Best Self Defense Weapon for Women

How to Buy Mace Pepper Sprays

© Tiana Crump

Jun 20, 2009
Don't Become Another Victim, Morguefile
In this self defense weapons guide learn about the best mace pepper sprays and where to buy them. Select the type of spray that will give you the most security.

Pepper Spray is one of the most effective self defense weapons for women on the market. Inside of these small concealed canisters is the potent chemical compound known as Oleoresin Capscium or (OC). Derived from the spicy cayenne pepper, OC can be used as a powerful weapon against an attacker. The spray causes severe eye irritation resulting in tears, pain, and temporary blindness. This gives the victim an estimated 3 to 15 minutes to escape.

Pepper spray gives a victim distance between herself and the attacker. While he or she is going into shock from the chemical OC reaction an individual can scream for help, administer several blows to the attacker, and run. Multiple sprays can extend the attacker's down time up to 30 minutes. This helpful aid has the distance range of 8 to 20 feet depending on the particular model you've purchased.

The Importance of Pepper Spray

An estimated 683,280 women are raped every month in the U.S. Only a small percentage of rapes are ever reported. Prevent yourself from being part of this silent statistic. Whether you're jogging, shopping, getting into your car, at your job, on a date, or in broad daylight you can become a victim. The better prepared you are to defend yourself the higher your chances of leaving a violent situation untouched.

Pepper spray is extremely effective because it can be disguised in everyday objects and taken wherever you go. The multiple sprays, potency, and distance it gives a victim makes it the perfect weapon for every woman. You don't need to know an extensive number of combat moves or have incredible strength to knock your attacker out. Every woman should own a bottle of pepper spray regardless of her age.

Types of Pepper Spray

Pepper spray comes in an assortment of varieties. To select the right form to fit your lifestyle and security think ease. Comfort is the most important concept in selecting mace. If you don't feel comfortable with the canister shape or look, in a dangerous situation you might not reach for it. Pepper spray has to become your friend. You need to be aware of where it is and can easily reach it in any situation.

The Pepper Spray Key Chain is quite popular because it hangs incognito with your keys. Most of us keep our keys relatively close at all times when away from home. Other varieties of pepper spray such as the pen, lipstick, pager, colorful batons, and jogging weights are powerful weapons concealed like everyday items. The colorful batons are Kubotans with mace inside.

For women who feel overwhelmed and lack confidence in their ability to defend against an attacker there is the Pepper Spray Fogger. This ingenious device creates a fog instead of a stream of OC. As long as the victim sprays in the direction of the face the attacker will be exposed. This form of pepper spray is effective for multiple attackers as well.

Best Websites to Buy Mace Pepper Sprays

When buying mace pepper sprays select a quality website that carries the form you prefer. Some websites offer concealed sprays that others do not. Be aware of what you're looking for so you don't buy something you're not comfortable with. Make sure it's the self defense item that you can see yourself using. The Pepper Spray Store, Hudson Safety Products, and Red Hot Pepper Spray offer a wide selection of sprays.


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