Remember a time when we could leave our home’s front door unlocked and when we used to venture out alone without any worries? Sadly those days are long behind us and we must have self defense on our mind at all times. There are many people out there who, especially at night, would seek to do us harm or deprive us of our belongings, but the self defense industry is our long-term friend and one of their best innovations is the mace pepper gel.

Long established as the leader in the defensive spray industry,mace has done well to establish its brand. Just think of the product and you envision extreme discomfort and pain. Mace pepper gel is probably even more potent than the traditional products which have been designed to be dispensed as a foam, fog or a fine mist.

The primary ingredient in mace pepper gel is OC, or Oleoresin Capsicum, derived from the cayenne pepper. When scientists want to know how hot something is, they refer to the Scoville Heat Unit, and the measurement is very high for this product.

Mace pepper gel is a step up from a regular mace product which has a range of somewhere up to 12 feet maximum. The potential victim now has the advantage of not needing to be as close to the would-be attacker, as the gel has an extended range of as much as 18 feet. Because of its consistency, the gel holds together better than the spray, especially in windy conditions, and finds its target well.

When mace pepper gel get into the eyes it causes extreme pain and also causes the assailant to feel short of breath, choke, wheeze and have difficulty in seeing. The potency of this product actually get into the skin and is difficult to remove; it is very “gooey”.

Very often, the fact that you have a mace pepper gel dispenser in your hand could be enough to force the would-be attacker to back off. If you raise the product up in an defensive pose and quickly tell the crook what’s going on, you’ll probably find that he will run the other way. If not, a quick emission and you should have adequate time to escape whilst he is concentrating on his incapacity!

To prevent accidental spraying, the mace pepper gel has a flip top safety cap. Each product can fire off up to seven, one second bursts. You do need to remember that there are restrictions on the use of the gel in certain states and cities and you cannot have it shipped to Massachusetts, Wisconsin or New York.

If you are on the receiving end of a mace pepper gel you can be sure it will be a nasty experience. For your protection, carry one whenever you travel alone, either on foot or in the car. Remember that a would-be attacker could jump out at your car when you stop at a red light.

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