INGREDIENTS
Wake up clear and hydrated. Seven actives at full dose.
Settl is one scoop of powder in cold water, the last thing you do before bed. I built it from the stack I was already taking every night, measured out of separate containers, consolidated into one scoop. This page is the whole formula: what each active is, why it is in there, and why the dose is what it is.
Manufactured in Australia, in a TGA GMP facility. The detail on both claims is further down.
What is in each 9g scoop?
Seven actives and three excipients. Nothing else, and every dose is printed on the label.
| Active | Form | Dose per 9g serve | What it is there for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | Sodium chloride | ~999mg sodium | The base of the hydration half. Helps the water you drink stay with you overnight. |
| Potassium | Potassium citrate | ~200mg potassium | Sodium's partner in fluid balance. |
| Chamomile | Flower extract, 45:1 concentration | 50mg, about 2.25g dried flower equivalent | The classic end-of-day herb, concentrated. |
| L-theanine | L-theanine | 200mg | Settles a busy head. |
| Glycine | Glycine | 3,000mg | The wind-down amino acid. |
| Inositol | Inositol | 900mg | Looks after the second half of the night. |
| Magnesium | Magnesium glycinate | 146mg elemental magnesium | The night form of magnesium, gentle on the stomach. |
Full dose means each active at the level research or long tradition actually uses, not a sprinkle that exists for the label. Of the 9g scoop, 7.94g is active ingredient. The remaining 1.06g is citric acid, thaumatin and passionfruit flavour, all three named on the label.
Why is there sodium in a sleep drink?
Because hydration is half of what Settl does. Each serve delivers about 999mg of sodium from plain sodium chloride, and sodium is the electrolyte your body uses to hold onto fluid. Drink plain water on its own before bed and much of it passes straight through. Pair it with sodium and the fluid stays with you, which is the difference between waking parched and waking hydrated. The full logic is in why electrolytes belong in a nightly drink.
What does the potassium do?
It balances the sodium. Each serve carries about 200mg of potassium from potassium citrate, and the two work as a pair, sodium on one side of your cells and potassium on the other, fluid balance managed between them. A hydration formula that only brings sodium is doing half the job.
Is the chamomile in Settl the same as chamomile tea?
No, it is far more concentrated. Settl uses a 45:1 chamomile flower extract, so the 50mg in each serve represents about 2.25g of dried chamomile flower, more than most bedtime teabags hold. Chamomile has been the end-of-day plant for centuries. The extract keeps that ritual and concentrates it into something you cannot brew at the sink. The full teabag maths is in our chamomile extract vs tea comparison.
What does L-theanine do, and why 200mg?
L-theanine settles the head. Settl doses it at 200mg, in the middle of the range research on it typically uses, 100mg to 400mg. It is an amino acid found in green tea, best known for taking the edge off caffeine, and at night it does the same for the noise of the day. If your problem is being tired but wired, flat all day and switched on the moment the light goes off, this is the active doing the heavy lifting.
Why is the glycine dose 3,000mg?
The dose is 3,000mg because that is the level sleep research on glycine typically uses. Every serve carries it in full, which makes glycine the biggest single active in the scoop. It is the simplest amino acid there is, slightly sweet on its own, and it smooths the shift from busy evening into actual sleep. It is also a third of the reason the scoop is a full 9g. Real doses take up real space.
What is inositol doing in a sleep formula?
Inositol is there for the second half of the night. Falling asleep and staying asleep are different problems, and the 900mg in each serve is aimed at the second one. Inositol is a naturally occurring sugar-like compound your body already makes, and 900mg is the dose nightly stacks that include it have broadly settled on. If your pattern is dropping off fine and then surfacing in the small hours, start with our piece on the 3am wake-up, and the full story of the odd one out is in what is inositol.
Which magnesium does Settl use, and why?
Magnesium glycinate, delivering 146mg of elemental magnesium per serve. It is the night form of magnesium. Well absorbed, gentle on the stomach, and bound to glycine, the same calming amino acid that gets its own 3,000mg elsewhere in the scoop. Note the word elemental. Plenty of labels quote the compound weight instead, which reads impressive and delivers less. The full comparison of glycinate against the cheaper forms is in our magnesium guide, and how much magnesium you actually need a night covers the Australian RDI numbers.
What is not in Settl?
No melatonin, no sugar, no hidden blend. The absences are as deliberate as the doses.
No melatonin. Settl winds you down without it, so the next morning starts clear. The full reasoning is in why Settl has no melatonin.
No sugar. Under 0.1g of sugars per serve. The sweetness comes from thaumatin, a protein found in the katemfe fruit that is intensely sweet in tiny amounts, so each serve needs just 30mg of it. No stevia, no monk fruit. The full comparison is in what thaumatin is and how it differs from stevia.
No colours, no anti-caking agents. The powder is off-white because nothing has been added to make it anything else.
No proprietary blend. Every active and its exact dose is printed on the label. A blend hides the doses. A label that states them lets you judge the formula before you buy it. Proprietary blends explained covers how to read one.
How do you take it?
One 9g scoop in a glass of cold water, before bed. That is the entire routine. The 270g tub holds 30 serves, a 30-day supply, with the scoop inside. It works best as the fixed last step of your night, the signal that the day is finished, rather than something gulped in passing.
Where is Settl made?
Two claims sit behind Settl, both confirmed by the manufacturer: Manufactured in Australia, and manufactured in a TGA GMP facility. The second describes the facility Settl is made in and the standards it runs to. Those are the two statements you will find on the label, and this page makes no others.
That is the whole formula. Seven actives at honest doses, three named excipients, and a label that tells you everything this page just did. If you are weighing it against building the stack yourself, one scoop vs a cupboard of separate supplements does the maths.
Start your nightly ritual, $99.95/moOr a single tub one-time at $120. Both prices inc. GST. For the practical questions, shipping, subscriptions and how it tastes, head to the FAQ.
Cheers,
Roy