What kind of Cayenne pepper plant is used for making pepper spray?

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What kind of Cayenne pepper plant is used for making pepper spray?

Answer 1

Pepper spray, in everyday terms, is an irritating substance extracted from the cayenne pepper plant, which is mixed with natural oil. This mixture is placed into a container and pressurized to create a spray or an aerosol. The cayenne pepper plant is better known as a very hot spice used for cooking and is also used in prescription drugs. Pepper spray is also known as oleoresin capsicum (O.C. spray).

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Answer 2

If you want a really hot pepper you would do best with the Habanero pepper. Oleo-resin of capsicum (OC) spray is what is used in the self defense product but for garden pest control you could use a blender slurry that is strained and added to a safer soap like product. I think you need a soap to dissolve the oils in water and that would make sense as you need a cheese or oily food to relieve the burn in your mouth. The strongest capsicum is in the ribs around the seeds of the pepper, come to find out. I grew some "Habs' " one year but here in the north you won't get the real heat one gets by growing down south.

Answer 3

Habernero and Cayenne peppers are used .If you mean what part?Its the seeds.