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All new 10% OC (Oleoresin Capsicum) formula @ 2 million Scoville
Heat Units and asome, unbeatable Fox 2% (even faster acting) OC
(Oleoresin Capsicum) formula @ 5.3 million Scoville Heat Units with
identifying ultraviolet dye. It is the strongest OC formula allowed
by law. Non-toxic and non-flammable. Effects last for 20 to 90
minutes. Units can be fired many times and have a range of 8 to 20
feet, depending on model.
OC is a derivative of HOT
CAYENNE PEPPERS and is the newest defensive spray agent. It is not
an irritant like the tear gases, but an inflammatory agent. Contact
with mucous membranes (eyes, nose, throat and lungs) will cause
IMMEDIATE dilation of the capillaries of the eyes, resulting in
TEMPORARY BLINDNESS and instant inflammation of the breathing tube
tissues, cutting off ALL BUT LIFE-SUPPORT BREATHING. OC will not
deteriorate with age and unlike the tear gasses, WILL NOT CAUSE
LASTING AFTEREFFECTS.
One of the biggest misconceptions about defense
spray is that the higher the percentage, the hotter and better it
works. In most cases this could not be further from the truth. Most
of the best, fastest incapacitating sprays in the world are from
2%-10%. The lighter the fluid, the faster is penetrates the
membranes. The percentage has nothing to do with the actual SHU or
"hot" in the spray. Also, thicker sprays can inflame the skin area
more and last longer with this unnecessary inflammation. A good
spray will put the attacker down and out allowing you to escape or
take control of the situation.
Because it is an inflammatory, rather than an
irritant, OC is effective against all those who feel no pain such as
psychotics, drunks and drug abusers. OC has proven itself to be the
ABSOLUTE BEST DETERRENT available for attacking dogs and wild animal
control. Another major advantage of OC is that it is not volatile
and will not emit a lot of fumes like tear gases.
The term OC (oleoresin capsicum) is a
horticultural term which refers to chili peppers. There are many
different kinds of chili peppers ranging from jalapenos, chiletpin,
and cayenne to habaneros. They all have one thing in common. They
all contain a substance that is very powerful -- an alkaloid called
capsaicin (cap-say-a-sin). Just a single drop of tasteless and
odorless capsaicin in 100,000 drops of water and the heat can be
noticeable. In fact, capsaicin can be detected by humans at one part
per ten million!
Capsaicinoids are produced
by a gland in the pepper's placenta, which is the top partition just
below the stem. This is also where the seeds are attached. The
placenta is about 16 times stronger than any other part of the
plant, any OC spray worth its salt will use its active ingredient
made from this part.
Back in 1912, a pharmacologist named Wilbur
Scoville came up with the standard for measuring the power of
capsaicin. Called the Scoville Organoleptic Test, it was needed to
calculate the temperature of peppers used in many pharmaceutical
products of the time (such as "Heet" which was used for the relief
of sore muscles, arthritis pain and muscular sprains). Scoville
measured the ground pepper into a mixture of sugar, water and
alcohol. Then, a panel of five tasters sipped the mixture and gave
it a grade; it took a majority of three to assign a value.
Today, the value is established through high
technology, a computerized method called high-performance liquid
chromatography. The pepper scale ranges from zero Scoville unit for
a bell pepper to 5,000 or so for a jalapeno to a whopping 200,000 -
300,000 for a habanero! Pure capsaicin is 15,000,000. The oleoresin
capsicum used in a superior pepper spray formula is derived from the
hottest peppers and further processed and refined until the heat
rating is 5,300,000 (5.3 million!). |
