Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Lipstick Pepper Spray Is A Woman's Best Friend

By Steve Thibeault

We hear about it all the time on the news " another attack on a defenseless woman who was just going about her own business. Maybe she was walking to the car to get ready to go to work, or coming home from the grocery store and ready to make dinner for the family, or even maybe just walking the dog. Violent crime is estimated to affect more than 1 million people a year and women are especially vulnerable to attack when they are out alone. This does not have to be the case, however, as there are perfectly adequate self defense products available, including items specifically made for women such as lipstick pepper spray.

The main ingredient in pepper spray is Oleoresin Capsicum, which is a derivative of hot chili peppers. The peppers are ground up into a very fine substance and then mixed with ethanol. This potent mixture then dries into a resin and is used to create the product packaged into a liquid pepper spray. Chili peppers, as most of us know, are extremely hot, and when this potency is multiplied and packaged under pressure it provide an explosive and very disabling effect!

Specifically designed for women, lipstick pepper spray contains a very potent pepper formula within a conventional lipstick product. This is a very convenient and subtle way for any woman to carry protection. The item is made in five different colors and can be used to propel five one second bursts to a distance of 6 feet. Every woman should keep one or more of these on her person at all times.

Lipstick pepper spray is generally available for women's protection all around the world, but there some places where its use is restricted and you should check with your jurisdiction prior to use. For example, within the United States, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Washington DC all restrict its use.

Think of the different ways that a lipstick pepper spray could protect you during an attack. If somebody was advancing towards you, no matter their size or ability, they would be stopped in their tracks when they felt an intense burning sensation in their mouth and eyes. Also, the product does not have to be deployed when the attacker is in close proximity, as is the case with stun guns, as the pepper spray works over a range of 6 feet or so. With the effects being felt for up to 45 minutes, your pepper spray will have given you an adequate amount of time to run for help before your attacker can recover.

Whilst you should carry lipstick pepper spray everywhere, do not leave it in an extremely hot or cold environment as this may cause the item to burst or leak. Be sure also to check the expiry dates on your pepper sprays and replace them in good time. Whilst traveling, you must remember to put your sprays in your checked baggage, as the TSA will not allow you to carry on board.

Lipstick pepper spray is one of the most handy and cost effective self-defense products on the market, specifically designed for women. They are relatively inexpensive and you should make sure that you have several items on hand. If you have a number of different handbags, for example, you should place one within each so you automatically have protection wherever you are and during any occasion.

If you do not like the idea of being in close proximity to your attacker, as is the case when you need to deploy a stun gun, then you should choose the lipstick pepper spray as your self-defense product of choice.

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