Material Transparency

SAMA Homes Material Transparency & Cap Disclosure

At SAMA Homes, our core mission is to help you build a sustainable, zero-waste lifestyle by swapping out single-use materials for premium, traditional alternatives. We believe in radical transparency regarding every component we use to craft our wellness tools.

While our hydration vessels are crafted from lab-certified, 99.6% pure virgin copper, we want our community to be fully informed about the engineering of our leak-proof caps. Because different lifestyles require different bottle designs, we utilize three distinct cap styles across our collections, each engineered with specific, food-safe sealing mechanisms.

Our Three Cap Designs:

• 1. The Outer-Threaded Cap (Standard Seal)
  • How it works: This traditional cap screws over the outside neck of the copper bottle.
  • The Materials: To ensure the vessel is completely leak-proof and to prevent the copper cap from grinding against the bottle, the interior of this cap features a highly durable, BPA-free, food-grade synthetic polymer seal and inner threading.
  • Water Contact: The seal is tucked safely inside the threading mechanism, designed to sit entirely outside the primary water contact zone.
• 2. The Inner-Plug Cap (Silicone O-Ring)
  • How it works: This seamless cap design fits directly inside the neck of the bottle.
  • The Materials: This cap utilizes a pure, food-grade silicone O-ring to create an airtight vacuum seal. Silicone is a highly durable, non-toxic material that serves as the gold standard for zero-waste hydration, as it prevents leaks without shedding micro-particles.
  • Water Contact: The silicone ring sits tightly against the copper neck, ensuring your water touches nothing but pure copper and food-safe silicone.
• 3. The Active Sipper Cap (Sports/Travel Design)
  • How it works: Designed for active use, the gym, or travel, this cap features a functional flip-top or built-in drinking spout.
  • The Materials: Because the complex internal valves and hinges of a sipper mechanism cannot be machined from soft copper without breaking, this specific cap style is constructed from a high-density, BPA-free engineered polymer.
  • Water Contact: While water passes through the food-safe sipper mechanism when drinking, the water stored inside the main vessel rests entirely against the pure copper walls.

Why These Components are Necessary

• Leak Prevention: Pure copper is a relatively soft metal. A 100% copper-to-copper seal cannot be made airtight for travel and would result in continuous leaking.
• Preventing Metal Friction: Metal-on-metal threading causes heavy friction, which can create microscopic metal dust and ultimately destroy the integrity of the cap over time. Our sealing rings and functional threads act as a necessary barrier to ensure smooth, safe usage that lasts a lifetime.

*Legal & Usage Disclaimer: Information regarding Ayurvedic practices and copper hydration is for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by Health Canada or the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not use copper vessels for hot liquids or acidic beverages (such as juice or coffee), as this will cause a negative reaction with the raw metal. Use with room-temperature or cool water only.