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Pepper spray

Inflammatory agent Pepper sprayHeat Exceptionally hotScoville scale1,250,000 SHU A U.S. Marine being subjected to pepper spray Part of a series onChemical agents Lethal agents Blood Cyanogen chloride (CK) Hydrogen cyanide (AC) Arsine (SA) BlisterMustards Sulfur mustards(HD H HT HL HQ) Nitrogen mustardsHN1HN2HN3 Organoarsenics Ethyldichloroarsine (ED) Methyldichloroarsine (MD) Phenyldichloroarsine (PD) Lewisite Lewisite (L) L1L2L3 Nerve G-agents Tabun (GA) Sarin (GB) Chlorosarin (GC) Soman (GD) Ethylsarin (GE) Cyclosarin (GF) GV V-agents EA-3148 V-sub x/GD-7 VE VG VM VP VR VS VX Novichok agents A-230 A-232 A-234 A-242 A-262 C01-A035 C01-A039 C01-A042 Pulmonary/choking Chlorine Chloropicrin (PS) Phosgene (CG) Diphosgene (DP) Disulfur decafluoride Hexachloroethane Vomiting Adamsite Chloropicrin Diphenylchlorarsine Diphenylcyanoarsine Nettle agents Phosgene oxime (CX) C01-A035 C01-A039 Incapacitating agents Agent 15 (BZ) Dimethylheptylpyran (DMHP) EA-3167 Kolokol-1 PAVA spray Sleeping gas Riot-control (RCAs) Xylyl bromide Pepper spray (OC) CS CN (mace) CR List of chemical warfare agentsvte Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, mace, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing as its active ingredient the chemical compound capsaicin, which irritates the eyes with burning and pain sensations and so causes them to close, bringing temporary blindness.

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