Electrolytes & Hydration

Electrolyte drinks in Dubai and the UAE

You lose salt as well as water when you sweat, and in a Dubai summer that starts on the walk from the car park. Plain water replaces the water. An electrolyte drink replaces the minerals too. That is why runners, padel players and anyone moving between a hot car and a cold office keep a box of sachets close by.

Every product on this page mixes from a powder into water. Most are single-serve sachets you can keep in a gym bag, a car door or a desk drawer.

Which electrolyte drink do you need?

Start with how you'll use it. A daily drink you sip at your desk needs a different formula from something you take after a two-hour run.

• For everyday hydration: a sugar-free sachet with all six main electrolytes. Humantra fits here, with sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride and phosphate plus vitamin C, B12 and zinc.
• For hydration with extra skin support: Preme Kiwi Lemonade 3:1 Electrolytes combines trace and macro minerals with hyaluronic acid.
• For a warm drink in the evening: Preme Hot Cocoa Electrolytes blends cold-pressed cacao, coconut milk and magnesium. It works in the cooler months or after iftar.

Every electrolyte brand we carry

• Humantra: founded in Dubai in 2022. Sugar-free sachets in six flavours: Himalayan Lime, Mango, Lychee, Elderberry, Black Cherry and Berry Pomegranate. Informed Sport certified.
• Preme: functional powders built around gut and skin health. Its electrolyte range covers a cold Kiwi Lemonade and a warm Hot Cocoa.

How to judge an electrolyte powder

• Sodium: the electrolyte you lose most in sweat. Check the amount per serving. Very high doses suit long endurance sessions more than a normal workday.
• The full set: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride and phosphate. Cheaper tablets often stop at the first two.
• Sugar: sports drinks use glucose to speed absorption during long exercise. For daily use, a stevia or monk fruit sweetened mix makes more sense.
• Caffeine and testing: check for hidden caffeine if you drink it late. Informed Sport certification means each batch is tested for substances banned in sport.

When to drink electrolytes

Most people take one serving in the morning. Others save it for after training, a long flight or the evening after iftar during Ramadan. Never take them during fasting hours. Mix as the pack says, usually one sachet in 500 ml to 1 litre of cold water. If you have kidney disease or high blood pressure, or you follow a low-salt diet, check with your doctor first.

Storing sachets in the UAE heat

Keep boxes somewhere cool and dry, away from a sunny window or a hot car. Powder that gets damp clumps and dissolves badly. Sachets left in a car glovebox through July are better used within a few weeks.

Looking for something else to drink? Browse our functional drinks, the caffeine-free range or water bottles and drinkware.