Choosing your defense spray

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR TEAR GAS

Effects of tear gas:

A tear gas canister protects you in case of aggression. It is a much less dangerous alternative than owning a weapon at home while being remarkably effective. Its incapacitating action is powerful and immediate thanks to the specific properties of OC. Whether in GAS or GEL form, the jet from a tear gas canister neutralizes any attacker by immediately causing burns, violent suffocation, and tearing. Thanks to its irritating powers, the tear gas canister affects the eyes, respiratory tract and skin of your attacker. These effects leave no lasting damage and disappear after a good half hour.

However, there are several types of tear gas canisters on the market, and we will explain their differences.

Choose the capacity of your canister according to its use

The capacity you choose will depend on the use you want to make of it.
It can be a small 25 ml tear gas canister always stored in a handbag or in your car's glove compartment. It can also be a medium-sized tear gas canister in 75ml which is also free to carry or the largest in 300 ml in the form of an extinguisher for your home or for security professionals.

In any case, it is enough to adapt the purchase of your tear gas to the situation in which you think you may run a risk.

GAS tear gas or GEL tear gas

CS or pepper exist in gas or gel form. Both are equally effective.
With gas, the jet is less directive, ideal against multiple attackers, however, in a closed room, it would be preferable to use defense gel which liquefies instantly upon contact with skin and fixes on it, without spreading in the room.

	Gel and Pepper Gel	Gas
The +	The Gel liquefies instantly upon contact with skin and mucous membranes, which allows it to fix only on the attacker without spreading in the room.	Ideal against multiple attackers as its projection is extremely volatile (one press is enough to immobilize half a dozen attackers).
The -	You need to aim more precisely than with gas and several times if you are facing multiple attackers.	It is unusable in a closed building, smaller than 50m2, because the user will also be in contact with the CS GAS.

Action of a tear gas canister

C.S is a very powerful chemical incapacitating agent. This tear gas product causes your attacker a temporary incapacity of about half an hour. Regardless of their build and determination, our tear gas canisters will immediately neutralize your attacker or attackers.

Instructions for proper use of tear gas

Hold the aerosol vertically, arm extended, aim the tear gas diffuser well towards the attacker and press the button.

You can find our range of defense aerosols on the online store lacrymo-francaise.fr