| If you are thinking about purchasing a self defense | | | | mixture of these to active chemical agents makes |
| spray, it is no mystery that it can be a difficult | | | | mace an extremely effective pepper spray for civilian |
| experience. There are so many different brands to | | | | use. Mace also has sprays specifically created to |
| choose from. However the two most common are | | | | disable dogs and bears. The effectiveness of Mace |
| usually mace and some other type of pepper spray | | | | Spray needs no introduction. The reputation that this |
| such as streetwise, wildfire, peppershot or some other | | | | spray has accumulated over time has practically a |
| brand. So, Mace and pepper spray, what is the | | | | household name in the self defense and security world. |
| difference? Below you will find out the difference | | | | So which one is better, Mace or pepper spray? This is |
| between each one of these sprays and how they | | | | a question that often comes up all the time with future |
| may be able to help you with your self defense needs. | | | | consumers of these sprays. However, the answer |
| First let's talk about pepper spray. So, what is it? | | | | truly depends on your preference, and what you are |
| Pepper Spray, also known as Oleoresin Capsicum is | | | | looking for. In some states such as Michigan, you can |
| an inflammatory agent which comes from the hottest | | | | only buy special Michigan approved Mace spray and |
| part of peppers such as chilis. Some of the effects of | | | | any other spray is not allowed. If you are in law |
| pepper spray include causing the eyes to slam shut in | | | | enforcement police grade mace or a high |
| temporary blindness for about 15-30 minutes, irritation | | | | concentrated self OC spray may be your spray of |
| and burning of the skin, massive tearing, runny nose, | | | | choice. You may want a higher dose of pepper |
| heavy breathing and chocking. The overall hotness of | | | | power, in which case pepper spray may be just what |
| a spray is measured by Scollville Heat Units or SHUs. | | | | you are looking for. On the other hand, you may want |
| Usually the higher the Scollville Heat Unit, the higher the | | | | more variety, in which case mace will answer your call |
| concentration, and thus, the more effective the spray | | | | with many different items including pepper weights, |
| will be on an attacker. Some pepper sprays can reach | | | | pepper batons, and keychains. You may also be |
| as much as one million SHUs or more. Pepper spray is | | | | looking for something against a bear or dog, at which |
| an extremely effective self defense spray which is | | | | time Mace is the brand you will want to use and not |
| often used by law enforcement in the field. | | | | OC spray. The most important thing a future owner of |
| Mace is another type of self defense spray. Mace is a | | | | one of these sprays can do is to make a list of things |
| combination of both OC spray and CS tear gas, which | | | | they are looking for in their spray. Once they do this, |
| is an irritant that causes massive disorientation and | | | | they can look online for the item or call a customer |
| tearing. Mace contains about a 10% concentration of | | | | service representative to find out what the nest type |
| pepper spray with the rest being CS tear gas. The | | | | of spray would be in their situation. |