Re(2): skin care

From: Thomas Loebig (Allegheny-Singer Research Institute)
To: RP-ML
Date: Friday, May 12, 1995
Subject: Re(2): skin care
Hi all,
A few suggestions for eliminating those nasty rashes if your problem is truly
due to the gloves you use:

We switched to powder free, "hypoallergenic" latex exam gloves to combat the
problems caused by powders drying and irritating the skin.  They work for
awhile until your hands start to sweat.  Also a problem is some people are
naturally allergic to latex rubber.

Nitrile (usually blue) gloves are supposed to be the least allergenic--some
folks here swear by 'em.  Vinyl and polyethelene are also available.

Of course, I don't know if these will stand up to the SLA liquids, but they
are all available from Fisher Scientific,  1-800-766-7000.  Ask them for
samples, they usually comply.  Good Luck.

BTW, I've found that you need hand lotion no matter what you wear.

Tom