Category: Work

Crocheters and knitters spend hours making the same small movements with the hands. Many reach for fingerless compression gloves, which are often sold as stress relief gloves, to keep their hands comfortable and warm...

Powder-free nitrile gloves are synthetic rubber gloves with no natural rubber latex and no powder coating. They are a common choice for food prep, cleaning, hair dye and general tasks, and for anyone who...

The right work glove depends on the hazard in front of you: sharp edges, heat, wet and oily parts, or just scrapes and splinters. No single glove covers all of them. In the United...

Electrician gloves are really two kinds of gloves. Rubber insulating gloves, with leather protectors, are the ones that protect against shock. Leather and coated work gloves protect against cuts and scrapes and do not...

Some gardeners never wear gloves, and others reach for them on every job. A glove keeps soil out of your nails, saves your hands from thorns and blisters and gives you a firm grip...

Welding throws off sparks, spatter and radiant heat, and the gloves you wear are part of a set of protective equipment, not the whole of it. A welding glove has to cover the hand...

Dishwashing gloves keep your hands out of hot water and detergent. Hands that are wet for much of the day are prone to irritation, so the glove material and lining are worth choosing carefully....

Nitrile is a synthetic rubber, and nitrile gloves are the usual pick when you want a disposable glove without natural rubber latex. They come in thin 3 mil kitchen gloves, thick 5 mil shop...

A mechanic’s hands take scrapes, pinches, hot parts and oily tools every day. A work glove cannot stop every one of those hazards, so the choice comes down to which risk matters most: grip...

When the air turns cold you reach for gloves or mittens, and the choice between them is an old argument. The short version is that mittens are warmer and gloves let you use your...