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No more eczema or rashes on my hands. Nitrile gloves don't tear anymore because they go on and off easily without sweaty skin." — Brian J., automotive repair & construction
It doesn't matter if you're wearing nitrile at work, hockey gloves at practice, or rubber gloves at home. The same thing happens inside every sealed glove — and it's not about how much you sweat.
The skin that peels the day after a long shift. The cracks that come back no matter how much cream you use. The redness that calms down over the weekend — and flares again by Tuesday. You've tried cotton liners. They helped — until they got wet. Then you were wearing a damp cloth against damaged skin for the rest of the day. You've tried switching gloves, moisturizing more, taking breaks. And still — same hands, same damage, every week.
Sealed gloves trap moisture against your skin. Within minutes, the natural process reverses — instead of moisture leaving the skin, it's pushed back in. The skin barrier softens. Chemicals, bacteria, and irritants move through. This is called occlusion. And it happens in every sealed glove — nitrile, latex, rubber, vinyl, leather. As long as the material doesn't let water vapor through, the process continues. Cotton absorbs moisture. But once saturated — and inside a sealed glove, it saturates fast — it holds that moisture directly against your skin. The liner becomes the problem.
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Occlusion increases bacterial colonization by 1.72× compared to uncovered skin. The skin barrier measurably deteriorates within hours under sealed gloves. Up to 75% of healthcare workers report skin damage from prolonged glove use. DRYE was awarded the SKAPA Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel — Sweden's national innovation award — for a textile technology designed to prevent moisture damage in protective equipment.
About usNo more eczema or rashes on my hands. Nitrile gloves don't tear anymore because they go on and off easily without sweaty skin." — Brian J., automotive repair & construction
He now wears them under his hockey gloves for every practice and game, and his hands have completely healed."
— Allison G., hockey parent
They keep my hands dry, stop my eczema from flaring, and feel light and comfortable enough that I can even type with them on." — Michael Y., daily glove wearer
DRYE uses a built-in moisture gradient in the fiber structure. Water vapor passes through. Water, chemicals, and bacteria don't. Your skin breathes — even inside sealed gloves. The result: your hands are dry when you take off your gloves. Not damp. Not wrinkled. Dry.