Breathability issues of general impregnated labor protection gloves

For the advantages of impregnated gloves, it is well known that the outer layer of glue provides excellent protection against oil, water, acid, and alkali, and also improves durability. However, the drawbacks of impregnated gloves are also very obvious, that is, the glue is not breathable, making them uncomfortable to wear in hot environments and prone to sweating.

In the development process of gloves, the earliest labor protection gloves were made of leather or cloth. With the invention of glove weaving machines, the variety of gloves became more diverse. Whether it was cloth gloves or woven gloves, there was basically no problem of breathability. Until the emergence of impregnated gloves more than a decade ago, the breathability of gloves became an unavoidable issue. Dipped protective gloves are softer and lighter than leather gloves, and more wear-resistant than yarn woven gloves or cloth gloves, so they have been the backbone of labor protection gloves for over a decade. Generally speaking, dipped gloves are mostly palm dipped or semi dipped, and the back of the hand is exposed. This operation is mainly done by the factory to reduce costs, because during the use of gloves, the palm and object are mostly in contact, and the back of the hand is rarely involved in the labor process. The back of the glove is not covered with glue, which is generally believed to increase the breathability of the glove. Although the breathability has increased compared to fully immersed rubber gloves, the effect has been improved because hand sweating mainly occurs in the palm. To completely solve the problem of palm breathability, dipped gloves can only be improved on the dipped coating. Currently, the commonly used method is foaming treatment.