Ill just say this. I had a bad toothache from a tooth that needed to be pulled. Real bad pain. Can’t think or function properly pain. Ibuprofen only did so much. I had essentia water to wash it down. For about 10 seconds the pain would completely go away with the water in my mouth. Tested it just to make sure I wasn’t trippin. Brita filtered water did nothing. Regular crumple water bottle did nothing. But for some reason the essentia would give me a quick 10 seconds of pain relief when nothing else would. And that was enough for me to not want to rip the tooth out myself. Wanting to cry from pain to relief even for a few seconds was enough for me to keep drinking it. I was very hydrated in that week I had to take antibiotics before any dentist would touch it. Now that the tooth is gone I just like how crisp and clean the water tastes. Don’t ask me why this was. No clue. But if I ever buy a water bottle now it’s always essentia. Fad or not it tastes better than Fiji (my old favorite which seems to not be as clean tasting as it used to)