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Open one individually wrapped strip.
Put it on your tongue. Cool Mint, breath-mint fresh.
It dissolves on its own. No drink, no sugar.
50MG CAFFEINE
50MG L-THEANINE
0G SUGAR
1 STRIP. NO DRINK.
$0.60
A STRIP
1 STRIP = 50MG CAFFEINE
$3.45
A COFFEE
$0.60
A STRIP
1 STRIP = 50MG CAFFEINE
$2.64
A CAN
NO WATER
A STRIP
1 STRIP = 50MG CAFFEINE
SWALLOW
A PILL
50 MG
A STRIP
1 STRIP = 50MG CAFFEINE
12–15 MG
A PATCH
$0.60
A STRIP
1 STRIP = 50MG CAFFEINE
$0.87
A PIECE
Most of what you swallow is broken down before it reaches your blood: up to 40% in the stomach, then roughly another 45% on its first pass through the liver. A strip takes a different route, through the thin lining of your mouth.
An oral strip is a thin, flavored film that sits on or under your tongue. It melts away in about 30 seconds. No water, no capsule, no can.
The lining of your mouth is only 100–150 micrometers thick, with tiny blood vessels sitting just 10–20 micrometers beneath it.
Oral films are designed to break down in 15–60 seconds, so there’s nothing to chew and nothing to wash down. A pack slips into a scrub pocket, badge reel pouch or locker, ready for instant energy at hour 10 or the 3 a.m. wall.
This explainer describes the format only. It is not medical advice and makes no health claims.
Approximate minutes until each format starts to show up in the blood. Shorter is faster.
Sources: StatPearls, “Physiology, Gastrointestinal,” NCBI Bookshelf; DeMuro RL et al., J Clin Pharmacol. 2000;40(11):1280–1285; Narang N, Sharma J, Int J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2011;3(Suppl 2):18–22; Patel VF et al., J Control Release. 2011;153(2):106–116; Irfan M et al., Saudi Pharm J. 2016;24(5):537–546. Onset chart: PMC7957312; PMC3757902; fast-dissolving film review, ScienceDirect.
A pill can take 30–60 minutes just to break down before digestion gets going. A strip gets to work in your mouth and skips the gut altogether.
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Bar height = relative speed: strip 30s, pill 2.5 min, gummy 4+ min. Sources: Patel VF et al., J Control Release. 2011;153(2):106–116; Sattar M et al., oral thin films review, 2014.
In a patient acceptability study, 85.4% chose an oral dissolving film over a liquid, pointing to convenience, accurate dosing and how easy it is to carry.
Source: patient acceptability study comparing oral dissolving films with oral liquid formulations.
85.4%
A strip carries its dose in a film weighing about 120mg. Packing the same 5mg of active into a pill takes around 1,000mg, and into a gummy about 5,000mg.
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Bars show active share of total weight for the same 5mg dose: strip 120mg, pill 1,000mg, gummy 5,000mg. Source: Irfan M et al., Saudi Pharm J. 2016;24(5):537–546.
Swallowed supplements usually land around 10–20% once digestion and the liver take their share. Delivered through the mouth, strips reach up to 85%.
85%
17 of 20 stars = 85% for strips; pill 15%, gummy 10%. Sources: Narang N, Sharma J, Int J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2011;3(Suppl 2):18–22; DeMuro RL et al., J Clin Pharmacol. 2000;40(11):1280–1285.
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5TRIP is energy + focus in a Cool Mint strip. Each strip combines 50mg caffeine with 50mg L-theanine in a zero-sugar format that dissolves on your tongue, giving you a simple way to take caffeine without a can, coffee, powder, or pill.
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