Five Hot Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Hot Pepper Spray

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No I am not talking about squeezing the canister to see if there is another drop of OC in there. I am talking about how to make sure your pepper spray is used to its' maximum potential.

Just by way of background pepper spray had its' origins thousands of years ago when the Chinese would throw bags of hot spices at their foes. It worked back then and the same basic idea works today.

Today defensive sprays uses Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) a derivative of cayenne pepper. Defensive sprays are measured in a common measure of a products' "hotness" called Scoville heat units (SHU). A typical pepper spray will be in the 2-3 million SHU range compared to a jalapeno with 5,000 and the hottest habanero at 300,000-man that is hot!
What Are The Effects?

Like all self defense products pepper sprays are meant to give you time to get away from a dangerous situation-nothing more. Defensive sprays do this by causing the attacker to have shortness of breathe, lots of tears, even temporary blindness from the eyes closing down and coughing and choking for up to as long as 45 minutes.

They have a range of 6 to 18 feet dispersed in the form of a fine mist, stream, foam, fogger or gel

Here's how to get the most out of your pepper spray. Knowing how to use a product properly could save your life.

1.Learn the basics. Read the directions first. If you don't understand them get help from your local police department.

2.Expiration dates. They all have expiration dates. You sure don't want to rely on a three year old product.

3.Aim. Shoot your assailant in the face. Aim for his eyes. With any luck he'll try to wipe it away which only makes it worse.

4.Practice. Like anything else "practice makes perfect". You don't want to be using it for the first time in a life threatening situation and not know that a slight breeze may throw your aim off target.

5.Run. After you shoot the bad guy take off and get help. Don't stand around.

These 5 tips could save your life. Defensive sprays are particularly popular for self defense for women. When are you getting one?

Chances are if you are reading this that crime has touched your life in some way or you consider yourself at risk. Take the next step and do something to protect yourself! Your life and safety is worth far more than the cost of a pepper spray.


About the Author:
Jack Krohn owns "Security Solutions" and is the author of over 400 articles on self defense and home security problems.

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