Is This Pepper Spray Hot?

Article by: Olga Timbol

You may be asking this question while considering to purchase a pepper , Hurricane Preparedness spray. And if you think that 15% spray is better than 10%, it's not always true.

The actual factor you need to look for is heat-generating capacity of OC which is measured in Scoville Heat , Personal Safety Gifts for the Holidays Units (SHU).

Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is derived from a variety of hot , NYC Moving Advice peppers. Peppers , Warning, Guard Dog on Premise range from 0 SHUs for bell peppers, , Alarm System: Window Screens up to 5000 for jalapeno peppers, , Carbon Monoxide Detector - Do I Really Need One? and up to 300,000 SHUs for habaneros peppers. , Carbon Monoxide Detector - Do I Really Need One? Pure OC has a heat , How to Protect Your Family and Valuables by Hiding Them "Out of Sight and Out of Mind!" rating of about 15 million. As you can see, a 10% concentration of jalapeno peppers , Spray Patterns: Which One Is Right For You? is not as affective as a 1% concentration of habaneros peppers. , Personal Safety Gifts for the Holidays In actual spray formulations, OC from the peppers , NYC Moving Advice is processed until it reaches a heat , Home Security At Holiday Time rating about 2 million SHUs.

Currently, pepper , The Basics of Home Security spray manufacturers , Home Safety: Easy Tips To Help Your Family Survive offer three most common concentration: 500,000 SHUs, 1 million SHUs and 2 million SHUs. For example, Mace Triple Action sprays have 500,000 SHUs. Almost all other Mace sprays have 1 million SHUs, including Mace pepper , Five Top Tips for Disaster Planning For Your Family and Your Business - Everyone Needs to Know foam. And the most resent innovation from Mace - Pepper , Home Security At Holiday Time Gel - has 2 million SHUs.

One company was going to shoot for 3 million SHUs, but its chemists warned that this could cause tissue damage. When you consider the SHU rating of a spray, it's easy to see why the percentage of OC is not necessarily the best indicator of effectiveness.

In any case, 10% OC pepper , Safety Alert! - All the Predators Come Out After Dark sprays have sufficient strength to stop an attacker. And I doubt the assailant in the street you just spayed is going to care about hte OC percentage or heat , Water Safety: Swimming Pool Hazards and Children rating of the spray. He'll just want to get away from the pain, blindness and nausea as quickly as possible.

At First Home , Security Tips To Help Protect Your Children Security you can find a wide variety of pepper , Today’s Home Security sprays formulations from different manufacturers. , Installing Your Own Security Alarm System

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