Thinking of Buying the Brita Premium Filtering Water Bottle? Read this Review!

Apr 25, 2025

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Should you purchase the Brita Premium Filtering Water Bottle? I bought it and reviewed it so that you can decide for yourself whether its filtering abilities, functionality, and cost are worth purchasing it for yourself. Brita has long been one of the biggest “house-hold names” in the water filtering industry, known maybe best for their filtered water pitchers among their many other products. With the name recognition Brita has, they probably gain more credibility right off the bat, assuming that their technology is advanced and capable of eliminating a variety of toxins.

So, does the Brita water bottle live up to its reputation? Well, with regard to any filter, its success is measured by its ability to filter out what you want it to. Depending on the source of your water, you would need different filtering abilities. As was true with the LifeStraw, the Brita products have varying filtering abilities, and their website shows a helpful breakdown of which products filter out what. For the Brita water bottle, the filter takes out the least amount of contaminants of all the Brita products. So, what does the Brita water bottle filter out? The Brita water bottle filter, which uses an activated carbon block, only filters out chlorine and class VI particulates. What, you may wonder, are class VI particulates? They are coarse particulates that are 50 micrometers or larger, usually chunks of rust or sand that are large enough to be felt. What this means is that the water bottle is not filtering out what some of the other Brita products filter out, including lead, other metals, and benzene.

In other words, if you’re looking for the Brita water bottle to do serious filtering, not only of the things the other Brita products filter out, but also of fluoride, microplastics, and more, then you’ll be disappointed. However, what if you already have filtered water or are otherwise content with this water bottle’s filtering ability? How does this water bottle do in other respects?

Well, as a plastic water bottle, it’s at least a good thing that it’s sturdy. You don’t want flimsy plastic that flexes in your hand and potentially leaks microplastics into the water you’re drinking, especially if the filter won’t filter out said microplastics. Everything else about it is pretty standard. The cap seems to seal well, and the mouthpiece seemed fine as well. If I had any major issue with this water bottle, I must say that it was the paper label wrapped around the bottle. I assumed that it would be easy to take off, but sadly I was wrong. As you can see from the pictures below, much of the paper is still stuck on the bottle after I tried to take off the label. It’s just one of those little pains in the butt that you don’t want to have to deal with when you purchase something. And in the meantime, the water bottle you’re drinking out of just looks extra tacky.

So, here’s my Pros and Cons.

PROS:

- Sturdy. It seems durable and according the Brita it is dishwasher safe and BPA-free.

- Looks nice. This is obviously a personal preference, but I think it has a nice look, and 26 oz. is a good size.

- Cost: $22.89 for a 26 oz bottle, but Amazon I’ve noticed often has it discounted for quite a bit less.

CONS:

- The paper label. The paper label sticks on the bottle and you’ll have to scrape it off with your fingernails. Sorry.

- The filter. It just is very limited in what it filters. It’s not going to filter out fluoride, lead, or microplastics.