Pepper gel contains the same formula used for pepper sprays and foams. Its main offensive ingredient is Oleoresin Capsicum (OC), a compound taken from cayenne pepper. The effectiveness of pepper compounds as a self-defense "weapon" is measured in Scoville Heat Units or SHU. A habanero pepper has 300,000 SHU. A jalapeno pepper merely has 5,000. Pepper sprays and gels, however, have approximately 2,000,000 SHU.
It's The Same Procedure
Pepper gels are just as easy to use as its predecessors. Pepper gels come in flip-off bottles. The lids are necessary for preventing accidental spraying. It's important to keep it concealed but easily accessible. This could be inside your pocket or snapped on to your jeans under your shirt.
If you're under attack, all you have to do is flip off the lid, aim for the eyes or face, and squirt away!
It's The Same Effects
One spray of pepper gel will cause your attacker to experience shortness of breath. Temporary blindness may follow shortly after or occur concurrently. Last but certainly the least, your attacker will experience pain in the areas affected by the spray. Touching the liquid will only result to even more pain as it can cause a burning sensation on your attacker's hands.
Better and Longer Lasting
Gel form, however, allows the advantages of this type of self-defense weapon to be more powerful.
Firstly, pepper gels have greater range. While pepper sprays can only work in a range of six to twelve feet between you and your attacker, pepper gels can reach targets located as far as eighteen feet away. Six feet may not seem much at first glance, but when you're under attack, an additional six feet could give you the precious seconds you need to make a successful escape.
Pepper gels also have greater concentration of OC because of its semi-liquid form, making it even a more powerful self-defense weapon.
Targeting your attacker is also made simpler. Unlike pepper sprays and foams, pepper gels are unlikely to disseminate or lose power before it reaches its target. You'll find pepper gels easy to use even when your hands are shaking and you're about to go into full-blown panic.
Lastly, pepper gel, again because of its natural form, stays longer on the attacker's face and consequently prolonging his agony. Unlike spray or foam, gel can't be easily wiped away and clings stubbornly to the skin. They're definitely the ideal self-defense weapon, able to give you the element of surprise - and the upper hand - in practically any fight.
