"You can taste the difference between this water and other brands. Like cheap wine vs award winning wine. My body loves this."
Nicola
Customer testimonial, Batch 1
DESIGNER WATER / BRAND / INFORMATION
96.9% preferred Designer Water. See the taste survey.
In our company-run, sighted July 2025 survey, 378 of 390 non-customers preferred Designer Water. See the survey method, quality documents and dated customer-review archive below.
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96.9%
Preferred Designer Water
390
Non-customer respondents
4.7/5
888 archived reviews (2020–2026)
5 500+
Active Waterpreneurs
The taste test
See how the taste survey was run.
96.9% preferred Designer Water in our company-run, sighted survey of 390 non-customer respondents. That is the whole claim. Here is how we got the number.
In July 2025 we ran a tasting challenge and collected the answers through Zoho Survey. People tasted Designer Water next to the water they normally drink and told us which one they preferred. Most compared it to tap water. The rest compared it to a bottled brand they already buy.
Then we cut the sample. Anyone who said they were already a Waterpreneur was removed, because a distributor is not a neutral taster. That left 390 people with no link to the brand. 378 of them chose Designer Water.
Two things we say plainly. It was not a hidden-label test, tasters could see which cup was ours. And we ran it ourselves. The result is real and the numbers are on file, but we would rather you know exactly what it is.
Result
96.9% preferred Designer Water
Sample
390 non-customer respondents. Existing Waterpreneurs excluded.
Chose us
378 of 390
When
July 2025
Platform
Zoho Survey, Designer Water Tasting Challenge
Run by
Designer Water. Tasters saw the brand name.
Compared to
Tap water for most tasters, otherwise the bottled brand they already buy
Full survey data is held on file. Ask us and we will walk you through it.
quality certifications and accreditations
Audited. Certified. On the label.
Taste is one reason people choose a water. Trust is the other. Every bottle of pH10 comes from one audited facility in Midrand with the quality credentials listed below.
01
SANBWA
Member of the South African National Bottled Water Association, the industry body that audits bottlers against its own standard. See sanbwa.org.za.
02
ISO 22000
International food safety management standard. Covers the whole line from water intake to sealed bottle.
05
Kosher
Beth Din of South Africa. pH10 alkaline ionized water and PureSafe still water. Valid to 31 August 2027; not Kosher for Passover.
06
Halaal
SANHA. Listed pH10 still sizes: 330ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1L and 5L; PureSafe: 500ml and 1.5L. Valid to 30 June 2027.
The same quality certifications and accreditations apply to PureSafe still water. Certificates are available on request and on our quality and certifications page.
What is in the bottle
Four facts. No promises.
These describe how we make the water. They are process facts, not health claims, and we keep it that way on purpose.
01
pH 10
Designer Water pH10 is bottled at a pH of 10. The number is on the label and it is what the name means.
02
Ca, Mg, K
Calcium, magnesium and potassium. The minerals behind the smooth, clean taste people keep describing.
03
Hydrogen infused
Molecular hydrogen is infused at the time of bottling. A production step we do on every run.
04
Reduced ORP
Reduced Oxidation-Reduction Potential at the time of bottling. Measured on the line, stated as a fact and nothing more.
In their words
What customers say about the taste.
Three quotes, word for word, from customers we can name. We chose taste quotes only. The full set of 977+ verified reviews is on Takealot and on our reviews page.
"I struggled drinking water but I'm now a disciplined water drinker. I love drinking water."
Zukiswa
Verified Takealot review
"The smooth taste keeps you coming back for more."
Bronwyn Ingram
Customer testimonial, Batch 1
Every quote is held on file with the customer's name and source. We do not pay for reviews and we do not edit them.
Track record
Thirteen years. One purple cap.
Designer Water SA (Pty) Ltd was founded in 2013 and has bottled in Midrand since 2015. The people below are why the brand is still here.
2013
Founded in South Africa. Bottling in Midrand from 2015.
5 500+
Active Waterpreneurs selling the water in their own communities every month. See the Waterpreneur programme.
977+
Takealot reviews from verified purchases, averaging 4.7 out of 5.
5
Certifications and accreditations at our Midrand facility. Read our story.
Taste it yourself
Look for the purple cap.
Order direct, ask a Waterpreneur near you, or message us on WhatsApp. Same water, same quality certifications and accreditations, whichever way you buy it.
Bottled in Midrand, South Africa · SANBWA certified · company founded 2013
Dietary certification applies to the products listed in the current certificate register. SANHA lists pH10 still water in 330ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1L and 5L, and PureSafe in 500ml and 1.5L. The Kosher certificate covers pH10 alkaline ionized water and PureSafe still water; not Kosher for Passover.