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What type of chemical treatment inside latex gloves to make them slippery?

What type of chemical treatment inside latex gloves to make them slippery?

What type of chemical treatment inside latex gloves to make them slippery?

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I have a box of latex gloves and although their outsides are very grippy, the inside of them seem to have some sort of low-friction coating to make them much easier to put on and take off. How did they put that coating on? I think I read somewhere that adding chlorine to latex will chemically add a layer of low-friction neoprene (useful for latex clothing)

Btw, I know it's not talcum powder, because the gloves are powder free.

RE: What type of chemical treatment inside latex gloves to make them slippery?

Here's the basic glove production process (linked video) - I believe yours are just double dipped, first in a low friction polymer (likely polyester, or some secret blend), then in the grippy latex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQpPC1hcxw

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