Transparency
Every milligram on the panel. Every supplier on the page. If we won’t say it out loud, we don’t put it in the can.
ENERGY
The pre-workout / 6am SKU.
FOCUS
The daily driver.
CALM
The afternoon off-switch.
[01]
Caffeine (Anhydrous)
75 mg
Higher than FOCUS but still under one-coffee equivalent. Two pouches = 150 mg = full coffee.
[01]
Caffeine (Anhydrous)
50 mg
Same as half a coffee. Pairs with L-theanine in a 1:2 ratio (proven cognitive ratio).
[01]
L-Theanine
75 mg
Highest L-theanine of the line. Two pouches = 150 mg = lower-edge clinical dose for relaxation.
[02]
L-Tyrosine
40 mg
Dopamine precursor; drive and motivation under stress. Absorbs well buccally.
[02]
L-Theanine
40 mg
Half-clinical dose per pouch. Two pouches = 80 mg = lower edge of cognitive efficacy.
[02]
Lemon Balm Extract (4:1)
25 mg
GABAergic, anxiolytic. Pleasant flavor contribution.
[03]
Niacin (Nicotinamide)
14 mg
88% DV. Energy metabolism. Nicotinamide form (no flushing).
[03]
Alpha-GPC (50%)
20 mg
Choline source for acetylcholine. Sub-clinical but stacks with caffeine.
[03]
Ashwagandha
15 mg
Honest dose. Sub-clinical (clinical is 300–600 mg). Trace adaptogen support, not stress relief from ashwagandha.
[04]
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
500 mcg
Same dose as FOCUS, same rationale.
[04]
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
500 mcg
True clinical sublingual dose. 250% DV. Bioactive form.
[04]
GABA
15 mg
Symbolic dose. Some users feel a subjective effect.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
100% DV.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
100% DV. Cofactor for neurotransmitter synthesis.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
Cofactor for GABA synthesis.
[06]
Chromium Picolinate
30 mcg
85% DV. Insulin sensitivity for stable energy.
ENERGY
The pre-workout / 6am SKU.
[01]
Caffeine (Anhydrous)
75 mg
Higher than FOCUS but still under one-coffee equivalent. Two pouches = 150 mg = full coffee.
[02]
L-Tyrosine
40 mg
Dopamine precursor; drive and motivation under stress. Absorbs well buccally.
[03]
Niacin (Nicotinamide)
14 mg
88% DV. Energy metabolism. Nicotinamide form (no flushing).
[04]
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
500 mcg
Same dose as FOCUS, same rationale.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
100% DV.
[06]
Chromium Picolinate
30 mcg
85% DV. Insulin sensitivity for stable energy.
FOCUS
The daily driver.
[01]
Caffeine (Anhydrous)
50 mg
Same as half a coffee. Pairs with L-theanine in a 1:2 ratio (proven cognitive ratio).
[02]
L-Theanine
40 mg
Half-clinical dose per pouch. Two pouches = 80 mg = lower edge of cognitive efficacy.
[03]
Alpha-GPC (50%)
20 mg
Choline source for acetylcholine. Sub-clinical but stacks with caffeine.
[04]
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
500 mcg
True clinical sublingual dose. 250% DV. Bioactive form.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
100% DV. Cofactor for neurotransmitter synthesis.
CALM
The afternoon off-switch.
[01]
L-Theanine
75 mg
Highest L-theanine of the line. Two pouches = 150 mg = lower-edge clinical dose for relaxation.
[02]
Lemon Balm Extract (4:1)
25 mg
GABAergic, anxiolytic. Pleasant flavor contribution.
[03]
Ashwagandha
15 mg
Honest dose. Sub-clinical (clinical is 300–600 mg). Trace adaptogen support, not stress relief from ashwagandha.
[04]
GABA
15 mg
Symbolic dose. Some users feel a subjective effect.
[05]
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
1.7 mg
Cofactor for GABA synthesis.
What this brand believes
Most pouches sell you a buzz. We sell you a habit you can be proud of.
Habit over hype
No miracle promises. No “megadose” marketing. A clean stack you can take every day, designed to compound over weeks, not minutes.
Designed, not decorated
The dose is the brand. We don’t hide weak formulas behind packaging. The product justifies the can; the can doesn’t justify the product.
Using PURE.
Three steps. Twenty-five minutes.
01
Place between gum and lip
Upper lip works best — better circulation, more even absorption. No chewing, no rolling around. Just sit it there and forget it.
02
Wait twenty-five minutes
Active compounds absorb sublingually and through the buccal mucosa. By the 20-minute mark you’ll feel the L-theanine; by 25 the caffeine is fully on.
03
Drop it in the lid
The top of the can is the trash. Used pouches go back in the lid, lid clicks shut, no mess, no sticky pocket. Empty when you’re home.
Per pouch · 15 pouches per can
You read the panel. Here’s the why.
Dose
50 mg
Caffeine (Anhydrous)
Same as half a coffee. The point isn’t the dose — it’s the pairing. At 50 mg, caffeine sits in the 1:2 ratio with L-theanine that the cognitive research consistently lands on. Two pouches brings you to the lower edge of clinical efficacy without crossing into jitter territory.
Dose
40 mg
L-Theanine
We source L-theanine from a supplier whose material has been used in the major clinical studies (Haskell 2008, PMID 18006208). Cheaper L-theanine exists; it’s also not the one in the research.
Dose
20 mg
Alpha-GPC (50%)
Choline precursor for acetylcholine — the neurotransmitter most involved in attention and working memory. The 20 mg dose is sub-clinical on its own; it’s here as a stack potentiator, not a hero ingredient.
Dose
500 mcg
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
The bioactive form — already methylated, so it doesn’t need to be converted in the liver. 500 mcg is a true sublingual clinical dose; most pouches use 1–5 mcg as panel decoration.
Dose
1.7 mg
Vitamin B6 (P-5-P)
Pyridoxal-5-phosphate, the active form. Cofactor for the enzymes that turn precursor amino acids into the neurotransmitters this stack is built around. Without it, the L-tyrosine pathway runs slow.
PURE. vs. the alternatives
What you’re actually paying for.
Caffeine per serving
- PURE.
- 50 mg
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- ~6 mg
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- Undisclosed
- Energy Drink
- 160–300 mg
L-theanine ratio
- PURE.
- 1:2 (clinical pairing)
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- None
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- Trace amount
- Energy Drink
- None
Branded ingredients
- PURE.
- Premium-source L-Theanine, Ashwagandha
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- Generic bulk caffeine
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- "Proprietary" — no breakdown
- Energy Drink
- Synthetic flavors + sugar
Doses on the label
- PURE.
- Every milligram listed
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- Caffeine only
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- Hidden in blend
- Energy Drink
- Misleading "energy" total
Third-party tested
- PURE.
- Yes — published COA
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- Rarely
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- No
- Energy Drink
- No
Daily-driver friendly
- PURE.
- Yes — same dose every day
- Generic Caffeine Pouch
- Yes (but it’s just caffeine)
- "Proprietary Blend" Brand
- Tolerance creeps in
- Energy Drink
- No — sugar crash
Where PURE. comes from
It started with a question: “What’s in this pouch?”
“No one could give me a straight answer. So I built one I could read.”
The first column of any nicotine pouch label looks the same: a percentage, a flavor, an extract. The second column is where the lying starts — "proprietary blend," "energy matrix," "focus complex." None of those are doses. None of those are answers.
We started by deleting every word the FDA didn’t require. What was left was the dose. So we built the brand around it: every ingredient by name, every milligram by number, every source by supplier. If we can’t put it on the label, it doesn’t go in the can.
The formulator we worked with had spent eight years inside a big-three supplement brand before quitting because she was tired of watching her own dosages get cut by 40% to hit shelf-price targets. She doesn’t cut ours.
The result is a product that isn’t about you peaking. It’s about you showing up the same way you did yesterday. A habit you can be proud of, not a buzz you have to apologize for.
- 2024
A bad pouch, a Sunday afternoon, and a label that listed "Energy Blend (proprietary)" three times. Started reading the studies behind every ingredient pouch brands kept name-dropping.
- 2025
Worked with a formulator who’d quit Big Supplement after eight years of watching dosages get cut to hit price points. First prototype tin lands in Bangkok.
- 2026
Three SKUs, one system, every milligram listed. Soft launch to a small list of people who care about what they put under their lip.
How we back it up
Everything we say, we can prove.
Third-party tested
Every batch goes to an independent ISO 17025 lab. Certificates of Analysis are published per batch number and linked from the cap.
cGMP certified
Manufactured in an FDA-registered, cGMP-certified facility. Same standards as the supplements you buy at the pharmacy counter.
Premium-source ingredients
Premium-source ingredients. Real, traceable, not generic. Every supplier listed by name on the inside of the lid.
60-day guarantee
Try the first can for two months. If you don’t feel the difference — or don’t like the flavor — full refund, no questions about the empty can.
Beta program — Spring 2026
We sent free cans to 50 people and asked them to be brutally honest.
Here’s what they said. All of it — the praise, the criticism, the things we needed to hear. We’re a new brand and trust isn’t something we can fake. Read what real people said before deciding if PURE. is for you.
- 50 testers · 11 US states · 3 weeks of use
- 38 finished the program · 9 mixed feelings · 3 didn’t feel it
- Every quote below is real. None of them were paid for.
How the beta worked. Between April and May 2026, we sent free 3-can sample packs (one of each SKU) to 50 people who’d signed up to our waitlist. We asked one question after three weeks of use: “Tell us honestly — what worked, what didn’t, what would stop you from buying again?” 38 people responded with detailed feedback. We’re publishing the most representative ones below — including the unflattering. Email us at beta@purehabit.fit if you want to see the raw survey methodology.
“I went into this expecting another supplement-bro pouch. I've tried four other brands and they were all marketing dressed up as a product. PURE. is the first one where the panel on the back actually has numbers on it. The FOCUS hits in maybe 10 minutes and the come-down is smooth — no crash. Bought a full can the day my beta pack ran out.”
Marcus T.
32 · Brooklyn, NY
Tested all three SKUs · Beta tester #014
“I'm a registered dietitian and I sign off on what supplements get into our clinic's recommendation list. PURE. uses methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin and P-5-P instead of pyridoxine HCl — these are the bioactive forms most brands skip because they cost more. The dosing is conservative but honest. I'd put this on our list.”
Priya N., RD
41 · Madison, WI
Tested all three SKUs · Beta tester #028
“Subscription customer now. FOCUS in the morning replaces my second coffee. CALM at 4pm replaces the doom scroll. I'm down to one coffee a day, sleeping better, no detectable downsides three weeks in. The transparent can looks cool but the formula is the actual reason I'm staying.”
Daniel Okoye
28 · Austin, TX
Tested FOCUS + CALM · Beta tester #037
“Mixed feelings. FOCUS works — felt it within 15 minutes, smoother than coffee. But the cucumber-mint in CALM is divisive; my wife loves it, I find it weirdly soapy. Going to keep buying FOCUS, leaving CALM. Wish there was a way to buy just one SKU at a discount instead of the 3-pack.”
Tomás R.
36 · Denver, CO
Tested all three SKUs · Beta tester #022
“The marketing is honest, which I appreciate. They tell you upfront that the ashwagandha dose is sub-clinical and you'd need pills for the studied effect. That's refreshing in this category. That said — I bought CALM hoping for more from the adaptogen side and only got mild effect. They basically warned me, so I can't really be mad. But I'm not sure I'll rebuy CALM either.”
Alex H.
39 · Chicago, IL
Tested all three SKUs · Beta tester #041
“Honest take: the pouch format isn't for me. The 20-minute commitment in your mouth feels long when you're not used to it, and I never adjusted. The formulas seem well-thought-out and a couple of my friends loved their packs — I'm just not a pouch person. Refund was processed in 3 days when I emailed support. Brand handled it well even though I bailed.”
Rachel Mendoza
29 · Miami, FL
Tested 3-pack · Beta tester #006
What the beta taught us.
- The pouch format has a learning curve. Roughly 1 in 8 testers struggled with the 20-minute commitment. We now ship every first-time order with a how-to card and recommend starting with 10-minute sessions to build the habit.
- CALM is the most polarizing SKU. Some testers loved the L-theanine effect; others wanted more from the adaptogen side. We made sure the product page is upfront that adaptogens build over weeks and individual response varies.
- People notice the bioactive vitamin forms. We didn't think average customers would care about methylcobalamin vs. cyanocobalamin. Turns out, supplement-pouch buyers are exactly the people who do.
- The 60-day guarantee is the unlock. Multiple testers said the no-questions refund policy was what convinced them to try. We made it permanent.
We’re still listening
We’re a new brand. Your review is louder than our marketing.
The beta gave us our first 50 honest opinions. We need more.
If you’re a customer — even if you’ve only used one pouch — we want to hear from you. The good, the mixed, the unflattering. The brutally specific (“this SKU made my mouth go numb”). The casually positive (“works as advertised, no notes”). It all helps us improve the formula, the packaging, the way we communicate.
Every review we publish from here forward will be tagged with the date it was written and the SKU it was about. You’ll see the brand evolve in real time. Including the parts where we got it wrong.
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Three SKUs, one system
One template. Three different jobs.
Pre-workout / 6am
ENERGY
Coffee
A clean wake-up. Higher caffeine pairing — 75 mg — with L-tyrosine for drive and B-vitamins for the metabolic backbone. Built for early starts and physical work.
From
$8.33
Daily driver
FOCUS
Ice Mint
The 1:2 caffeine-to-L-theanine ratio backed by the cognitive research. Sub-clinical Alpha-GPC stacks the choline. Designed to be the pouch you reach for every day.
From
$8.33
Afternoon off-switch
CALM
Wintergreen
Highest L-theanine in the line at 75 mg, with lemon balm and GABA cofactors. Wind down without sedation. A pouch for finishing the day, not powering through it.
From
$8.33
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Questions, answered
Anything we missed?
Is this nicotine?
- No nicotine. No tobacco. No stimulant beyond caffeine. PURE. is a functional pouch — caffeine + nootropic stack designed for cognition, not nicotine replacement.
How is this different from a Zyn or a Velo?
- Different category. Those are nicotine pouches. We use the same delivery format — buccal absorption under the lip — but the active ingredients are functional supplements, not nicotine.
How many pouches a day?
- One to four. The formula is dosed so a single pouch is meaningful and two is comfortably in the clinical range. We don’t recommend more than four in a 24-hour window.
Can I take this with coffee?
- Yes — the FOCUS dose is half a coffee’s worth of caffeine specifically so it stacks cleanly. Most users have one coffee and one or two pouches across a workday.
How fast does it work?
- Sublingual absorption starts within 5 minutes. The L-theanine is usually felt first, around 15-20 minutes. Caffeine peaks around 25 minutes. The full window lasts 90-120 minutes.
Is there a subscription?
- Yes — Subscribe & save 20%, ship every 30 or 45 days, cancel any time from your account. No phone call, no retention chat, no surprise re-bills.
What if I don’t like it?
- 60-day money-back guarantee on your first can. If you don’t feel the difference or don’t like the flavor, email us — full refund, keep the can.
The last word
Cognition is built. Not chugged.
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