What is Mace?
Mace is non lethal self-defense product that uses tear gas in the form of an aerosol spray that propels a lachrymatory agent mixed with a volatile solvent. Mace is legal in a few countries which includes the United states.
The original mace formulation is made up of 1% CN gas in a solvent of 2-butanol, cyclohexene, propylene glycol and dipropylene glycol methyl ether. Some formulations now include Oleoresin Capsicum which is the active ingredient in pepper spray. Today mace and pepper spray are used interchangeably that when spayed irritates the eyes, skin and lungs and makes it difficult to breath.
Mace was originally manufactured by the name “Chemical Mace” by Lake Erie Chemical (a former division of Smith & Wesson) in 1962. However, it is now a registered trademark of Mace Security International. Mace sold today by Mace Security International and other companies is actually pepper spray instead of tear gas.
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