Women's Self-Defense and Pepper Spray

You are walking across a deserted parking lot at night. You are about to get into your car and a stranger walks up to you trying to get your attention. You are nervous but you don't want to be rude. You approach the stranger and at the same time he reaches out and tries to grab you. You have never been to a traditional women's self-defense course and you really do not know what to do. You could scream, but who would hear you. There is no one around. You could run but you are in heels and he is close enough where you would never get away. Your body, your belongings, your life is on the line. What are you going to do?

Pepper spray is the best non-lethal women's self-defense item you can have close at hand. It is small and easy to use. The product is made so small, manufacturers have made it easy to carry with you or keep close by. Pepper spray has been made so convenient that you can keep in to a key chain. Other models have been made so you wear around your neck like a pendent. Women's self-defense advocates have help the product be designed where you can keep it in your purse, in your office desk, or in your product. It is cheap and easy to use if you are assaulted by a person or an animal. Some women's self-defense experts have even suggested that you carry pepper spray when you are jogging, biking, or anywhere that you would be alone and susceptible to attack.

Pepper spray is an aerosol container that has a gas propellant that sprays the pepper at the attacker. It is recommended by women's self-defense group that you spray the pepper in the eyes or face of the attacker. Not only does it sting the eyes of the attacker, but it also causes fluid discharge in the eyes, nose, and mouth in excess. The attacker cannot see because the pepper stings the eyes and makes them burn and water. While the attacker is wiping his eyes you have a chance to run to safety. The pepper spray also causes a massive amount of salvia and nasal discharge to come out of the nose and mouth. So not only can your attacker not see you, they are also dealing with breathing which is difficult because of the amount of fluid in the both the nose and the mouth. The best women's self-defense system once you have spayed the pepper spray is the scream and run. The scream will alert people if they are around and running is the best way to get away from the attacker.

Women's self-defense experts advise that pepper spray can be attained almost anywhere. The best places that you can find would be at gun shops and pawn shops. Even your local Wal-Mart carries its own brand of pepper spray. Be warned; some states want you to obtain a license to carry pepper spray and some states do not allow it at all. Research your local laws and if you can not carry pepper spray legally, try other women's self-defense techniques.