What You Should Know About Disposable Gloves


While disposable gloves are often used in a medical or industrial setting, they also have many uses around the home and workplace that don't involve touching a patient in an exam room or a specimen in a lab. In order to see which gloves performed the best, we put them through a series of experiments.

 

• Durability —We took a box cutter to each glove, and determined its durability by rating how easy it was to slice through the glove material.

• Resistance to tearing —One the glove had a slice in it, we added weights that hung from the torn glove to see how much weight it would take for the glove to be torn apart when it was already damaged.

• Temperature resistance —After setting the water temperature to "uncomfortably hot", we stuck our glove-covered hands under the water to see how long it took for us to actually feel the burn.

• Chemical resistance —With most disposable gloves, if you get some sort of chemical (like a heavy-duty cleaning agent) on them, after a while, the glove can become brittle and crack, which naturally provides no protection for your hands. We applied some Goo Gone and common vinegar to the gloves and left them to dry out overnight to see which gloves could hold up when it comes to chemicals. 

• Usability — In addition to the tests listed above, we also just used the gloves in a more casual setting as well. This helped us to determine how comfortable and flexible each set of gloves was, as well as how easy a glove was to put on or take off.

 

Disposable gloves are usually rated for some combination of industrial, medical, or food usage.Be sure to select the right gloves based on your use case, and read the specifications carefully.

In our roundup, we included three types of disposable gloves: latex, nitrile, and vinyl. Latex gloves are made out of rubber. The primary reason you might choose an alternative to latex is that some people suffer from latex allergies. Nitrile gloves are made out of a synthetic rubber, making it an ideal alternative when latex allergies are of concern. The synthetic rubber makes the gloves more durable, making it a top pick for medical use. Vinyl gloves are a popular choice for the food industry and situations where high levels of durability and protection are less of a priority. While they may be less durable, they are also a less expensive option.

In addition, some gloves come advertised as "powdered." These gloves have cornstarch powdered in the interior of the glove, making it easier to put on and take off. It will also help with moisture build-up and to help keep up flexibility for prolonged use. However, most gloves are powder-free since powdered gloves can increase the chances of contracting a bacterial infection if it comes in contact of an open wound.

Disposable gloves also come in a variety of thicknesses; the trade-off is that thicker gloves usually mean better temperature or chemical protection, but there can be a corresponding loss in dexterity and flexibility that might be needed for undertaking small-scale or delicate tasks.

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