DIRTEA, the award-winning brand shaping the modern functional wellness category, enters a new chapter with the launch of DIRTEA Pure Essentials – a clean, foundational daily system, built around two of the most researched and relied-upon ingredients in modern supplementation, collagen and creatine.
Moving beyond functional mushrooms, Pure Essentials represents a strategic category expansion for DIRTEA, positioning the brand as an authority in foundational, evidence-led nutrition.
Pure Essentials is built on the principle that long-term health is created from the base up. While functional mushrooms remain central to DIRTEA’s world, they work optimally when layered onto strong daily foundations. Creatine and collagen form that base, supporting structural integrity, cellular energy production, and cognitive performance.
The launch is a direct response to consumer behaviour observed within DIRTEA’s existing global customer base.
“Pure Essentials came directly from how our community was already using DIRTEA,” said Andrew Salter, Founder of DIRTEA. “People were adding creatine and collagen to their DIRTEA Coffee and Matcha every day, but they wanted versions they could trust – taken daily, without fillers or compromise. Pure Essentials is our response: clear, foundational support designed to sit underneath everything else.”
True to DIRTEA’s formulation philosophy and commitment to purity, potency and transparency, both products are intentionally stripped back. Designed to be taken together daily, both powders are completely unflavoured, free from fillers, and dissolve easily into coffee, matcha, smoothies or water, at any time of day.
Both SKUs contain just one active ingredient and are independently tested by Eurofins and Light Labs to verify purity and safety, reinforcing DIRTEA’s commitment to clinical credibility within an often over-marketed category.
Jessica Salmanpour, CEO of DIRTEA continues, “As a woman, I was tired of collagen being sold through beauty hype instead of real function and creatine being sold as gym bro coded supplement. Collagen and creatine are two of the most researched ingredients in modern supplementation, yet both categories have become overcomplicated. At DIRTEA, we applied our standard of purity, potency and transparency to create cleaner, smarter formulas – using clinically respected Peptan® collagen, independently tested by Eurofins and Light Labs, and 100% high-quality creatine monohydrate withnothing unnecessary added. This is not about trends or cosmetic claims; it’s about resilience, everyday strength and supporting the body and mind properly, over time.”
DIRTEA Pure Essentials Collagen delivers 5,000mg per serving of Type I and Type III hydrolysed collagen peptides, chosen for easy absorption and everyday effectiveness. Type I collagen supports skin, hair, and nails, while Type III supports deeper connective tissue. The collagen is sourced from clinically researched Peptan®, chosen for its neutral taste texture, solubility, and bioavailability, enabling easy integration into hot and cold beverages.
DIRTEA Pure Essentials Creatine contains 100% micronised creatine monohydrate, the most extensively studied form of creatine globally. When taken consistently, creatine supports ATP regeneration, contributing to physical strength, muscular endurance, and cognitive performance, even outside of training.
Unlike trend-driven supplements built around flavour systems, aesthetic positioning, or short-term performance peaks, Pure Essentials is positioned as foundational infrastructure for daily health.
The move signals DIRTEA’s expansion from functional mushroom specialist to a broader functional nutrition authority, creating a layered system where foundational ingredients underpin performance mushrooms, rather than compete with them.
Welcome to the next evolution of functional nutrition – built on the essentials.
Founded in 2021, DIRTEA is a functional drinks and clean supplements brand built around one idea: Clean. Clean ingredients. Clean formulations. Clean daily rituals. From functional mushroom drinks that upgrade coffee and matcha rituals to essential supplements, DIRTEA creates simple, transparent products designed to be enjoyed every day. Founded by brothers Simon and Andrew Salter and guided by Dr Tara Swart, DIRTEA exists to bring clarity back to functional nutrition, setting a higher standard for what clean really means in modern life. Each product is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily routines, supporting energy, focus, strength, recovery, and long-term performance. Sold through major retailers and trusted by a growing global community, DIRTEA is redefining functional drinks and supplements as clean, credible, and ritual-led.
The DIRTEA range includes two core formats: functional drinks and clean supplements to elevate daily rituals. Each product is designed to support everyday needs such as energy, focus, calm, sleep and skin health, making functional wellness simple and enjoyable for all.
DIRTEA’s award winning range includes:
4 Gummies:
- Lion’s Mane Gummies – The Focus Gummies
- Cordyceps Gummies – The Performance Gummies
- Chaga Gummies – The Energy Gummies
- Tremella Gummies – The Beauty Gummies
4 Super Blends:
- DIRTEA Coffee for energy, focus and immunity
- DIRTEA Matcha for energy, focus and skin
- DIRTEA Cacao for calm, immunity and focus
- DIRTEA Chai for energy, focus and calm
Founded by brothers, Simon and Andrew Salter, DIRTEA launched in 2021, and has since amassed a legion of high-profile brand fans, including Roxie Nafsoui (Investor & Ambassador), Rita Ora, Bear Grylls (Investor & Global Ambassador), Charlotte Tilbury, David Gandy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Davinia Taylor, and Idris Elba. The brand’s credibility is further reinforced by its Chief Science Officer, renowned neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart, who brings world-class expertise and scientific authority to DIRTEA’s formulations and education. In addition, the DIRTEA range has won and been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards, including:
DIRTEA Gummies:
- DIRTEA Lion’s Mane Gummies was awarded ‘Best for Focus’ in the 2024 Tatler Beauty Awards.
- DIRTEA Tremella Gummies won gold in the Beauty category for Skin, Hair and Nails in the 2025 Wellness From Within Awards.
- DIRTEA Lion’s Mane Gummies won for Best for Brain Health in the Get the Gloss Wellness Awards 2025
- DIRTEA Gummies won the Hip and Healthy Best Health Gummies award 2025
- DIRTEA Lion’s Mane Gummies was shortlisted for Best Wellness/Supplement
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