By: Sshradha Sinngh 
Carrying a pepper spray could help you be prepared to tackle any situation. Even though getting to a self defense class is what you need more, but a pepper spray handy would do as much good. Pepper spray is a chemical mixture which causes immense pain and irritation if it gets into your eyes, also if the pepper sprays enters your nose or mouth it can lead to severe cough too. A pepper spray can incapacitate a person for a short period of time without a long term damage. The market has a number of brands that sell out pepper sprays, let's look at some.
This pepper spray can comes with a safety cap on which helps prevents accidental pressing of the can while in purse. This can is of optimum size of 3.5cms X 10cms to comfortably fit into your purse. This spray comes with a 15 feet range to hit the target in a single shot.
Made with 99.9% natural ingredients, this spray does not cause permanent damage.
This pepper spray from Impower comes with 35gms of black spray that gets dispensed from its nozzle. This compact size bottle can easily be carried around. With a 12 feet targeting range, the spray can easily reach the target.
With a strongly irritant spray, this pepper spray is effective in one shot.
This double lock cap pepper spray from Cobra Magnum comes with a 12 feet range. A good sleek body which fits well in your hands enables you to easily draw and fire using the pepper spray. This strong spray stays effective for untill 45mins.
This spray is known to not cause any permanent damage to eyes.
This pepper spray bottle comes with a unique designed thumb-cut dome design to guide you towards the spray nozzle even in the dark. This pepper spray is legal to use under threatening circumstances. Effective upto 15 feet of range, this pepper spray comes with a good range.
This pepper spray can cause severe skin irritation, coughing and burning.
This small size pepper spray comes with a key ring attached in it which makes it easy to attach it to your belt, bag or keys. The spray induces a burning sensation on the skin where sprayed making it swell up. The effect of this spray lasts upto 45mins making it easy for the victim to flee away.
This spray bottle can fire upto 20 shots.
A. Usage of a pepper spray as a defense mechanism is legal in most countries.
A. Pepper spray is a non lethal weapon as it cannot kill people. While the effects of a pepper spray can be extremely adverse.
A. It takes about 30mins for the affects of a pepper spray to go away.
A. Most pepper sprays are non lethal hence the effects vanish in some minutes, some can last upto 45mins. Side effects of a pepper spray are burning skin, eyes and coughing.
A. A pepper spray can cause extreme burning sensation, swelling, stinking to your eyes, which can last upto 45mins but it will not cause permanent blindness.
| Best Pepper Spray: A Non Lethal Weapon | Price in India |
|---|---|
| BOLD Self Defence Pepper Spray for Women Safety Lock (55 ML) | ₹ 274 |
| Impower Self Defence Black Pepper Spray for Woman Safety | 55 ML | ₹ 201 |
| Cobra Magnum EM Self Defense Pepper Spray (35 gms/ 55ml) | ₹ 429 |
| Newish Metal Powerful Pepper Spray Self Defence for Women Shots 50 (35 gm / 55 ml) (Red) | ₹ 175 |
| Knockout Punch Strong Oc Pepper Spray with Child Safety Lock and Key Ring (Pink), 14 g | ₹ 242 |
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