Zone Smelling Salts
Activation Method: Pre-activated and ready to use!
Intensity Level: Absolutely Extreme.
Scent: Ammonia with pungent aroma of root beer.
Ingredients: Oil Extracts, Water, Sodium Carbonate, Ammonium Chloride.
Features: In collaboration with Travis "Papa Bear" Rogers, we created Bear Down Steel collection. Bear Down Steel Rootbear combines the Bear Down formula with distinctively root beer scent to create a super unique hybrid smelling salt bottle! As mentioned, Bear Down Steel is a highly advanced smelling salt that is not for beginners. Proceeds of sales support the Papa Bear Strong Foundation.
How to get the longest life out of my Bear Down Steel?
- Twist the lid to open, DO NOT PULL or TWIST THE CLIP.
- Make sure the seal is intact at the top of the lid. (Loose or cracked seals will cause the bottle to leak and kill the bottle quickly).
- Make sure the lid is on TIGHT after each use.
- Shake before each use and hit the bottom of the bottle (to get everything at the bottom of the bottle).
- You do not have to completely remove the lid. (Cracking the top can hit just as strong).
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Always remember to keep the bottle a full arm's length away from your face!!!
What are smelling salts?
Ammonia Smelling salts for weight lifting have been used for decades in boxing, lifting, and other professional sports.
Zone Smelling Salts come in a powder form (ammonium carbonate ((NH4)2CO3H2O)). When water is introduced with the ammonium carbonate, ammonia gas is released.
Look at our activation method above to determine if you need to activate your salts, or if it is already done for you.
Warning
Users of Zone Smelling Salts must also be aware of the following:
• Understand the risks involved with smelling salts.
• Do not abuse or misuse smelling salts.
• Keep smelling salts away from children.
• Avoid contact with eyes, mouth or open wounds.
• Start at a full arm’s length away.
• Do not use if allergic or pregnant.
• Consult a physician before use.
• Use with caution and only as directed.
• Do not use in conjunction with alcohol consumption
Statements regarding these products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.
SHELF LIFE
Shelf Life: Around 6 months. Once initially opened the lifespan of smelling salts can last anywhere from 1-6 months depending how many times they get used/opened.
The more often fresh oxygen is reintroduced into the bottle the faster it’ll dry out and lose potency.*
IMPORTANT NOTES
KEEP OUT OF PROLONGED OR EXTREME HEAT AND COLD!
Make sure to give the bottle a tap and shake before each use, this will allow the ammonia gas to rise to the top, giving you a clean and potent hit.
Statements regarding these products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.
TRAVIS "PAPA BEAR" ROGERS
Bear Down Steel is a hard hitting, highly advanced Smelling Salt series. These are NOT for beginners.
In collaboration with Travis "Papa Bear" Rogers, we created the Bear Down Steel series. The Bear Down Steel come in a custom steel bottle with a steel lid. They are vacuum sealed and Dry Activated™️.
These are extremely potent and are NOT for beginners.
There are currently six variations of Bear Down Steel, the Original, Black Bear, Ion, Golden Tides, Blood, and most recently the Frost.
Proceeds of all BDS sales support the Papabear Strong Foundation.
Customer Reviews
Let me set the stage: I’m standing in my basement gym, deadlift bar loaded with 415 lbs of pure existential dread. My spine is whispering, “No,” my knees are quoting Shakespearean tragedy, and my brain—well, my brain has had it. Between scans, stress, and the horrid remembrance of my brain cancer watching like a disappointed gym teacher, morale was running on empty.
Enter: The Zone.
Flavor: Bear Down Steel-Rootbear — which I can only describe as what happens when a grizzly bear gets a union job at A&W and decides to bench press the soda fountain.
I crack the bottle.
Time stops.
My ancestors briefly appear and nod in approval.
My nose hairs combust and are reborn as titanium wires.
I no longer need pre-workout. I no longer need therapy. I no longer remember what sadness is.
I screamed. Not because I was in pain, but because my soul needed to be released from its mortal coil and shot into Valhalla, powerlifting a thunder god’s boulder overhead.
I hit 415 like it owed me rent.
I squatted 405 like gravity was a weak suggestion.
The bar didn’t even dare to fight me. It apologized.
This bottle doesn’t just smell like courage — it smells like vengeance, hope, and the spirit of a bear that learned to deadlift out of spite.
Final Thoughts:
Zone Bear Down Steel-Rootbear didn’t just get me through heavy lifts. It got me through life when life was being a real jerk. If you’re staring down the abyss, or just a barbell that makes your knees nervous, crack this bottle and become the apex predator of your own story.
10/10. Will keep in my gym bag, glovebox, and probably my will.
Warning: May cause you to grunt louder, lift heavier, and get mistaken for a minor demigod.
Ever crave root beer on the bench? Well, if you're a beer league plug like me—who drinks two Coors Lights and forgets how to backcheck—then the answer is absolutely yes. I wanted something to wake me the hell up for those glorious 11:40 PM Sunday night games, where the only thing colder than the rink is the stare I get from my wife when I stumble in at 1:15 AM smelling like rink sweat and shame.
Enter RootBear Smelling Salts. First off, this little bottle looks innocent—like it should be sold next to artisanal candles or beard oil. Don’t be fooled. I cracked the lid and got blasted straight to the shadow realm. It’s like getting cross-checked by a Care Bear hopped up on ammonia and nostalgia. One whiff and I remembered every bad decision I’ve made in a hockey locker room, including that time I tried to chirp a ref who was also my landlord.
But here's the kicker: it smells like root beer and ammonia. Sweet, sweet carbonated childhood joy... followed immediately by a punch to the face from the ghost of Mark Messier. It’s refreshing and horrifying. I used it before warmups and spent the first shift chasing the puck like it owed me money. My linemate swears he saw actual lightning shoot from my nostrils.
Pros:
Smells like A&W and pure, uncut rage
Makes you forget you're 37 with a torn MCL and a Costco mortgage
Brought me back from a two-shift nap on the bench
Cons:
Might accidentally awaken dormant memories of your Peewee coach yelling
Nearly threw up the first time. Highly recommended.
In conclusion, RootBear is the Gatorade of the soul. It doesn’t just wake you up. It spiritually slaps you across the face and dares you to backcheck for once in your damn life. 10/10, would sniff again.
This stuff is amazing! It smells so good and hits so hard. I use it before my lifts but also before my exams in PT school. Even some of my classmates hit the salts with me to the point where it’s become a ritual. I recommend this to everyone!
I am a baby powerlifter and I am learning so much as I go. I officially started my powerlifting journey in January after my first meet. My coach, whom I am sure you all know very well (Tamara Walcott) had me smell the salts before I bought them. I had a PR deadlift that day and decided I was going to commit to only using Zone smelling salts! Needless to say after my PR, I came home, ordered the salts and haven't used anything else. These smelling salts are the one and only thing anyone needs for a great pull or to hit a PR! I'll never buy any other salts unless it is Zone salts!
Absolutely love this stuff‼️ Strong and gets you focused‼️ highly recommend it for powerlifter and heavy lifters 👍🏽🏋🏽♀️ Go buy some‼️