Dysphagia drinks are typically thickened using either traditional powder thickeners or a liquid drink thickener. Both are used to make drinks safer to swallow — but they work very differently in practice. Powder thickeners require measuring, mixing, and time to settle. Can: • clump • vary in preparation • change over time Small differences in preparation can change how a drink flows — which can affect safety. Liquid thickeners are added directly to drinks. • mixes quickly • reduces steps • improves consistency Fewer steps + less variation=safer drinks.

Liquid drink thickeners reduce the number of steps needed to prepare a drink. This helps improve consistency, which is important for safe swallowing. For many people, fewer steps mean fewer errors and more reliable results.

Consistency is important for safety. Reducing preparation steps improves reliability.

Slõ provides a simple, consistent system for both hydration and nutrition. Using a liquid drink thickener helps make dysphagia drinks easier, safer and more enjoyable to prepare. Slõ Syrup is a liquid drink thickener designed to do exactly that. Add. Stir. Go Slõ. Using a pre-thickened oral nutritional supplement means you simply add cold milk to make a nutritional drink — helping make nutrition easier, safer and more enjoyable. Slõ Milkshakes+ provide high protein, high calorie drinks that are easier to finish. Add. Shake. Go Slõ. Make dysphagia drinks better. Go Slõ.