier.

My absolute favorite thing about Bottle Blasterz (besides the name)? How portable they are. I always pack a water bottle when traveling, and it gets frequent use when I’m hopping from plane to plane and exploring a new city. This also means my water bottle gets gross faster than usual, and I don’t usually have a proper place to clean it. Enter these tablets. I can stick a few in my bag and easily clean my water bottle in a hotel room.

My Big Tip for Using Bottle Blasterz

My only problem with the tablet is it doesn’t take into account the lid pieces that don’t fit inside the bottle (and most of them don’t, for practical reasons)—but I have found a workaround.

I wait until I have a couple of water bottles that need a deep clean. I add all of the accessories to a container or bowl that’s just large enough to hold them. Then I fill the bottles and the container with hot water and add a tablet to each (you’ll need three tablets total). I find that it’s a more efficient use of the tablets to clean two bottles-worth of accessories at once. Give everything a rinse, and enjoy your stink-free drinking experience.

Bottle Blasterz are available on Amazon for about $12 at time of writing, or $1 per tablet. That’s well worth it in my book!

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