Sip Safely with LifeStraw Sip Essential Water Filter Straw (BPA-Free Plastic)
By Jill Robinson 
I’ve been a fan of LifeStraw for a long time, and regularly review the brand’s products here at Practical Travel Gear. From filtered water bottles to solo filters , and even filtered straws , LifeStraw believes everyone deserves equitable access to safe drinking water.
LifeStraw recently released the Sip Essential Water Filter Straw, made with BPA-free materials and a silicone mouthpiece. It includes top and bottom caps to keep the straw free of contaminants between uses. The Essential Sip is slim and lightweight (weighing 0.7 ounces), and is easy to tuck in your bag.
There’s nothing to charge or plug in—just use it to sip water, and it’ll ensure that you’re sipping safely.
The straw filters out contaminants and removes 99.999999% of bacteria (including E.coli and salmonella), 99.999% of parasites (including giardia and cryptosporidium), and 99.999% of microplastics (as well as silt, sand, and cloudiness). The membrane microfilter lasts up to 1,000 liters, which is enough for more than a year of daily use.
Buying a LifeStraw Sip Essential Water Filter Straw not only makes your life easier, it provides a year of clean water for a child. For every 500 products LifeStraw sells, the brand distributes a LifeStraw community purifier to a school in need, which provides safe water to 100 school children for a period of five years. As of the end of 2025, this program has provided 22,861 community filters to 4,803 schools, resulting in safe water for 14,260,714 children.
Aside from being an ideal gift for your traveling family members and friends, it’s perfect as a graduation gift for a high school or college student.
The Sip Essential Water Filter Straw comes in 1-pack (colors: teal or seaglass) and 3-pack () options, for $19.95 and $54.95, respectively. Get them on the LifeStraw site .
