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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't.

You marinate until you reach your hand up and grip something and the hand juice runs down your forearm and into your armpit.

Sure, changing them helps, but you are going to fill the fresh ones shortly and the company doesn't pay for them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

People at work give me shit cause when I take mine off you could fill a water bottle with all the sweat. Glad I'm not alone

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago

They don't.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

That's the secret, you don't. You just change them when you can and dry them as well as possible.

It isn't just nitrile, or black gloves though. Latex, poly, and vinyl gloves will all have your hands sweaty in the same amount of time. Now, in the medical field where I used gloves all day, you'd be changing them often. But, you'd also likely be washing hands every glove change, and have water getting in the gloves during some care.

When I switched to home health, I'd wear them longer because you only have one patient at a time, so I didn't always need to change until I left their home, or direct care was over. Sometimes, you do need to change them during care, but it isn't every fifteen to twenty minutes like it is in facilities when you're busy.

But damn, after a 12 hour shift in a nursing home, hands are all wrinkly and feel like they've been chewed on sometimes. Even if you're drying perfectly after washing, you'll still be sweaty as soon as they're back on.

I've used nitrile gloves for hobby stuff at home too. Usually only for an hour or so ata time, but even with AC, they get sweaty and irritated for sure.

You gotta wash well, then dry well, then moisturize.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You just pull the wrist hole open and dump out the excess hand water every hour or so.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You and a coworker do a strong, aggressive handshake every little while.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

And then squeegee down your forearms and aprons and get back to work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

High five shower

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you are a mechanic, you can blow some air from the compressor into your gloves every 10 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Not a mechanic but been doing DIY with gloves on during a heat wave and cannot recommend your suggestion more! Its bloody lovely!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You don't unless you use the ones that have powder in them to prevent it. But if you're meant to be using the powderless gloves, you just get used to wet hands.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Isn’t excessively sweaty hands a sign of thyroid problems?

Edit: for some reason I read the post as if OP was wearing the gloves to combat sweaty palms instead of the gloves causing them, hence this incredibly dumb comment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

You missed where OP said nitrile gloves. Basically plastic, latex gloves.

It would be weird to wear those gloves all day and not sweat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

If you're getting excessive sweaty hands when wearing nitrile gloves, thyroid problems isn't the most likely cause.....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hyperhidrosis causes sweaty hands and isn't always thyroid related. I have it and had my thyroid checked out for other reasons and doctors say its fine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Your edit gave me a chuckle, thanks for that!

Have an upvote on me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You weren't wrong though! It can be a symptom of that :)

Which means your response might have been helpful, and the mistake was innocent, so kudos for asking a good question despite it being the wrong question

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The best part was right after I posted that I was all like “hey, maybe this will be one of those times someone comments on something on the internet and then the person discovers they have some health issue that needs treating! I’m a hero!”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I've been there, more than once lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

A little dab of talcum powder helps, though not sure if that's good for you long term

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Corn starch is a far better absorbent.

And if you need desert-level dry, get Mexsana. It's like supercharged corn starch. I can only use it in my running shoes - it's so drying that any other skin gets irritated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just drop some phosphorus pentoxide in there and call it a day (don't do this)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Just raise the temperature to 200°C, it will stave off any moisture

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

talcum powder

Talcum powder was banned 4 years ago because it is a known carcinogen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Talcum powder should not be used by women as studies have shown there may be an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I have used old spice antiperspirant on my hands rubbed in like lotion an hour before I have to start wearing gloves all day and it has reduced the sweating by half or more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I used to wear white vinyl gloves when shoveling snow for a previous job and when we were done my hands were always wrinkled and soaking wet. Never bothered me much though. Wasn't much I could do about it either because it was either sweaty hands or cold wet hands from snow getting my gloves wet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If you're doing any work on cars or bikes, they rip 10 minutes into your work anyways so you get a vent and blackened fingers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ideally you can change periodically. But for me, the gloves are better than the alternative! I use hand treatment after work. I have (mild) eczema but don't generally suffer. You gotta find what works for you!