Built for running
Replace what you sweat on long runs
Electrolytes for Running: Replace the Sodium You Sweat Out
Whether it's a 5K, a long run, or a hot summer race, running drains sodium fast. Saltivate puts 800mg back per serving so you finish strong instead of fading.
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- Zero sugarno stevia, Reb M
- HSA/FSApay by card, no letter
- Made in USAthird-party tested
Why running drains your electrolytes
Running is one of the sweatiest things you can do, and sweat is mostly sodium. On a long run or a hot day you can lose a lot of it through your shirt, your hat, and the salty crust on your skin. Most electrolytes for running barely contain any sodium, so they replace water without replacing much of what you lost. That mismatch is why you can drink plenty and still feel flat late in a run.
Signs you are running low
- A fade or heavy legs in the back half of a long run
- Salty, gritty residue or white streaks on your skin and clothes
- Still feeling thirsty no matter how much plain water you drink
- Sweating heavily through hats, shirts, and headbands
- Wanting something more than water after a hot or long effort
What actually helps you run replenished
Since you lose mostly sodium in sweat, the idea is to put sodium back, not just water. Plain water alone can leave you drinking a lot without replacing much. A sodium-forward mix helps you replace the sodium you lose and supports hydration before, during, and after a run. Many people sip it on the way out the door, carry it for long efforts, and top off when they get home.
Why Saltivate is built for runners
Saltivate leads with 800mg of sodium per serving, the electrolyte you sweat out most, plus 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium to round it out. There is zero sugar and about 10 calories per serving, sweetened with OnoSweet for a clean citrus taste and no bitter aftertaste, so it sits light on your stomach mid-run instead of weighing you down. Each box holds 30 single-serve stick packs, so you tear one into your bottle before a long run, drop a few in your gear bag for race day, or mix a glass at home, with no scoop and nothing extra to carry.
- 800mg sodium per serving targets what you actually lose in sweat
- Zero sugar, with zero calories in Raw Unflavored and 10 in the flavored mixes, easy on the stomach on long efforts
- Tear-and-mix stick packs fit any handheld, vest, or hydration pack
- 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium round out the mix
- Raw Unflavored has no flavoring or sweetener, just a light salt taste that seasons water or your usual drink
- HSA/FSA eligible at checkout, no Letter of Medical Necessity needed
- Made in the USA and third-party lab tested, with COAs published
Try it. Sweat on it. Decide later.
Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it is not for you, email us and we refund you in full. You do not even ship anything back.
What customers say
Excellent product. Excellent customer service will definitely order again.
These electrolytes are the perfect mix of salty and sweet, we love them!
While they don't have many flavors, the cost of the Saltivate products can be nearly half that of similar "salt-based" electrolyte mixes. I like the salty taste of these...think more along the lines of a margarita drink without the alcohol. While I prefer the Mango...
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Common questions
How much sodium do I need for running?
Runners lose mostly sodium in sweat, and how much varies with heat, pace, and how heavily you sweat. Saltivate gives 800mg of sodium per serving, more than most running drinks, so you can replace more of what you lose. On longer or hotter runs many people use more than one serving.
When should I take electrolytes for a run?
A common approach is to sip some before heading out, carry a bottle for runs longer than an hour, and top off afterward. Saltivate stick packs make this easy since you can mix one into any handheld or vest bottle on the go.
Will it upset my stomach on a long run?
Saltivate has zero sugar, with zero calories in Raw Unflavored and 10 in the flavored mixes, so there is no heavy syrupy load to sit in your stomach. The flavored mixes are sweetened with Reb M via OnoSweet, not stevia, so there is no bitter aftertaste, and Raw Unflavored has no sweetener at all.
Flavored or unflavored for running?
Both work. Raw Unflavored is the clean pick if you want no flavoring or sweetener, just a light salt taste that works in water or mixed into another drink. If you like a taste cue to keep sipping, Orange, Mango Pineapple, and Watermelon are all zero sugar too.
Run replenished, not just hydrated
Put back the sodium you sweat out. Toss a few stick packs in your vest, mix one into your bottle, and finish your next long run feeling steady. Buy 3 get the 4th free on full-size.
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| Saltivate | BPN Electrolytes | Buoy | Carnivore | Cure | Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder | DripDrop | DryWater | Gatorade | GHOST Hydration | Good Intentions | HRDWRK | Hydrate Pro | HydroMATE | Just Ingredients Electrolytes | Liquid I.V. | LMNT | Magna | Nectar Hydration | NormaLyte | Nuun Sport | Pedialyte | Prime Hydration+ Sticks | Promix Electrolyte Drink Mix | Propel | Re-Lyte | SALTT | Santa Cruz Paleo | Skratch | Thorne Catalyte | Trevi | Ultima | Vitassium | Waterboy Daily Hydration | Nothing found with these criteria | |
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| Serving size | 1 stick (6g) | 1 scoop (5.6g) | 1.5 mL (1 squeeze) | 1 scoop (~3g) | 1 scoop (8.3g) | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 stick (10g) | 1 stick (11g) | 1 powder stick (35g) | 1 scoop (9g) | 1 scoop | 1 scoop (3g) | 1 scoop (4.93g) | 1 stick (5.4g) | 1 scoop (5.7g) | 1 scoop | 1 stick (6g) | 1 stick (5 to 6.5g) | 1 packet (3.4g) | 1 stick (10.5g) | 1 tablet (5g) | 1 packet (8.5g) | 1 stick (9.8g) | 1 scoop (5.18g) | 1 stick (3g) | 1 scoop (5g) | 1 stick (6.6g) | 1 scoop (4.1g) | 1 packet (22g) | 1 scoop (10.4g) | 1 stick (4.8g) | 1 stick/scoop | 2 capsules | 1 stick (3.0g) | — |
| Sodium | 800mg (from salt) | 500mg (from himalayan pink salt, citrate) | 50mg | 500mg (from citrate) | 240mg (from salt) | 40mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 330mg (from citrate, salt) | 380mg (from citrate, pink sea salt) | 230mg (from salt, citrate) | 150mg (from citrate, himalayan pink salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 600mg (from citrate, bicarbonate, chloride) | 1000mg (from salt) | 250mg (from salt) | 100mg (from salt) | 510mg (from salt, citrate) | 1000mg (from salt) | 300mg (from salt) | 100mg (from himalayan pink salt) | 851mg (from citrate, salt) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 40mg (from sea salt) | 1000mg (from salt (himalayan pink)) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 810mg (from salt) | 968mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 1000mg (from salt) | 400mg (from citrate) | 485mg (from salt, disodium phosphate) | 230mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 55mg (from salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 550mg (from pink himalayan salt) | — |
| Potassium | 240mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 10mg | 300mg (from citrate, bicarbonate) | 310mg (from coconut water) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 185mg (from citrate) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 70mg (from phosphate) | 375mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from citrate) | 390mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from citrate) | 393mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from bicarbonate) | 180mg (from citrate) | 700mg (from dipotassium phosphate, coconut water) | 200mg (from chloride) | 80mg (from phosphate) | 400mg (from citrate) | 408mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 49mg (from citrate) | 96mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate, citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate) | 100mg (from chloride) | 140mg (from citrate) | — |
| Magnesium | 60mg (from malate) | 25mg (from bisglycinate chelate) | 0mg | 40mg (from oxide, citrate) | 0mg | 120mg (from citrate) | 39mg (from citrate) | 40mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 83mg (from citrate) | 30mg (from malate) | 150mg (from glycinate, citrate) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 15mg (from oxide) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 60mg (from malate) | 210mg (from malate, gluconate, glycinate) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 25mg (from oxide) | 0mg | 124mg (from citrate) | 60mg (from malate) | 0mg | 50mg (from glycinate, malate) | 178mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 48mg (from carbonate) | 40mg (from lysinate glycinate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 20mg (from malate) | — |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 0g | 32g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 1g | 6g | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 19g | <1g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | — |
| Sweetener | Reb M (not from stevia) | Stevia (steviol glycosides) | None | Stevia | Stevia, monk fruit | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Sugar, dextrose | Sucralose | Stevia extract | Sucralose | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Cane sugar, dextrose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Sucralose | Stevia | Dextrose, sucralose, Ace-K | Sucralose, acesulfame potassium | Monk fruit (lightly sweetened versions) | Sucralose, ace-K | Stevia | Stevia (RebD and RebM) | Stevia | Cane sugar, dextrose | Stevia (Rebaudioside A) | Sucralose, stevia | Stevia | None | Organic stevia leaf extract | — |
| Artificial ingredients | None | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | Artificial flavors, dyes (Yellow 5, Red 40) | Sucralose, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Ace-K, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | Sucralose, Acesulfame | — | Sucralose, Ace-K | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | — | — | — |
| Pay with HSA/FSA card | Yes | No | — | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | — |
| Made in | USA | Unknown | — | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | India | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | — |
| Servings per unit | 30 sticks | 50 (jar) | 40 servings | 90 (jar) | 28 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 32 sticks | 12 sticks | 30 sticks | 40 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 30 (jar) | 30 sticks | 28 sticks | 30 sticks | 30 sticks | 10 tablets | 8 packets | 6 sticks | 30 (jar) | 40 sticks | 75 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 20 servings | 30 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 20 sticks | 50 (100 ct) | 60 (jar) | — |
| Price per serving | $1.33 | $0.90 | $0.98 | $0.46 | $1.37 | $0.97 | $1.12 | $2.50 | $0.90 | $0.82 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.78 | $1.20 | $0.83 | $1.39 | $1.50 | $1.96 | $1.47 | $1.33 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $2.33 | $1.40 | $0.75 | $0.60 | $1.20 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $1.13 | $0.67 | $1.05 | $0.50 | $0.50 | — |
| Price per 1,000mg key electrolytes i | $1.20 | $1.24 | $16.33 | $0.54 | $2.49 | $0.83 | $2.02 | $1.76 | $3.00 | $1.34 | $0.34 | $0.28 | $0.61 | $2.58 | $1.84 | $1.54 | $1.19 | $2.96 | $3.67 | $1.06 | $1.57 | $2.84 | $2.69 | $1.11 | $2.20 | $0.47 | $0.77 | $0.79 | $2.41 | $1.81 | $1.15 | $2.59 | $0.83 | $0.70 | — |
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