Hopkinsville Goblin
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Yes. Pepper spray is typically made from the oils of hot pepper seeds.
Mace isn't a spice, it's an actual artificial chemical weapon. It's typically the same stuff as tear gas. It's older and typically less effective than pepper spray, and being an artificial chemical it can cause serious negative reactions in certain people more often than pepper spray.
Chemical mace was invented in 1965. At the time, it used phenacyl chloride (CN gas) which is a form of tear gas. Due to its toxicity, this was replaced with oleoresin capsaicin, the chemical found in hot peppers. The Mace brand derives this from naturally grown hot peppers.Isn’t it concentrated capsicum? The specific irritant that carries the “spiciness”?
It’s also colloquially known as “mace” as mace is another spice which is painful and can completely disarm and halt an attacker, while less likely to cause long term injuries.
I am sure people have been blinded as a result of being maced, pepper sprayed or other similar chemical based weapons.
The name Mace was chosen because it is meant to incapacitate an assailant as well as an old-fashioned mace, like the ones in the photo I've put here.
The spice mace is unrelated to all this. It is the seed covering of a nutmeg. The name mace, referring to the spice, comes from the French macis, and apparently entered the English language sometime in the 1300s.