Fox Pepper Sprays 5.3 Million SHU's
When evaluating pepper spray to buy, it is quite important to understand what you are buying because you are going to utilize a self defense device that may save you and a loved ones life.
The strength of pepper spray is determined by OC (Oleoresin Capsicum) and the SHU (Scoville Heat Units). The OC is a base resin and depending on the manufacturer they will say they have a 2% OC such as Fox Labs and others will say 10% OC what is most important is the purity of the OC resin they are starting with not the percentage. To put this in perspective a jalapeno pepper has a SHU of 5000, a habanera pepper has a SHU of 15,000. Now most pepper spray manufacturers have a SHU of 2,000,000 to 5,300,000 which is considerably stronger than any pepper you may eat, and habaneras are HOT!
Many pepper spray companies use a higher percentage OC but also uses a less pure form of OC resin, thus making it very misleading who's is the strongest and best. Although Fox Labs, http://www.ubackoff.com/
Nozzle heat is a catch phrase or buzz word a lot of the manufactures use. For example, 10% OC on a 2,000,000 SHU is a 200,000 nozzle heat, a 2% OC on a 5,300,000 is a 106,000 nozzle heat. Now the logical view would be the 10% is better, not true because the 10% OC is a less pure form of OC resin thus not affecting the attacker in the quickest and most effective way.
Bottom line is do your homework on what you're buying, go to the manufactures websites and see the SHU concentration. The higher the number the more pure the OC resin is, thus making the percentage secondary.
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