GLOVES: Nitrile, Vinyl, Latex, PVC

GLOVES: Nitrile, Vinyl, Latex, PVC

•  NITRILE
-  Tightly woven structure properties prevent water seepage and penetration providing a reliable barrier highly impermeable to liquids such as water, oils, and chemicals.
-  An ideal choice for handling potentially hazardous corrosive chemicals and suitable for most medical environments eliminating latex allergy reaction risks.

•  VINYL
-  A popular low-cost choice where they’re changed frequently and discarded.
-  Commonly used for food preparation in households, hospitality and workplaces for its oil and water resistance properties.
-  Wearing for long periods lessens resistance protection being less flexible than latex and nitrile types.

•  LATEX
-  Effectively protects hands and wrists against most substances: alcohols, body fluids, coarse materials and detergents but not recommended for use in food establishments. Discard after each use.
-  Powder used on gloves may cause irritation and increase allergic reaction or development.
-  Recommended Latex alternative is Nitrile gloves

•  PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
-  Provides good resistance protection to water, oils, fats and against many strong chemicals, acids, bases, alcohols, pesticides and caustics, but not as durable as nitrile.
-  Used extensively in industries like cosmetics, health care, agriculture.
-  Not recommended for ketones or many other types of solvents.

(Wikipedia excerpt: ..."...A glove is a garment covering the hand, with separate sheaths or openings for each finger including the thumb.[1] Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch.

Gloves are made of materials including cloth, knitted or felted wool, leather, rubber, latex, neoprene, silk, and (in mail) metal. Gloves of kevlar protect the wearer from cuts. Gloves and gauntlets are integral components of pressure suits and spacesuits.

Latex, nitrile rubber or vinyl disposable gloves are often worn by health care professionals as hygiene and contamination protection measures. Police officers often wear them to work in crime scenes to prevent destroying evidence in the scene. Many criminals wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints, which makes the crime investigation more difficult. However, the gloves themselves can leave prints that are just as unique as human fingerprints.[2][3]..")

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