Choosing Gloves for Sweaty Hands


The Risks and Unpleasantness of Sweaty Palms

Unfortunately, sweaty hands aren’t just an unpleasant feature for those stuck with them. They also present a safety concern and a long-term health issue. 

Gloves serve two purposes: protecting your hands and providing a non-slip grip. If your hands are sweaty inside your gloves and the gloves don’t fit well, you run the risk of losing your grip while working or having the glove slide out of place. 

There’s also the long-term health concerns attached to sweaty hands in gloves for an extended period. Basically, since single-use gloves are designed to provide an impermeable barrier, there’s no way for sweat to wick off your skin. That leaves moisture trapped against your skin with no airflow to regulate the skin environment properly. In other words, your skin becomes a petri dish for bacteria, fungi, and skin irritation. 

There are some solutions you can try underneath the gloves to dry out sweat. Unfortunately, these also run the risk of compromising sanitary gloves, and either way, there still isn’t enough airflow to your hands. 


Why Thin Gloves Can Help Get a Handle on Sweaty Hands

This is where thin gloves can be helpful. 

While a thin glove doesn’t change the airflow problem, it does reduce the thickness of the barrier. In other words, the material doesn’t trap as much heat inside the glove, which can help reduce the chance of sweat. For those in short-duration tasks, it can be especially helpful, since you don’t need to try to prep your hands to wear gloves for such a short time. 

Plus, you actually get more tactile sensitivity, since glove thickness is almost always measured at the fingers. 

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