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Pepper Spray Background

Imported to the United States from Canada, where it first was developed in its bear repellant form , OC--popularly known as "pepper spray"--immediately attracted the attention of the U.S. Postal Service, which had been searching for a more effective way to keep dogs from biting its letter carriers.

By the late 1980's, however, police began using OC to control violent, combative suspects. OC has proved, in many cases, to be an effective alternative choice of self defense equipment to more lethal weapons.

OC is also being widely sold in the civilian personal protection marketplace, where pepper spray has largely supplanted spray tear gas products--familiarly known as chemical mace.

Today, civilian pepper sprays are safe and legal self defense weapons for the market in nearly every state. Additionally, unlike chemical mace, you don't need a class on OC pepperspray to buy and carry this piece of self defense equipment. Next, in this section of pepper spray background are the four basic spray patterns of the OC found in womens self defense products.

OC Spray Patterns for Most Situations

The solid stream (similar to the water guns sold today) will blast an attacker with super-hot pepper! Through a partially opened car window you have minimum misting action that can contaminate you.

If you miss, or the attacker was in a hard- to-reach area, you can "fan" this spray during discharge. Fanning is a technique for hitting your mark. You spray the stream then move your dispersions path from side to side until you hit your mark!

The stream also provides the heaviest blast of pepper (cans will empty faster). As a self defense weapon this equipment is a favorite among womens self defense products. The pepper works instantly. Causes the eyes to seal with tears, nose to run, excessive coughing, shortness of breath, etc.

Examples of the Pepper Spray Stream can be found at:

Ultimate Pepper Spray | Pepper Spray Products | Pepper Spray Product

NEW - Pepper Spray Gun | Pepper Spray 3-Way Protection

FOGGER: This type of spray pattern is great for multiple attackers, crowd control, animals, dorm and home use as an effective choice of self defense equipment.

One disadvantage is there can be some blow-back of pepper spray material contaminating you, especially if used outdoors. However, the blast you would receive and the direct blast the attacker receives are quite different. Where you would tear and cough on a good sized blow-back, the attacker would be rendered incapacitated for about 30 minutes.

You press down on the trigger or release button, and "fan" your path back and forth, while stepping back as you spray, effecting and hitting everything that moves through the fog barrier path. Picture a self defense weapon that acts like a mini fire extinguisher! The pepper works instantly. Causes the eyes to seal with tears, nose to run, excessive coughing, shortness of breath, etc.

Examples of Pepper Spray Fogger can be found at:

Pepper Spray Product | Ultimate Pepper Spray

FOAM: This type is excellent for blow-back protection and immediate saturation. EXAMPLE: If it is windy, you can spray this with minimum to no pepper blow-back contaminating you.

A common misconception is that the attacker, once sprayed with the foam can just wiped it away and continue to attack. This Pepper Foam is like thick, sticky saving cream but with one addition... packed with a high concentration of Scoville Heat Units of blistering hot pepper.

He will try to wipe it off but it will be to late. The pepper works instantly. Causes the eyes to seal with tears, nose to run, excessive coughing, shortness of breath, etc. This is a great piece of self defense equipment for womens self defense.

Pepper Foam (shaving cream from Hell)

GEL: A new (Patent Pending) formulation of pepper spray which is suspended in Gel instead of a liquid stream. This Mace Pepper Gel formulation results in several advantages, longer distance, stronger pepper, sticks like glue, less contaminating, and non-flammable. Ideal for auto, recreational vehicles, camping, or home use.

The great advantage of Pepper Gel is the 18 foot spray distance which is twice as far as most pepper spray ranges. This new Gel formulation makes an excellent piece of self defense equipment for womens self defense.

Pepper Gel (the hot gift that sticks...)

Any of the pepper spray products available on this site are of the highest quality. Pepper Spray Background is intended to provide you with the necessary OC Spray information on womens self defense products, so you can make the right purchase given your personal concerns and needs.

Pepper Spray Background: A Historical View

The ancient Chinese put ground cayenne pepper in rice paper and flung it in the face of their opponents, and Japanese ninjas used ground pepper to disable opponents as well. During Japan's Tukagawa Empire, police used the "metsubishi," a box used to blow pepper into the eyes of captured political opponents.

The pepper spray products on this site represent some of the best choices in pepperspray self defense equipment for size, shape, and potential stopping power found on the market today. Fortunately, we don't have to be a "ninja" to possess and use these powerful personal defensive sprays.

This concludes Pepper Spray Background. Look over the choices of pepper sprays, keeping in mind your objectives, and do visit the section on how to practice at home with a pepper spray unit.

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