the plain-English version

Dōpo, in plain English.

Dōpo is a pre-launch, melatonin-free nighttime drink for when your body is tired but your brain is still on, with four planned doses shown up front. No product is shipping yet, and the finished drink has not run its own clinical trial.

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what is true today

The facts before the first tub.

StatusPre-launch; no product is currently shipping
CategoryMelatonin-free nighttime drink mix
FoundersBrothers Will and Sam
Launch flavorTart Cherry
Founding offer$10 fully refundable Founding 50 reservation, credited toward an optional first order; no subscription
Planned first runNot scheduled; the reservation is not a product order
Label commitmentEvery active dose on the front, with no proprietary blend

where it started

The glass was already waiting.

Dōpo started on a family vacation. Wine had stopped feeling like a useful way for our mom to wind down, and she wanted something naturally sourced that felt right. So we made her a nightly mix. The next evening, her glass was already lined up waiting for us. That repeated ritual became the beginning of Dōpo.

This is the founders' account of where Dōpo began. It is not a customer testimonial or a claim about the finished drink.

planned formula

Every dose, out front.

  1. measured foundation

    Glycine

    The 3 g amino-acid foundation, chosen because that exact amount appears in small human sleep studies.

    3 g

  2. busy-mind layer

    L-theanine

    The non-melatonin amino-acid layer aimed at the mentally-on feeling that can follow you into the evening.

    200 mg

  3. mineral layer

    Magnesium glycinate

    The mineral layer, kept to one clear 200 mg amount instead of disappearing inside a proprietary blend.

    200 mg

  4. botanical close

    Lemon balm

    The evening botanical that gives the final pour a recognizable closing cue.

    300 mg

how they work together

The logic is complementary, not additive: glycine sets the measured foundation, L-theanine addresses the busy-mind moment, magnesium glycinate adds the mineral layer, and lemon balm gives the final pour an evening cue.

Putting them in one drink makes the sequence easier to repeat at the same point each night. Each ingredient has its own research history, but the exact finished blend has not completed its own clinical trial. Dōpo does not claim proven synergy or a guaranteed sleep outcome.

This is the planned launch formula, not a claim that the finished drink has proven a clinical outcome. If a dose changes before production, the label, homepage, and this fact sheet change with it.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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the demand test

Fifty people before fifteen hundred tubs.

The $10 Founding 50 reservation tests demand for the planned 30-night tub. It is fully refundable, credited toward an optional first order, and never starts a subscription.

Reserve for $10

Fully refundable. Credited toward an optional first order. No subscription. See the reservation terms.