A specialist breathing shop, not a general Dutch department store
Zippit.nl is easy to misread from the domain. It is not a zipper boutique and not a catch-all Dutch marketplace. The live shop is a single-theme store for nasal breathing aids: Zippit mouth tape, Sniffit nasal strips, Sniffit stick inhalers, a storage tin, and mixed bundles. The homepage describes Zippit medical mouth and nose strips as products that stimulate nasal breathing, reduce congestion and snoring, and support sleep quality. Zippit is a registered trademark in the European Union. Collections are grouped as Mondtape, Neusstrips, Inhalers, and Bundles. If you arrived looking for clothing, luggage, or homeware, you are on the wrong site. If you arrived because a short video showed a small strip across the lips, this is the shop that sells that category in Dutch, with euro checkout and a returns mailbox at hello@zippit.nl.
The commercial claim set is aggressive. Product pages cite more than 100,000 satisfied customers, a 92 percent satisfaction figure, more than fifteen viral moments on TikTok and Instagram, and five million nights of sleep. Those are brand statistics, not independent clinical trial results. Named recommenders include prosthetic dentist Drs. Nurcan Yilmaz of Daniels Tandheelkunde in Enschede (ACTA graduate, 2011), clinical speech therapist Nicolette van den Broek of Keelzorg, and breathwork author Nikki van der Velden of The Breathwork Movement. Their biographies describe professional use as an adjunct tool, not a prescription that replaces diagnosis. Mouth tape is a consumer adhesive. It is not a CPAP machine, not a mandibular splint, and not a treatment plan for diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea.
Mouth tape SKUs: standard, collagen, and how you are supposed to stick them
Zippit mondtape is the namesake strip. Listings sell multi-night packs; a 90-piece pack has been shown with a per-night unit price on the product page, and smaller packs appear in trial bundles. Collagen mouth tape is a separate SKU positioned toward a beauty-adjacent night routine, often bundled with transparent nose strips as a Beauty Bundel. The advertised use sequence is practical rather than mystical: wash and dry the mouth so oils do not kill the adhesive, peel the backing, hold the lips gently inward, apply, sleep while breathing through the nose, then push the strip off with the tongue instead of ripping skin. The shop says the adhesive is hypoallergenic medical glue and suitable for sensitive skin when used as directed. That still leaves a subset of users with contact dermatitis, moustache hair, or lipstick residue who will have a bad first night. A trial pack exists precisely because a full carton is a lot of adhesive to discover you hate.
Safety copy on the FAQ is more cautious than the marketing headlines. Mouth tape is described as safe in most cases if you can already breathe through your nose and you do not have severe sleep apnoea or other relevant health problems. If you cannot nasal-breathe when congested, taping the mouth is a bad idea, not a biohack. The snoring FAQ on the mondtape page is honest in a way the hero banner is not: tape does not always stop snoring; it mainly stops the mouth falling open, which is one common snoring mechanism. People whose snoring is nasal, positional, or apnoea-related will tape and still snore. Anyone with diagnosed sleep-disordered breathing should speak to a clinician before adding an adhesive that can mask symptoms. This review is not medical advice.
- Zippit mondtape and Zippit collagen mondtape for overnight lip seal
- Sniffit standard, small, orange, and transparent nasal strips
- Sniffit VO2 MAX sport nasal strips aimed at training rather than a bedroom
- Sniffit Stick Inhaler with four essential oils, plus a Sniffit Thai Blend variant
- Zippit storage tin and mixed bundles including a low-price trial pack
- Free shipping listed for orders of €19.95 and above; returns arranged via hello@zippit.nl
Nose strips and inhalers: mechanical lift versus a pocket scent stick
Sniffit strips are the daytime and sport half of the range. The shop describes a unique fit meant to lift the nasal valve and open the airway. Transparent strips are the cosmetic option; orange and standard colours are easier to see in a gym mirror; small strips exist for a narrower nose; VO2 MAX sport strips are sold as a training SKU. Mechanical nasal dilator strips are an old category. They can feel useful during a cold, allergy season, or a tempo run. They do not add oxygen molecules to the air. The site’s athlete copy, including a claim that more than 100,000 athletes and health enthusiasts across Europe use the mouth-tape-plus-strip combination, is marketing scale, not a doping or VO2 laboratory result. Pairing a night tape with a day strip is the merchandising logic: one SKU family for 24-hour nasal preference.
The Sniffit Stick Inhaler is a pocket stick, not a pharmaceutical decongestant spray. The product page lists four essential oils: tea tree (Melaleuca) for a purifying story, Ravensara for airways, eucalyptus for a cooling aroma, and mint for alertness. A listed promotional price has appeared at €19.95 against a €24.95 ordinary price; Thai Blend has appeared at €24.95 against €28.95. Confirm the live cart. Storage rules are specific: keep below 25°C, use within three months of opening, best effect within thirty days of opening, keep away from children, not for children under six, ask a doctor if pregnant or breastfeeding, do not overuse. The company states the stick contains only those four natural essential oils, no other harmful substances, and no ingredients on a doping list. Essential-oil sticks can still irritate mucosa, trigger asthma, or annoy a partner. They are a scent tool. They are not a substitute for saline rinse, steroid spray, or a GP visit when obstruction lasts.
Start with a trial pack if you have never used medical mouth tape, and only add sport strips or an inhaler after you know the adhesive agrees with your skin.
Browse Zippit mouth tape and Sniffit strips →Bundles, shipping, and the returns mailbox
The merchandising trick is the bundle. Live collections have included mondtape plus standard strips, transparent strips plus mondtape, collagen plus transparent strips, an inhaler-plus-strips-plus-tape set, a gift bundle, and a Proefpakket of mondtape and Sniffit strips that has been listed around €9.95 versus a €14.95 comparison price. Beauty bundles have shown sale prices in the high twenties of euros. Single-line examples from the vendor listing include Sniffit strips from €14.95, transparent strips from €16.95, VO2 MAX from €19.95 on promotion versus €24.95, collagen tape from €19.95 versus €24.95, the storage tin at €19.95 versus €24.95, and mondtape from €14.95. Those figures are shop labels at the time we checked. Free shipping from €19.95 is stated on product pages, which makes a single inhaler or a small tape pack the threshold question.
Returns are not a printed label in the box according to the inhaler page: you email hello@zippit.nl and they send a return address. That is slower than a QR code to a carrier portal. Hygiene products occupy a grey zone in distance selling; opened tape that sat on a mouth may not be resellable. Read the current terms before you assume a change-of-mind refund on a used pack. The bewaardoosje is a tin for leftover strips, useful if you travel and do not want crushed foil pouches in a wash bag. None of the SKUs require a prescription. None of them replace a sleep study. The honest use case is a habitual mouth-breather who already nasal-breathes when awake, wants a cheap experiment, and will stop immediately if congestion, panic, or skin damage shows up.
Zippit.nl sells a narrow, well-merchandised nasal-breathing kit. The adhesive and the inhaler oils are real products with real limits; the TikTok night-count is not a diagnosis, and tape will not treat apnoea.
— Sophie Winters
Who should order, and who should see a clinician first
Order a trial pack if your mouth falls open at night, you wake with a dry tongue, your dentist has mentioned mouth-breathing, or you want a mechanical nasal strip for easy runs and you already tolerate adhesive on the bridge of the nose. The sport strip is a reasonable experiment for congested training days. The inhaler is a reasonable experiment if you like eucalyptus sticks and you are not in the excluded groups on the label. Skip the whole catalogue if you cannot breathe through your nose at rest, if you have known severe sleep apnoea, if you have been told not to obstruct the mouth at night, or if you expect a medical device outcome from a consumer strip. Skip collagen tape if you only wanted a cheaper standard strip; collagen is a variant, not a clinical upgrade proven in this review. Parents should keep inhalers away from children under six as the label requires. Pets will eat loose strips; that is a household problem the FAQ does not need to invent.
- Confirm you can nasal-breathe before any night of mouth tape
- Use the trial pack before a 90-night carton
- Clean skin, skip oils and heavy balm, and remove with the tongue method
- Treat snoring improvement as possible, not guaranteed
- Read inhaler warnings for pregnancy, young children, heat, and overuse
- Email hello@zippit.nl for returns instead of dropping a used pack in a retail bin
FAQ: safety, snoring, skin, and sport
Is Zippit mouth tape a medical treatment for sleep apnoea?
No. The shop positions the strips as aids for nasal breathing, snoring related to an open mouth, dry mouth, and sleep comfort. The FAQ tells people with severe sleep apnoea or other health problems to be careful and to consult a professional if unsure. Taping can hide symptoms that should be investigated. If you stop breathing at night, gasp, or have been referred for a sleep study, that path comes first.
Will it stop snoring?
Sometimes, when snoring is driven by oral breathing. The mondtape FAQ says it does not always work. Nasal obstruction, alcohol, back-sleeping, and apnoea can still produce noise with the lips sealed. A partner’s report after a week is more useful than a product badge that says snoring is reduced as a guarantee.
Are the adhesives safe for sensitive skin?
The company says products use hypoallergenic medical adhesive and are safe for sensitive skin when used as instructed. That is a materials claim, not a promise you will not react. Patch-test a single strip on a quiet night. Moustaches, eczema around the mouth, and retinoid-thinned skin are common reasons people quit.
Do I have to use tape every night?
The shop recommends nightly use so the body adapts to nasal breathing, while also saying it is not mandatory to see any effect and that returning to nasal breathing after a break can still feel better. Use what you tolerate. A ritual that damages skin is not a sleep upgrade.
What is in the Sniffit inhaler, and is it allowed in sport?
Four essential oils: Melaleuca, Ravensara, eucalyptus, and mint on the standard stick. The brand says there are no doping-list ingredients. That is their statement. Competitive athletes still check current anti-doping lists and team doctors rather than a product page. The stick is not for children under six and should be stored cool and used within the stated weeks after opening.
Compare mondtape, collagen tape, Sniffit strips, and the inhaler on the live Dutch shop, and stay under the free-shipping threshold only if you truly want a single SKU.
Open the Zippit.nl catalogue →Bottom line
Zippit.nl is a focused Dutch specialist for mouth tape, nasal strips, and essential-oil inhalers, with clear SKUs, named professional advocates, and ordinary e-commerce shipping rules. It is a fair place to buy a trial if nasal breathing is already possible. It is a poor place to shop for a cure. Read the warnings, ignore the viral counters as evidence, and stop if breathing or skin complains.
