demise of the latex surgical glove.

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Re: demise of the latex surgical glove.

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Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of nitrile gloves that look nice. My personal favorite are Kimberly-Clark Nitrile-XTRA, because they're thicker and extra long. But I'll still always choose latex over nitrile if I have the option.
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Re: demise of the latex surgical glove.

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Nitrile can look good but I don't like the way it looks baggy round the wrist. They look too plasticky which isn't my thing. I'm all about the rubber/latex.:-)

The thing is, living in the UK, our TV is flooded with programs like 24hrs in A&E, in side the ambulance and many police shows and they all use nitrile gloves now. Don't get me wrong, a lot of them still look great but I doubt they feel as great as real latex.

Well I suppose we'll always have fetish latex & household gloves.:-)
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I'm at an impasse with latex vs nitrile. I'm still able to get latex surgical gloves and exam gloves in Canada / US but nitrile is more popular for sure. There's some good nitrile gloves now, but there's always times where I want a solid latex glove. The other thing I found was neoprene gloves which I really like. They're almost a cross between nitrile and latex due to their stretch and strength.
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Which neoprene gloves do you like? Can you share something about them?
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Tightgloves wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:50 pm Which neoprene gloves do you like? Can you share something about them?
I really like Microflex's NeoGard. It's one of Microflex's certified ergonomic gloves which makes it a pleasure to wear. In general, it's soft, stretchy, strong and comes in an awesome green colour.

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Well I love the Black Nitriles I have and am wearing now. I’m not convinced that latex are that better, really. One thing is they way higher in price, and you’d go through them quicker. Disagree? Why?
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Tightgloves wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:50 pm Which neoprene gloves do you like? Can you share something about them?
I like the Micro-Touch Denta-Glove at the moment http://medical.ansell.eu/products/micro ... neoprene-0

With 6,60 € per box (100 pieces) excl. VAT you have nearly the same price like latex and nitrile gloves.
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These days I have been in a hospital with my mother for a while, nothing serious, and I have been able to observe how latex gloves have disappeared in hospitals and have been replaced by nitrile gloves, a shame, I love latex gloves.
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Bolmir wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:05 pm These days I have been in a hospital with my mother for a while, nothing serious, and I have been able to observe how latex gloves have disappeared in hospitals and have been replaced by nitrile gloves, a shame, I love latex gloves.
I too love the feeling of latex they are still the best! I do how every wear more nitrile gloves than I do latex only cause I will wear them out in public to avoid latex allergy of any kind when I have to interact with someone.
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