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Latex Gloves

Find latex gloves that fit your business or medical facility plans

By Robert Hill
Most businesses require some sort of latex gloves. The market environment includes custodial gloves, restaurant and food services, police and others encountering biohazards. These must-have gloves are a mainstay in medical, dental, labs, retail facilities, electronics assembly, industrial and commercial jobs. Latex gloves provide a safety barrier for your employees while engaging in their important tasks.

There are several types of latex gloves, each with a particular job function. Powdered, non-powdered, lined, general purpose, medical and disposables are the common selections from a latex gloves provider. When looking for latex gloves consider the following:

1. Find latex gloves with a higher thickness in mils for commercial and industrial applications.

2. Buy in bulk for discount pricing as many companies offer products by the case.

3. Look at the price advantage of purchasing latex disposable over longer lasting gloves.

 

Buy wholesale latex gloves for added savings

Find a nice selection of latex gloves for light to heavy-duty settings. Get different sizes in flock-lined, disposable, powdered and powder free.
Try: Scroll through the latex gloves directory and choose from sub-categories “Rubber & PVC Gloves” for flock-lined and “Disposable Latex Gloves” containing both powdered and powder free at Macomb Wholesale Supply; note part number and click “contact” to fill out a form. Go to Wholesale Janitorial Supply and select from the latex gloves list that includes premium, general purpose and others for online ordering.

Locate a latex gloves provider for industrial and commercial use

Get gloves suitable for the food service industry, sanitation and mild chemical environments. Order by the box, 12-inch lengths with added mil thickness for better wear and usability in harsher settings.
Try: Purchase 18 mil thick flock lined and canners gloves online and by the case at Betty Mills. Contact Johnson Plastics & Supply by phone, fax or email for latex gloves information and availability of the glove type required. Click “Maintenance, Janitorial & Safety Supplies” for overview of safety gloves offered by the pair, dozen or box in small to extra-large sizes applicable in industrial settings.

Purchase medical/disposable latex gloves by the box

These FDA/USDA gloves find applications in dental, lab and medical settings. Unlike regular latex disposable gloves, these provide a skintight fit for added dexterity.
Try: Contact United Glove, a manufacturer and wholesale distributor, and click “Unsupported” then “Unsupported Disposable Medical Grade Gloves” to view 5 mil thick latex disposable medical grade gloves. Go to CleanItSupply.com and click “Latex Medical Gloves” from the latex gloves list and order online 4 to 5 mils thick, powdered with rolled cuff.

 

  • Some people react negatively to latex gloves with a rash, runny nose and red eyes. Consider a non-powdered latex glove that typically eliminates this problem. If this doesn't work, purchase a non-latex material like nitrile or vinyl from a latex gloves provider mentioned in this guide.
  • General use disposable latex gloves tear easily. To overcome this, order different sizes and double the gloves by having the size that fits covered with the next largest size.

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