How it Works
Your Otiem copper water bottle is a portable piece of a 5,000-year-old tradition.
But how does it work?
The idea is beautifully simple. In the traditional Ayurvedic practice of tamra jal, water rests overnight in a pure copper vessel — the same way households across India have stored their drinking water for centuries.
As water rests in an unlined copper vessel, it picks up trace amounts of copper from the walls of the bottle — tiny fractions of what you'd get from everyday foods like nuts, beans, or dark chocolate. That's the whole mechanism: real copper, plain water, and time. No electronics, no filters, no subscriptions.
Used as intended — plain water, an overnight rest, a clean bottle — copper vessels have been part of daily life for centuries. Common-sense rules still apply: refresh the water daily rather than storing it for weeks, keep your bottle clean, and if you have a medical condition involving copper, talk with your doctor first.
Why overnight?
Tradition calls for a rest of roughly 6 to 8 hours — which is why the classic routine is to fill your bottle before bed and drink first thing in the morning. Many of our customers tell us it becomes the favorite part of their morning: a full glass of crisp, refreshing water before the day begins.
As always, start with clean, safe drinking water — your Otiem is a beautiful vessel, not a filter or purifier.
An Ancient Natural Technique Handcrafted for your modern on-the-go lifestyle.
The Otiem is the most beautiful way we know to carry this ancient ritual with you — handcrafted, portable, durable, and stylish. No expensive machines, no gimmicks: just pure copper and a tradition that has endured for millennia.
But here's the best part of switching to an Otiem water bottle:
YOU WILL SAVE 128 PLASTIC BOTTLES FROM GOING INTO LANDFILLS WITH EVERY PURCHASE
Last year, Americans used over 50 billion plastic water bottles. Furthermore, the U.S.'s recycling rate for plastic is only 23%. That means 38 billion water bottles, more than $1 billion worth of plastic, are wasted each and every year. They end up in our landfills and floating in our oceans.
That’s an average of 166 plastic bottles per person! And of those 166 bottles we each drank from last year, only 37 would have been recycled! If we all used an Otiem bottle this year instead, that would save 128 plastic bottles each from ending up in landfills PER PERSON! That’s 38 billion bottles! And that’s just in 2019!
Even if one out of every 100 Americans switched to an Otiem bottle, it would make a major difference. That would still save half a billion plastic bottles from ending up in landfills per year!
You can be part of the 1 in 100 who does switch by buying one right now! Make the switch to an Otiem copper water bottle today and you’ll get all the health benefits of drinking from copper water bottles, plus you’ll be doing your part for the environment. Now that’s what we call a win/win situation! What are you waiting for!? You can start saving the planet, save 128 plastic bottles, and get all the health benefits by buying one today! Now that's something you can truly FEEL good about! Literally!
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