| Pepper spray is one of the old non lethal self defense | | | | very interesting way of scaring away their enemies. |
| products that has for years been used as a weapon | | | | They used to grind up peppers and this preparation |
| of self defense. It is also known as OC Spray (The | | | | was then thrown in to the eyes of the enemies. In |
| full form of OC is Oleoresin capsicum) and is derived | | | | this way the Chinese were able to blind their enemies. |
| from a certain class of plants called Capsicum. | | | | The Japanese too used pepper for self defense. |
| Chilli Pepper Spray is used widely for a variety of self | | | | Japanese ninjas used ground pepper to weaken their |
| defense purposes! | | | | opponents. During the times of Japan's Tukagawa |
| Out of the different types of sprays the most | | | | Empire a box known as "metsubishi" was used by |
| common one is chili pepper. The main ingredient | | | | the police. It was a sort of political torture wherein |
| present in spray is Capsaicin that produces a burning | | | | the police used the box to blow pepper in to the |
| sensation in any human tissue that it touches. | | | | eyes of people who opposed the rulers. |
| Capsaicin has the natural capability to irritate humans | | | | These were also used as Animal Repellents. In the |
| so it is made from it is used widely for a variety of | | | | 1980s Postal Services the world over started to use |
| self defense purposes. | | | | this Sprays to repel dogs. In America the idea of |
| For example, the police uses chilly spray to disperse | | | | Spray as a weapon of self defense picked steam in |
| rowdy crowds. For the police this spray is an | | | | the 1990s. It was endorsed by the FBI and according |
| effective, non lethal weapon with which they are | | | | to them this spray was a safe crowd deterrent. This |
| able to control crowds, no matter how unruly they | | | | endorsement by the FBI encouraged the police to |
| might be. Similarly, chili pepper spray is also used for | | | | try Pepper Spray for dispersing mischief creating |
| subduing bears. | | | | crowds. |
| The history of Pepper Sprays dates back several | | | | It is a natural repellent that can be used effectively |
| hundred years. | | | | to disable a person or an animal. The best thing about |
| Pepper Sprays were used by the ancient Chinese | | | | this substance is that it doesn't cause any serious |
| people to ward off enemies. The Chinese invented a | | | | harm to the person on which it is sprayed. |