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Good practices when using
single-use gloves

A word on the difference between powdered and powder-free gloves…

We have chosen to offer you an extensive range of powder-free gloves; this is why…

 

BACKGROUND

Powdering gloves is an old technique which corresponds less and less to today’s requirements (laboratories, domains subject to HACCP requirements, food industry, etc.)

 

The “talc” used (corn starch) is added during the final phase of manufacturing in order to facilitate removal of the glove from its porcelain mould.

 

As it is there by obligation and rather than eliminate it, the presence of the powder on the glove is often used as a sales argument: the powder is supposed to make donning and removing the gloves easier…

 

An opportunistic argument, gloves produced by cutting corners and inconvenient for the user!

ANALYSE

This powder is not typically allergenic but it enables a certain number of substances to “migrate” which may in turn cause allergies.   The powder will also be present on the surface handled and will leave a trace. Moreover, the powder leaves your skin dry, increases its pH number and causes cutaneous irritations and inflammations (dermatitis). IMGP0863

There is a rumour in circulation about the benefits of powdered gloves in absorbing transpiration from your hands, but in reality this is a disadvantage: the mixture of sweat/powder produces a rather disagreeable combination (granules).

 

Concerning the sales argument cited in the paragraph above: quality powder-free gloves such as PROTILE or PROLATAX are totally without powder but can be put on and taken off just as easily as powdered gloves.

 

Another disadvantage of powdered gloves: the powder disperses in the air when the user removes the gloves from the box. The powder is vaporised then inhaled by the personnel.

This powder then lands on all working surfaces including tools and products handled or in the process of production.

 

In the medical sector and increasingly in other sectors, the use of powdered gloves has been banned.

SOLUTIONS

The risk of allergy and the disadvantages are totally eliminated with powder-free gloves which are more comfortable and more efficient than powdered gloves. This has been made possible thanks to an exclusive mild chlorination process which produces an easy, comfortable and efficient glove.

Powder-free latex gloves also contain less protein.

 

In order to obtain the “maxi-grip and anti-slip” effects for all our gloves, our chlorination process is rigorously tested.

 

The chlorination of the internal and external surfaces of the glove is carried out at a very low, regulated level.

It is this specific level which is sought to obtain a sufficient plasticity effect to create a smooth and silky internal surface allowing for rapid and easy donning and removal, together with an “anti-slip” function thanks to the external micro-textured surface.

 

This exclusive process ensures that our gloves have the best possible physical properties, are very comfortable and have an extended lifespan.

 

As a powder-free glove requires a longer and more complex production cycle, there is a small difference in price compared to a powdered glove, but it has none of the disadvantages…

 

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POWDER-FREE GLOVES
DATA SHEET

6 steps to take off protective gloves

Some advice on using the gloves in total safety (good practices):

1 Pinch and hold the glove about 5cm from the outside of the cuff
(palm side)


Peel the glove off in one movement, turning it inside out

 

Keep the inside-out glove rolled up into a ball in the gloved hand

 

Take hold of the edge of the cuff of the remaining glove with your un-gloved hand


Peel the second glove off over the balled-up glove in your hand

 

Throw the pair of gloves into a recycling bin

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Choose the type of glove (material) based on the risk

 

Choose the right size

 

Inspect the gloves to check there are no defects

 

Do not wear jewellery on your fingers or long and/or sharp nails

 

Put the gloves on clean, dry hands

 

Change gloves frequently and change them immediately if they are damaged

 

When they have been in contact with dangerous substances, remove the gloves with care

 

Wash your hands before and after wearing gloves

 

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Protecfina

PROTECFINA is a French company that specialises in the manufacture of single-use individual protective gloves.

PROTECFINA is a sister company of THERMOFINA, created in 2012 to respond to requests from non-medical professionals.

Address :
230 avenue André Ampère
77194 Dammarie-lès-Lys Cedex - France

Tel. : 33 (0)1 64 37 00 87

 

Opening hours:

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. without interruption

5 days/7 – all year round

 

 

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