In marketing the effectiveness of their pepper spray products, some manufacturers stress the amount of OC (Oleoresin Capsicum--shown as a percentage) in their spray. Others stress the SHU (Scoville Heat Unit) value of the OC contained within the spray, or they use a combination of the two. Security Plus believes that neither method is a true and accurate measurement of effectiveness. This is why:

The OC percentage is, simply put, the percentage of OC contained within the defense sprays formulation. A spray that advertises a "10% OC" content simply contains 10% OC (active ingredient), and 90% inactive ingredients. What this percentage does not tell you, however, is the potency, or "hotness" of the OC AFTER it is blended with its inactive ingredients.

Stressing the SHU value, or "potency" of the OC is another measure used by manufacturers. This value is simply the strength of the OC before it is diluted in the remainder of the solution. Sure, the OC in a spray may come from peppers with a 2,000,000 SHU value, but what percentage of the final formula actually contains OC?

Bottom Line? Neither the OC percentage nor the SHU rating are accurate measurements of the strength of the formula inside a can of pepper spray! Simple math would tell you that a 10% OC formula manufactured from 2,000,000 SHU strength OC should yield a spray with a 200,000 SHU, right? Unfortunately, chemistry is not that simple of a science! While advertising the simple math is not necessarily an outright lie, it is very misleading.

The only true and accurate way to measure a spray's potency is to measure it AFTER it leaves the nozzle.

This is why Security Plus® had other sprays independently tested and rated on how they perform when they leave the can, not on what the base formulation is before it is blended with other ingredients. That is why Security Plus® advertises the actual "Nozzle SHU" of their defense spray: the strength of the spray after it leaves the nozzle. They also had an independent lab test the formulas of the competing sprays. Compared with what these other brands advertise, the results are surprising! Only Security Plus guarantees the strength of the spray when it leaves the can!

Security Plus® is the ONLY company that fully guarantees its OC spray heat rating. Security Plus® realized that the safety of their friends and family were at stake with their products. That is why they developed a line of new defense spray formulations that you, your friends and your family could depend on at any time. Security Plus® is so confident of the effectiveness of their spray formulas, that they actually guarantee it, 100%.

Here are a couple of examples:

The Security Plus® 15% formulation, is now called Model 18: Guaranteed at least 180k nozzle SHU's.

The Security Plus® 10% formulation, is now called Model 12: Guaranteed at least 140k nozzle SHU's.

Compare Security Plus® Brand Nozzle SHU's with the competition!

We believe that an educated consumer is a wise consumer. What to buy for your personal self-defense, and that of your loved ones, is an important decision. We want to help you make it a wise one.


Quality & Effectiveness of Your OC (Pepper Spray)

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Quality & Effectiveness Claimed

90% of pepper sprays on the market claim an unrealistic, false and/or unsubstantiated "true" heat rating.

The math you use for this is really very simple. If the OC spray claims 10%, then you multiply the SHU rating by 10% and that will tell you what you should get out of the nozzle, or business end, of your pepper spray.

It looks like this.
If the product label claims:

15% OC at 2 million scoville heat units (SHU), you multiply the claimed SHU by the claimed percentage of OC.

i.e.: 2,000,000 SHU X 15% (or .15) = 300,000 "true" SHU

or

5,300,000 SHU X 5% (or .05) = 265,000 "true" SHU

Use the same formula for ANY OC spray that claims an OC % and an SHU. Then compare it to our Tru-Temp Index Chart.

What you will discover is that MOST OC sprays don't even come close to their claimed heat rating.