| Mace is a registered brand name of a non-lethal | | | | * Chest: tight feeling in upper respiratory system, |
| self-defense spray, manufactured by Mace Security | | | | coughing |
| International. | | | | * Eyes: tearing and burning |
| Mace, Inc. makes three different formulas of | | | | * Mouth: accelerated secretion of saliva |
| self-defense spray: Triple Action, PepperGard or | | | | * Nose: discharge, burning, irritation |
| Pepper Mace, and Pepper Foam. All sprays are meant | | | | * Skin: burning and stinging feeling on surface nerve |
| to be directed into the face of an assailant. | | | | endings on the face |
| The word "mace" is often used interchangeably with | | | | If you plan to use Mace or pepper spray for |
| "pepper spray." Mace Inc.'s Triple Action product | | | | self-defense, be prepared to use it. Have the canister |
| combines pepper spray, tear gas and ultraviolet dye | | | | out and in your hand, with your finger on the trigger. |
| for an all-out assault on any would-be attacker. The | | | | Be aware that Mace does not paralyze. Your attacker |
| pepper spray is made from hot cayenne peppers, the | | | | may still be able to walk, run, or try to grab you. Once |
| active ingredient being oleoresin capsicum. Pepper | | | | you've sprayed your assailant, get out of the area |
| spray is an inflammatory agent that causes temporary | | | | immediately Run in the opposite direction of your |
| blindness and difficulty breathing, which can last up to | | | | attacker if possible. |
| 90 minutes. Tear gas is an irritant that induces | | | | When you are safe, tell your local law enforcement |
| coughing, while the dye stains the attacker for later | | | | agency about the attack. This is very important |
| identification. | | | | because it may help police apprehend the attacker, |
| Although Mace is a brand name, many other | | | | and prevent attacks on others. |
| companies make a pepper spray or sprayable tear | | | | The use of tear gas or a tear gas weapon, except in |
| gas designed for self-defense. | | | | self-defense, can be a felony. You can get up to three |
| Mace has six physiological effects that your attacker | | | | years in state prison or up to one year in county jail |
| may experience: | | | | and a fine of up to $1,000. |
| * Central nervous system: headache, dizziness, and | | | | Investigate before you buy. |
| extreme general discomfort | | | | |