| Whenever we feel pain in our eyes, we usually rub it | | | | eyes and learn to value its presence. |
| as fast as we could until it turns red. Ever tried | | | | Since our eyes are prone to irritation, there are |
| chopping onions? There is something in the onion that | | | | developers who have invented a very useful weapon |
| makes us burst into tears. Slowly, tears are falling | | | | for self defense and it is known as the Pepper Spray. |
| down. It is very irritating and sometimes it makes us to | | | | Pepper spray is a non lethal self defense weapon |
| stop from chopping and let our eyes heal for itself first. | | | | whose main target is the eyes. Pepper spray has an |
| Our eyes are truly amazing. It enables us to see the | | | | active ingredient of oleoresin capsaicin which is |
| many wonders of this world. It allows us to appreciate | | | | extracted from the fruit from the capsicum family and |
| and have a better understanding of the different things | | | | other famous peppers or chilis all over the world. |
| around us. And most of all, it keeps us focused and to | | | | Imagine just how it can be really painful to the eyes |
| keep on sailing through life. Imagining life without our | | | | when we use the pepper spray as our self defense. |
| lovely eyes is like living a life in the dark where all you | | | | Pepper spray is already a very popular tool for an |
| ever wished for was to see a guiding light. Without our | | | | individual's added safety and protection. When we are |
| eyes, it will be very difficult for us to move around or | | | | accidentally sprayed by this type of self defense |
| perhaps to do activities of daily living. There are | | | | weapon, all we need to do is to constantly blink as this |
| alternatives and other programs that will help and guide | | | | will encourage tears. The tears will flush out the irritant |
| blind individuals. But still, life is incomplete without having | | | | from the eyes. It is also recommended to never rub |
| lovely eyes. | | | | the eyes or touch any affected areas such as the |
| The mind works with the help of our eyes in the sense | | | | face's skin. Once you do so, you are only distributing |
| that when we see something or perceive something, | | | | the irritant to other areas and thus will only create |
| an impulse or a message is then sent directly to our | | | | more burning sensation and pain. |
| brains making enabling us to think of what to do. Like | | | | There are some individuals who have tried applying |
| when we see a stray dog for instance. When we see | | | | milk to the burn area. This lessens the burning |
| one, our brain then tells us to avoid the area to prevent | | | | sensation but this may not be applied to all as we all |
| us from being bitten or harmed by the stray dog. | | | | have different skin contours. Just always remember |
| Another is when we see food. We then think of the | | | | though to never touch or rub your eyes. It will only bring |
| pleasure we can get when we eat the food we have | | | | more injury. It is just like when you chop onions, let the |
| seen. That is why we should learn to take care of our | | | | tears fall and the eyes heal for itself. |