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Smelling salts are a chemical compound that releases small amounts of ammonia gas, which essentially jump starts your bodyâs nervous system. The ammonia causes blood vessels in your nasal passages to expand providing an instant increase in oxygen to your brain meaning an instantaneous boost of alertness and power.
Ammonia is highly alkaline and also extremely toxic! Many people think they can simply drink bicarbonates to get them into the body (such as drinking water mixed with baking soda). What they do not realize is that bicarbonates have a much lower pH, and do not produce as much of the alkaline minerals when digested.