Best magnetic nasal strips in the UK (2026)

What are the best magnetic nasal strips in the UK?

The best magnetic nasal strips for most UK buyers are Airlift's, but other brands win on price, track record and sport. Each category goes to the brand that wins it on the eight criteria below, with prices checked on 27 October 2026.

• Best overall for UK buyers: Airlift. All five clip sizes, a magnetic applicator and prep pads in every starter box, a refund within 90 days of receiving your order with nothing to send back (once per customer), and UK delivery in pounds with no import charges. Bought one-time, its first year (£220 for 390 nights, with prep pads for the first 30 nights only) costs less than Airo's or Intake's. It wins on those, not on the lowest price, reviews or evidence. The Complete starter (£33) covers your first 30 nights.
• Best budget kit: Napify, on Amazon UK. £14.95 for 32 nights (£0.47 a night), refills at £0.31 a night, four sizes, an applicator and a tin.
• Lowest entry price and cheapest tabs: SRABA, on Amazon UK. £8.19 for a 10-night kit, and 70-tab refills at £0.13 a night from a second seller under the same brand.
• Cheapest refills from a brand's own store: NoseStrip. £0.27 a night on its 90-use pack, counting nights the way the brand does.
• Longest track record, and the only sport tab: Intake Breathing. It started in 2019, earlier than any other magnetic brand in this guide that gives a start date, and lists nine US patents. It ships from the US.

Airo doesn't get a category. It costs less than Airlift to start (£1.00 a night against £1.10, with free delivery) and on single refills, and it also puts four sizes in the box. But it has no prep pads, its guarantee covers only items that arrive damaged or defective, and its shipping policy makes you the importer. Napify, SRABA and NoseStrip all cost less per night.

How magnetic nasal strips work

A magnetic nasal strip is a reusable band or clip with magnets in it. It sits across the front of the nose and clicks onto two single-use adhesive tabs, one on each side of the nose, each holding a metal disc. Nothing goes inside the nose.

Airlift calls its tabs stickers. Each one holds a thin steel disc, and the sticker covers the disc on the skin side, so the metal doesn't touch your skin.

How we chose

We judged every brand on the same eight criteria we use for every comparison: fit and sizing, what's in the box, ongoing cost per night, adhesion support (prep pads), guarantee and returns, UK availability and delivery, subscription flexibility, and published evidence.

Every price and policy comes from each brand's own pages, Healf and Amazon UK, checked on 27 October 2026. Prices are for one person, with one pair of tabs a night.

We didn't test airflow, how firmly each one holds or how comfortable it is, so nothing wins on those. That round is "No winner: no comparable test data" until there's a test to report.

You may come across these, but we left them out:

• Resty's shipping policy doesn't list the UK, so there's no working UK route.
• Gymside sells to UK addresses only through Amazon in Germany (amazon.de).
• MaxFlow's UK product is now an adhesive strip; the magnetic kit was retired.
• HiStrips briefly sold a magnetic kit in late 2025 or early 2026, and on 27 October 2026 it sold only adhesive strips.
• Internal dilators such as Mute sit inside the nostril and aren't magnetic. Our Airlift vs Mute comparison covers that format, and the best nasal dilators in the UK compares internal and external types.

Magnetic nasal strips compared: UK cost per night

One pair of tabs a night, one-time prices unless marked, checked on 27 October 2026. "Cheapest refill" is the lowest one-time refill price per night.

Over a full year bought one-time, Airlift costs less than Airo or Intake: its starter plus Airlift's 360-night stickers pack (£182) comes to £220 for 390 nights, or £0.56 a night, with prep pads for the first 30 nights only. It isn't the cheapest overall: its 30-night starter costs more per night than every kit here with a per-night figure except Intake's, and NoseStrip, Napify and SRABA all sell cheaper refills.

Airo's and NoseStrip's figures use each brand's own night counts. Neither makes clear whether a pack's "days" mean pairs of tabs or single tabs, and if they're single tabs, their cost per night doubles.

On The Nose Co doesn't publish how many tabs come in its kit, so we can't give a per-night figure.

What's in the box, sizes and refunds

Airlift is the only kit here with five sizes in the box. Every other kit has four, and Intake's starter has four of the six it makes. So with Airlift you don't choose a size before you buy: you try each one at home, and the help page has the sizing guide these photos come from.

It's also the only refund here that needs nothing sent back: Intake wants the band and kit back, Airo's guarantee covers only damaged or defective items, and NoseStrip, On The Nose Co and the Amazon kits all need the item returned.

What does a year of magnetic nasal strips cost?

These totals cover at least 390 nights for a new buyer, on prices published on 27 October 2026. They're our own arithmetic, not brand figures. For the other brands we've used their cheapest one-time packs. For Airlift we show the cheapest one-time route and the Annual plan, which renews each year until you cancel.

Over a first year, Airlift costs less than Intake. Bought one-time, without prep pads after the first month, it's £7.96 less than Airo; on the Annual plan, with pads in every delivery, it's £12.04 more. NoseStrip, Napify and SRABA cost much less. The Annual plan total includes prep pads and delivery, and Airo's and NoseStrip's would double if their packs hold single tabs. JINLVYUYI and On The Nose Co have no row: one sells no refill pack, and the other doesn't publish a tab count.

Airlift: best overall for UK buyers

Airlift is a reusable magnetic clip that clicks onto two single-use stickers, each holding a steel disc. Nothing goes inside the nose, and there's no strip across the bridge. A UK company sells it, only through its own website. The Complete starter has the clip in all five sizes (XS to XL), a magnetic applicator, 30 nights of stickers and 30 alcohol cleansing prep pads, which clear skin oils before the stickers go on. The clip comes in Midnight Black, Lunar White or Crystal Clear.

It suits you if you don't know your size, want prep pads included, and would rather buy in pounds from a UK seller with no import charges. Every subscription order ships free by next-day delivery, with no minimum spend. One-time orders cost £5 to deliver, or nothing at £50 or more, and orders placed before 3:30pm on a weekday are dispatched the same day.

Under the 90-Night Airlift Test, you email within 90 days of receiving your order and get back everything you paid, delivery included. You keep the clip and send nothing back. It's once per customer.

The clip has a lifetime warranty against failure in normal use, for the original buyer. It's automatic on Ultimate, and on other orders it applies when you register within 30 days of delivery.

Airlift is the only brand here that publishes a magnet grade: N52 neodymium, in the clip and applicator. No brand, Airlift included, publishes a pull force, and a grade alone doesn't tell you how firmly a clip holds. The adhesive is latex-free, and Airlift suggests trying one sticker first if your skin is sensitive.

The drawbacks:

• No Trustpilot reviews yet (0), and no review count on its own site.
• A young company, set up in November 2024.
• Not the cheapest, to start or on refills.
• Sold only on its own website, and only to UK addresses.
• No study, and no published airflow, hold or adhesion test data.
• No sport version. Its help page suggests the snugger clip size for exercise.

To start, the Complete starter (£33) gives you 30 nights to find your size. If you'd rather pay for the year upfront, the Complete Annual plan (£240) covers 390 nights in the first year, with prep pads and delivery in every box, and renews each year until you cancel. Every refill price is on the refills page.

Airo

Airo sells a magnetic band and single-use tabs from buyairo.com, in pounds. We didn't find it anywhere else. It suits you if you want a lower starter price than Airlift, with free delivery and four band sizes in the box.

The 30-night Welcome Kit is £29.98 (£1.00 a night), with free tracked UK delivery and no minimum spend. Four band sizes and a magnetic applicator come in the box. Refills fall to £0.55 a night on the 180-night pack (£98.99), and a single 30-night refill on a monthly subscription is £17.98 (£0.60 a night).

What Airo's own pages said on 27 October 2026:

• The privacy policy gives a Barcelona address, and the terms are governed by Spanish law.
• The shipping policy makes you the importer of record, responsible for any VAT, duties and customs fees, and doesn't say where orders ship from. Orders take 48 to 72 hours to process, then typically 3 to 11 business days.
• A monthly subscription is selected by default on its product pages, so check the option before you add to your basket.
• There are no prep pads or case in the kit, and no magnet grade, adhesive brand or latex statement is published.

Airo's own site shows 4.9 out of 5 from 20,823 reviews. On Trustpilot it had 1.5 from 62 reviews on 27 October 2026. We compare Airo and Airlift in detail in Airlift vs Airo.

Intake Breathing: longest track record

Intake Breathing is a US company that started in 2019 and lists nine US patents on magnetic nasal dilation. Its starter page shows 2,103 reviews averaging 4.4 out of 5, and its Trustpilot score was 3.7 from 91 reviews on 27 October 2026. It makes six band sizes and puts the middle four in the starter kit. It's also the only brand here with a dedicated sweat tab: Intake describes Sport Tabs as having a stronger three-layer adhesive and says they aren't meant for sleep.

It suits you if you want the longest-established brand, a tab made for sport, or you already own an Intake band and can buy refills from Healf. For a UK buyer the starter is the expensive part, and it ships from the US. For the full picture, see Airlift vs Intake Breathing and our Intake Breathing UK review.

NoseStrip

NoseStrip sells the cheapest refills we found from a brand's own store: £23.99 for 90 uses, or £0.27 a night. Its 30 Day Supply starter is £26.99 (£0.90 a night), with four band sizes and a magnetic applicator in the box. Its starter page names 3M tape. Standard delivery is free. It suits you if you want low refill costs from a brand's own store and don't mind waiting for delivery.

The drawbacks:

• Delivery is slow: 1 to 3 business days to process, then an estimated 7 to 15 business days. Paying £2 for Priority gets same-day dispatch on orders before 2pm, but the delivery estimate stays at 7 to 15 business days.
• There's no subscription, no review count on its site and no Trustpilot profile.
• It doesn't say where orders ship from, and its shipping policy puts any customs or import fees on the customer.

Magnetic nose strips on Amazon UK: Napify, SRABA and their reviews

We compared three magnetic nose strip kits on Amazon UK on 27 October 2026. All three are dispatched from Amazon, with free delivery shown on a first order.

Napify

Napify is the best budget kit here. It costs £14.95 for 32 nights (£0.47 a night), and refills are £9.95 for 32 nights (£0.31). The kit has four band sizes (S, M, L and XL), a magnetic applicator and a metal tin, and comes with a black or clear band. It's made in China and sold by a German seller. It suits you if you want every band size at the lowest starter cost per night here, bought through Amazon.

Its rating was 3.6 out of 5 from 444 ratings, and 26% of them were one-star. That figure is pooled across three listings (the black kit, the clear kit and the refill) and across countries, and it includes reviews from Amazon Germany's Vine programme, whose reviewers get the product free. There's no brand guarantee beyond Amazon's returns, no subscription and no brand website.

SRABA

SRABA has the lowest entry price and the cheapest tabs we found. The kit costs £8.19 for 10 nights (£0.82 a night), with four band sizes, 20 tabs and an applicator. A 70-tab refill costs £4.49 for 35 nights, or £0.13 a night. It suits you if you want to try a magnetic strip for under £10, or want the cheapest tabs we found.

That refill comes from a different seller under the same SRABA brand, and its listing doesn't name the SRABA starter band, so compatibility is implied by the brand but not stated. The 140-tab "pack of 2" costs £18.99 for 70 nights (£0.27 a night), more than two single packs at £4.49 each. SRABA sells no 30-night refill. Its kit was rated 4.4 out of 5 from 90 ratings.

JINLVYUYI

JINLVYUYI's kit was £9.99 on 27 October 2026, in a time-limited deal ending 2 November 2026. The only other offer on the listing was £45.99, so we don't know the price after the deal. The title says "30 Pack", but the seller's own graphic says 30 tabs last 15 days, so it's £0.67 a night. All four band sizes (32, 37, 40 and 42 mm), an applicator and a case come in the box. There's no refill pack, so topping up means buying another kit.

We haven't given its rating. The reviews shown on the listing on 27 October included reviews of unrelated products, so they don't tell you about this kit.

Amazon star ratings can be shared across a family of listings or include reviews of other products, so check that the reviews describe the kit you're buying. Amazon's returns window for all three is 30 days, for items that are new and unused or in their original condition.

On The Nose Co

On The Nose Co is an Australian-owned brand with a UK store in pounds. Its magnetic kit costs £19, with the band in four sizes, and free standard delivery was quoted at checkout on 27 October 2026.

It doesn't publish how many tabs the kit holds, and its £19 refill page says both "30 Day Supply" and "Pack of 15", so we can't work out a cost per night. Its guarantee covers 30 days from delivery on your first order only, the item has to go back, and you pay return postage. There's no subscription on the magnetic kit. We compare it with Airlift in On The Nose Co vs Airlift.

Where to buy magnetic nasal strips in the UK

Every brand here sells through its own website or Amazon UK, and Healf also stocks Intake refills. None of these brands was found at Boots, Superdrug or Holland & Barrett in web searches on 27 October 2026. Some of those sites blocked our checks, so that's "not found" rather than "not stocked".

How to choose a magnetic nasal strip

Sizing

Every kit here ships at least four sizes, and Airlift ships five. Intake is the only one where the smallest or largest size means paying postage from the US. Our nasal dilator size guide explains how each type is sized.

Skin

If your skin is sensitive, look for a latex statement and try a single tab on your arm first. Airlift, Intake and JINLVYUYI say their tabs are latex-free. Airo, NoseStrip, Napify, SRABA and On The Nose Co don't say either way. If you're also weighing up adhesive strips, see what UK listings say about latex in Breathe Right strips.

Sweat and sport

Only Intake sells a separate sport tab. For one-piece strips, see our Breathe Right alternatives guide.

Cost per night, with delivery

Add delivery before you compare, and check whether a pack's count means nights or single tabs.

Guarantee and returns

Some brands refund a change of mind, some cover only faulty or damaged items, and some need the kit sent back at your cost.

Where it ships from

A kit sent from the US, or from a seller that makes you the importer, can take longer to arrive and may carry import charges.

Magnet warnings to know before you buy

Every magnetic system puts small magnets near your face, so read the leaflet in whichever kit you buy.

Airlift's published warnings say to keep the clip 15 cm from a pacemaker, take it off for an MRI, keep it away from children under 14 and pets, try one sticker first if your skin is sensitive, and not use it on broken skin.

Intake's say not to use it on children under 5 without a doctor's advice, that small magnets are a swallowing hazard, and not to use it on sunburned, irritated or broken skin.

For the wider question of whether they're safe and whether they work, see do magnetic nasal strips work?

What the evidence says

We could find no published, independent study of any magnetic nasal dilator, including Airlift's. A 2026 review by UK surgeons reached the same conclusion.^[1] The same review found most research is on adhesive strips such as Breathe Right, and that devices worn inside the nostril tended to perform better than external ones.^[1]

The research that does exist is on adhesive strips, so it tells you nothing directly about magnetic kits. Reviews describe external nasal dilators as working by widening the narrowest part of the nose and lowering resistance to airflow, while noting that most studies are small.^[2] On snoring, in a 2001 trial of 18 heavy snorers, strips widened the nose and made it feel clearer, but didn't change how long or how loudly people snored.^[3] In a 1998 sleep-lab study of 10 snorers, a nasal strip made no difference to snoring or sleep quality.^[4]

Intake cites a home sleep study it commissioned from SleepScore Labs. The participant numbers, methods and full results haven't been published, so we can't assess it.

Until someone tests these products side by side, nobody can say which gives more airflow, holds better or feels more comfortable. If you want to find out for yourself, the lowest-risk way is a refund you can claim without posting anything back. Of the brands in this guide, only Airlift publishes a full refund, including delivery, with nothing to send back and 90 days to claim. Our science page has more, and our guide to nasal strips for snoring looks at that question in detail.

Sources checked

All checked on 27 October 2026.

1. Airlift's shop, refills, refunds, shipping, terms and help pages, and Airlift on Trustpilot: Airlift's products, prices, policies, warnings and reviews.
2. Airo Welcome Kit, Airo refills, refund policy, shipping policy, privacy policy and Airo on Trustpilot: Airo's kit, prices, delivery, guarantee, address and reviews.
3. Intake starter kit, UK store and Intake refill packs: starter contents, UK prices and review count.
4. Intake help centre: international shipping, Better Breathing Guarantee, international returns, refill plans outside the US, a different size band, Sport Tabs FAQ, patents, limited warranty and warnings.
5. Intake on Trustpilot and Intake's post on its SleepScore Labs study.
6. Healf Intake collection, Healf Intake refills and Healf FAQs: what Healf stocks, its prices, delivery and returns.
7. Intake's Amazon UK listings for the starter kit and refills: availability.
8. NoseStrip starter, NoseStrip refills, refund policy and shipping policy.
9. Napify on Amazon UK: black kit and refill.
10. SRABA on Amazon UK: kit, 70-tab refill and 140-tab pack.
11. JINLVYUYI on Amazon UK: price, contents, tab count and reviews shown.
12. On The Nose Co magnetic kit, tab refills, refund policy, shipping and delivery and about page.
13. Brands left out: Resty shipping policy, Gymside on amazon.de, MaxFlow (NasalStrip.uk) and HiStrips.

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