Rubber Gloves - Work Gloves For Safety And Performance
Puncture and tear resistant rubber gloves for workplace safety when dealing with harsh chemicals. View alternative synthetic glove designs for health care workers and other professionals concerned about health safety and allergic reaction.
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The Case For Organic Versus Synthetic Rubber Gloves
Organic 'natural' rubber gloves contain rubber proteins associated with the rubber tree specie. Synthetic rubber gloves are created based on a laboratory-created inorganic polymer, which forms the basis for a long-chain molecule which has many of the properties of organic rubber.
When it comes to wearing latex rubber gloves all-day-every-day, the 'natural versus synthetic' argument focuses on skin sensitivity and allergic reactions. The manufacturing process for organic rubber gloves and synthetics is broadly similar, where the starter rubber polymer is placed into a larger chemical solution in order to trigger a broad scale chemical reaction. Now in a viscous fluid state, the mixture is poured onto rubber gloves molds, where it sets, and then is quickly dipped into a solution to reduce or leach rubber proteins and chemicals before drying.
Natural latex rubber gloves are somewhat more flexible and easier on your hands than the stiffer synthetic work gloves. Also, rubber gloves tend to be lower priced that synthetic disposable gloves.
Selecting Rubber Gloves
If you work in the health care industry or you're involved in sanitation or food service or any form of cleaning vocation, then rubber gloves are a job mandate.
Puncture And Tear Resistance. Unlike the bomb-proof Nomex and Kevlar gloves necessary for other professions, rubber gloves at 50mm thickness offer a high degree of resistance to punctures, tears and leakage.
Synthetics. Synthetic rubber gloves eliminate 100% of the rubber protein, therefore remove a major allergen known to cause skin sensitivity showing symptoms including hives, conjunctivitis and asthma any time from several minute to several days after wearing organic rubber gloves.
General Protection. Select a long 12-inch or 18-inch rubber glove to maximize your protection. Avoid the 'powdered' rubber gloves, because the on-and-off process throws up corn starch with imbedded rubber protein matter, which can cause an allergic reaction.
Work glove manufacturers to note include J & J, Ansell, Baxter and other leading firms.
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