| There is a common misconception that the name | | | | They carry products that only contain pepper spray |
| Mace is a type of defense spray. Mace is actually a | | | | and also some that use a bit of CS and CN in them to |
| registered brand name for a company that sells | | | | get a more volatile mix. Some also ad dye to identify |
| defensive pepper sprays. When Mace (legally known | | | | an attacker later. |
| as Mace Security International) was first developed, it | | | | The delivery method will dictate the speed in which an |
| consisted of CS and CN type riot control gases that | | | | spray works. The finer the particles, the faster it enters |
| were used by the military, re-formulated to be used by | | | | the pores. This is a double edged sword. A stream |
| police departments and civilians for personal defense. | | | | has a longer effective reach but takes longer to work, |
| They have since change the types of sprays that | | | | a fogger is finer and works faster, but will not travel as |
| they carry and include regular pepper spray and a | | | | far and can be effected by the softest breeze (in a |
| product with pepper spray and some CS and CN | | | | house this is best to just spray into the hallway and |
| mixed in. This is primarily due to the fact that CS and | | | | stop any movement down the hall). Some companies |
| CN are irritants and pepper spray is an inflammatory. | | | | even produce a "foam" type spray that is difficult to |
| What that means to you is, as an irritant, CS and CN | | | | wipe away and results in the pepper being ground into |
| can take longer to enter the pores and start working. | | | | the pores of the skin. These types of sprays are very |
| CS and CN can also have their effects "washed", by | | | | effective in a windy environment or possibly in a store |
| removing the irritant from your skin, you loose the | | | | or office area where you would not want to risk |
| effect. Also, people have different levels of pain | | | | spraying a bystander. |
| management. So what might irritate one person | | | | Many animal sprays (Bear and Dog/K9) have slight |
| dramatically, may not effect another as severely. This | | | | differences in the mixture, but are basically the same |
| can lead to different effects from your spray, and | | | | ingredients as pepper sprays, they just have the |
| possibly not disabling an attacker. | | | | requirement of being certified by the EPA as safe for |
| OC Pepper spray is an inflammatory agent which | | | | the environment.âEUR¨âEUR¨ |
| enters the pores and causes an inflammation of the | | | | Remember that when using anything for self defense, |
| tissue. It can't be "washed" once is enters the pores, | | | | other than items that are designed for self defense, |
| as an irritant can, which allows it to continue to work. | | | | you may have to defend yourself in court at to why |
| When an individual has an inflammation of mucus | | | | you chose that particular item. If it is an item that you |
| tissue, they get the "feeling" of suffocation along with | | | | KNOW might kill or maim, you may be held negligent |
| the burning of the pepper. There is no pain | | | | by a jury of your peers. Pepper Sprays have |
| management involved. | | | | consistently been approved and held up in court at |
| Some brands ( Sabre and Mace are a few ) have | | | | non-lethal self defense. |
| many different types of products in their sales line. | | | | |