Pepper Spray: Earliest Form of Self Defense
One of the oldest product for self defense that is non lethal and has been in used for many years as self defense weapon is the use of pepper spray. They are also known as OC spray, in which OC means Oleoresin Capsicum, a certain plant class.
The chili pepper is one of the most common type of pepper spray. Capsaicin is the main ingredient of this spray. It creates a burning sensation to whoever touches it. It has a natural capability to irritate individuals making it best for self defense purposes. Police before uses these sprays to disperse the rowdy crowd. This spray is such an effective weapon which is non lethal and an effective product to control crowds. These are also used for subduing bears.
The use of pepper spray has a long history dating back several hundred years ago. These pepper sprays were used by ancient Chinese people before to ward off their enemies. They used to grind up the peppers and throw this preparation to the eyes of their enemies. Even the early Japanese used these for self defense. They used this before to repel dogs. And in the US, the idea of using these sprays as an effective weapon for the purpose of self defense steam in the 90’s.
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