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Nitrelle Gloves

SGWhiskers

By SGWhiskers
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SGWhiskers
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I need to wear gloves 3-10 times a week at my hospital job. Latex caused a problem right away, so I switched to Nitrelle. I'm still having a problem with them. I wor 6 pairs yesterday, and my hands are cracking, chapping, itching, burning, and red in a "glove shape" at up to my wrists. I've only been wearing the nitrelles for 4 months. This week was a heavy glove use week, but I tried to keep my hand washing at home on the low side because I knew I washed a lot at work.

Any ideas? thoughts? similar experiences?

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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You could try chloroprene. Or a different brand of nitrile. Maybe it's not the glove itself, but whatever the powder inside is.

Or try cotton glove liners Open Original Shared Link

Lau3turtle Newbie
Lau3turtle
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I wear gloves a couple times a day at work. I have DH, and my skin gets irritated by prolonged exposure to latex. I wear non-powdered nitrile gloves, and I've never had any problem with any of the brands I've used. Another option might be silicone gloves, though most people seem to find them cumbersome.

skyyblues Newbie
skyyblues
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I have very bad hands and have to wear gloves most of the time. I wear white cotton gloves everywhere and I use vinyl and/or nitril with no powder when touching something wet or real dirty. I have to wear the cotton inside the vinyl and the nitril or my hands go crazy with itching. I cannot get my hands wet except maybe once or twice per day at home where I use my soap and towels. Hopes this helps.

Becky

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Ms. Skinny Chic
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I need to wear gloves 3-10 times a week at my hospital job. Latex caused a problem right away, so I switched to Nitrelle. I'm still having a problem with them. I wor 6 pairs yesterday, and my hands are cracking, chapping, itching, burning, and red in a "glove shape" at up to my wrists. I've only been wearing the nitrelles for 4 months. This week was a heavy glove use week, but I tried to keep my hand washing at home on the low side because I knew I washed a lot at work.

Any ideas? thoughts? similar experiences?

Sorry to here about your problem. you really need to avoid latex gloves...

I use special gloves, when I wear them... They have these purple gloves, which are non-latex.

At the moment, I forget the brand.

SGWhiskers Collaborator
SGWhiskers
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An update to this glove problem. I'd been in the habit of trying to use my own soap when I used the restroom near my office, but when I went to do patient care, I would use the soap in the rooms. I got my hands on a bottle of the hospital soap, and low and behold: Vitamin E. Now I have a little travel Dove body wash that I carry with me from room to room. Mid week I made the switch, and my red glove marks are gone. The dry skin and thin skin are still there, but they are healing. I have not had to wear gloves much yet because I've not been involved in much patient care, but I'm pretty sure I've found the cluprit.

I'm still skipping the latex, because it was worse then.

Thanks for the suggestions. Especially the name of the 3rd kind of glove and cotton gloves under nitrelle.

I like that.

SGWhiskers

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