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Choosing Gloves for Sweaty Hands

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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 ...

What's gloves best for beauty salon

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Workers at beauty salons are frequently in contact with a variety of chemicals from beauty products and substances. Hairsprays, nail polish, and hair dyes all contain potentially harmful chemicals that when handled without gloves, may pose dangers to workers and cause skin irritation or illness. So if you own or operate a hair salon, cosmetic and personal care salon or spa, or you are a dermatologist, nail technician, hairdresser or beautician, you have a duty to ensure that you safeguard the health and safety of your staff, your customers and yourself. With their chemical resistance,  disposable nitrile gloves  are useful in spa and salon settings. We offer a comprehensive range of nitrile gloves with style, color and size variations. Powder-free and textured fingertip options are available. In addition to the beauty environment, wholesale nitrile gloves can support a full array of workplace applications. While providing protection, they offer optimal comfort and a tactile fe...

Something about Examination Gloves

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Medical Grade Exam Gloves vs Regular Exam Gloves Medical grade exam gloves are different from regular gloves because they are made to provide extra strength and protection. The quality of a batch of gloves is measured as a percentage by  AQL . Exam grade gloves must have an  AQL of  2.5  or less. If a batch of gloves fails testing, they will be marked for industrial use only. What are the Advantages of Exam Grade Gloves? Exam grade gloves are typically more expensive than non-exam gloves, but this is a small price to pay for protection. Exam grade gloves offer increased protection against infections, chemicals and other dangerous substances.They also offer better overall skin protection and more dexterity than a non-exam glove. Exam Grade Glove Materials Latex, nitrile, and vinyl are used in making exam-grade gloves. Latex Exam Gloves Latex medical gloves  are made from a natural rubber material offering high touch sensitivity, the most comfortable fit, and dext...

Factors to consider when buying disposable gloves

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The level of protection you’ll get from disposable gloves depends on factors beyond the material type. Factors including thickness, durability, size, and fit must also be taken into consideration. Keep the following factors in mind when choosing the best disposable gloves for you. Intended Use How you intended to use disposable gloves affects the choice in material, and to a lesser extent, the durability and thickness of the gloves. When shopping for single-use gloves, you may want to purchase different types for specific tasks around the house, such as nitrile gloves for cleaning the bathroom, and vinyl ones for preparing food. Consider whether the tasks you plan to wear them for carry a risk of coming in contact with harmful microorganisms, in which case you should go with  latex  or  nitrile gloves . On the other hand, if keeping your hands clean from dirt, grime, or other low-risk substances is your primary concern,  vinyl  and  poly gloves  should...

What you should know before using Medical Gloves

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Medical gloves are one part of an infection-control strategy. As medical professionals, your hands may touch someone else’s body fluids (such as blood, respiratory secretions, vomit, urine or feces), certain hazardous drugs or some potentially contaminated items, medical gloves should be used to protect you and/or the patient from the spread of infection or illness. And the gloves must have a high puncture resistance since most medical professionals work with scalpels, surgical tools and needles. What you should know before using medical gloves ·Wash your hands before putting on sterile gloves. · Make sure   the  gloves fit properly for you   and  wear them comfortably during all patient care activities. · Some people are allergic to the natural rubber latex   that are  used in some medical gloves. If you or your patient is   allergic to natural rubber latex, you should choose gloves made from other synthetic materials (such as polyvinyl  ...

What is a Latex Allergy?​

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An individual is labeled as having a latex allergy when they experience certain negative physical reactions to the natural rubber proteins that it's made of. When exposed to latex, their body’s defense system is triggered because it identifies the material as a harmful substance. When this occurs, chemicals such as histamine are released, and in turn, produce unwanted symptoms. This can happen when the latex comes into contact with the skin, accidentally inhaled or ingested. Latex Products May Cause the Following Symptoms: · The Skin Can Become Red with Mild to Severe Itching · Can Develop Hives or a Rash · Some Experience Itchy or Watery Eyes · Symptoms can Include Sneezing, Coughing, Runny Nose Severe Cases May Include: · Nausea · Difficulty Breathing · Low Blood Pressure · Loss of Consciousness · Unable to Think Clearly As you can see, exposing yourself or your staff to latex can produce mild to severe symptoms depending on the person’s sensitivity. Your best line of defense is ...

How long do you need the glove to be?

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Before committing to your glove type, it is well worth considering a few more elements that can substantially affect how safe you actually are in your work environment, elements such as the type and duration of any potentially harmful contact. • Will gloves be worn for a short or intermittent period of time, or longer periods? Comfort is more important for longer wear. Generally, thicker, robust gloves offer greater protection than thinner gloves but thinner gloves offer better dexterity. • Will contact be from occasional splashes or by total immersion? Short gloves are fine to protect against splashes. If hands are immersed choose a length greater than the depth of immersion. Do you simply need to protect the hands themselves or is there a need to protect the wrists and even part of the arm? Length of glove is as important to the assessment of the correct glove as any other factor. Where gloved hand immersion is justified as necessary in a risk assessment, one way to improve glove use...

What Type of Disposable Gloves Should Nurses Wear?

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Proper hand protection is the first line of defense for nurses that work in risky environments. Because of this, as an RN, seeking out the best gloves for nurses is a smart decision.  What are the best disposable gloves for nurses?  Nitrile disposable gloves are considered the better choice for nurses seeking reliable hand protection. They provide the necessary barrier to keep hazardous fluids from touching the skin, halt the spread of germs, have superior tear resistance, and are 100% latex-free – making them the right choice for nurses in medical environments and care facilities. Why Nurses Need the Right Type of Disposable Gloves? Nurses can be at risk on a daily basis, which makes it crucial to wear the right type of protection. Quality disposable gloves are essential for their safety, as well as for their patient’s well-being. Below you will find just a few reasons why a nurse should ensure the best hand protection is being used: Nurses often work directly with patients w...

What are Non-Latex Gloves?

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We all know   Latex Gloves .But what are   Non-latex   gloves? Non-latex gloves are disposable gloves made with materials free of natural latex rubber. Natural latex is widely used for disposable gloves, not only due to it's reasonable cost and extremely flexible, but also making the gloves comfortable to wear. While latex gloves may cause allergic to some people due to natural latex rubber protein,t hen people develop alternatives to latex gloves--Non-Latex Gloves. Several synthetic materials can be used to make Non-Latex gloves, including neoprene, poly vinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl), and nitrile. Comparing with latex gloves, they are less stretchy tensile. Early non-latex gloves were often a little hard to use, and difficult to don, but many companies have resolved this issue, making gloves which are easy to put on and use. Besides, they tend to be more expensive than latex gloves, such as nitrile gloves. Non-latex gloves come in a range of colors, textures, and sizes....

When Should Sterile Gloves Be Worn?

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When should sterile gloves be worn? When donning sterile gloves, how should the second glove be handled? What makes medical gloves sterile? Sterile processes are necessary for patient care activities in order to keep the environment free of germs and to avoid infection. Donning sterile gloves is a major component of preventing and minimizing infection during operations or invasive procedures. What are Sterile Gloves? Sterile gloves are a type of disposable glove that are devoid of any germs and free from all microorganisms. They aid in the prevention of wound infections and limit the danger of blood and bodily fluid pathogen exposure for healthcare professionals. What are the Benefits of Gloves? Sterile gloves are most commonly worn for a reduction in the transmission of microorganisms between health-care workers and patients, and vice versa. Sterile latex free surgical gloves help in minimizing the risk of cross contamination and are instrumental in wound and surgical site hygiene. Wh...