Hands break out in my welding gloves

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My hands have started to break out in little bumps and itch like crazy then dry out and crack. I have tried a few different gloves and the only ones that work are gloves with a liner in them and they are way heavy and bulky. Does anybody else have this problem and what have you done to get over this? I weld/fab all day and this is starting to suck.......Thanks!
Reply:are you having an allergic reaction to the leather or the dye they use?
Reply:Try white cotton hot mill gloves like these http://www.brookvilleglove.com/index...-fleece-detail
Reply:Back in the 70s, when hockey gloves were still made out of leather, players were coming down with similar symptoms.  I think it turned out being related to bacteria that thrived in the leather.  Soon after, they started going to man made materials, and the problem went away.
Reply:Must be a allergic reaction, its crazy because it just started and I am 37. Can you weld in the Mill Gloves? Thanks
Reply:Originally Posted by hp246Back in the 70s, when hockey gloves were still made out of leather, players were coming down with similar symptoms.  I think it turned out being related to bacteria that thrived in the leather.  Soon after, they started going to man made materials, and the problem went away.
Reply:Overhead can be a problem.
Reply:I don't think it is Bacteria, I have changed gloves after my hands get better and it comes back and it is only in the leather gloves if I am just cutting and have cloth gloves on I am good.Whats overhead?
Reply:Originally Posted by EaterI weld/fab all day and this is starting to suck.......Whats overhead?
Reply:try getting some cloth liners, something thin that can go inside your welding gloves. If it's an alergic reaction this could help prevent it.Last edited by ThorsHammer; 06-19-2013 at 04:53 PM.There are no problems. There are only solutions. It's your duty to determine the right one.Hobart Handler 210Airco 225 Amp MSM Stinger
Reply:I thought he wanted to know overhead at work? Its hard to guess someday's.
Reply:Back in my youth during the first two years of my welding career. I had a problem with my feet getting blisters and itching something fierce. I thought I had athletes feet and doctored for that.  They kept getting worse and worse.  Finally the company that i worked at sent me to a specialist.  He ran tests and determined that I was allergic to chromic acid. I had to buy special shoes that were not chrome tanned. eventually I must have out grown it.  Mac
Reply:What about wearing those Disposable Nitrile Gloves or thin cotton ones inside ?http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n:15755331
Reply:For the dryness and cracking try "bag balm". It's antiseptic udder cream for cows. Wicked awesome for your hands. Taylor.
Reply:Find another trade/hobby.....Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:Originally Posted by the_novice;2777041[LIST[/LIST]]For the dryness and cracking try "bag balm". It's antiseptic udder cream for cows. Wicked awesome for your hands. Taylor.
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Reply:I guess your not used to working with your hands sissy! I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:I've had the same issue several years ago and will say it sucks. Change brands of gloves. The company I work for bought cheap drivers gloves for tig welding and those gloves caused my problems. Chromatic salts were mentioned and that is what my dermatologist said was likely the cause.  I underwent the whole gamut of allergy tests and the only thing I'm alergic to is gold. Buy name brand gloves such as tilman,that eventually solved my issues. I dealt with this for nearly a year and your not a Sissy or wus you just need to find ppe that works for you. As he mentioned the little blisters rise to the skins surface and crack and split open, very painful and irritating. Another thing is now that you've become sensitized certain soaps and scented lotions will cause you problems. I use neutragena(spelling?) Norwegian formula unscented. Works wonders.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeI guess your not used to working with your hands sissy!
Reply:You have the answer.Chrome tanned leather will rust knives if you make a sheath from it.Chromic acid is poison.
Reply:Might work, might not, but try corn starch sprinkled in the gloves.Lincoln PrecisionTig 275Miller 251Miller DialArc 250Bridgeport millHossfeld bender & diesLogan shaperJet 14 X 40 latheSouth Bend 9" 'C'Hypertherm 900Ellis 3000 band saw21"Royersford ExcelsiorTwo shops, still too many tools.
Reply:Any chance these bumps are warts?
Reply:As noted, it comes down to the materials in the gloves. We had been getting insulated welding gloves for use at the powerplant where I worked that gave at least one person a real bad dermatitis. Some sleuthing by the plant industrial hygienist/safety rep disclosed the leather of the gloves was US made, and the lining was some kind of synthetic fabric made in China, possibly containing fiberglass. I am unsure of the brand of the gloves. We switched brands, possibly to Tilghman.In general, any leather coming out of China is suspect. It is chemically tanned, often in vats of hot chemical solutions with naked convicts in the vats to work the hides. A lot of Chinese leather goods brought into the US have produced incidences of dermatitis due to tanning and dying methods. Harley Davidson motorcycle leathers and boots are a prime example of this- Chinese made with the HD logo. A number of people have experienced dermatitis from wearing HD leather garments or HD boots made in China.  I do not know of any vendors in the USA who make vegetable tanned leather welding gloves anymore. Finding a US made rawhide welding jacket and gloves is probably an impossibilty. I have a rawhide welding jacket sold under the Tilghman label, but Chinese made. So far, no problem. I wear my welding jacket over a tee shirt, not just to weld but to ride motorcycles on hot days. No problems with dermatitis. I also have a pair of Tilghman insulated welding gloves and some Tilgman TIG gloves, and no problems. It mat be a function of the tanning lot that the leather was obtained from- different tanneries in China, different tanning chemicals.
Reply:I never tried Bag Balm, but I hate greasy lotion. I use Corn Huskers Lotion and I think it's the best I've tried."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"I had this happen to me first back in '06, tried all sorts of stuff, finally found something on the internet about "dyshydrotic eczema" (sp?)Check that outWhat worked for me, and YMMV, is 32% food grade hydrogen peroxide, diluted with water to as strong a solution as you can stand, poured on the bumps as soon as possible after they break out. For me it sped up the process, bypassing the itching, drying flaking crap that would go on for weeks and putting me straight into the very dry skin that just needs lotion a few times a day phase. I'm talking speeding up the whole process by weeks, here.I had a few bouts that went on forever (2 months at one point), found this solution, had 5 or six more outbreaks that were hastened by the peroxide, and haven't had a breakout in about 2 years.I still have no idea how or why it started. I traced everything back, the gloves I was wearing, all that stuff you would think of. Couldn't and still can't tell you why it happened.If you look it up and want to try that 32% HP, you can find it at any mom and pop type health nut store. Places where they sell organic kale and other wierd stuff. Keep it refrigerated.Good luck.If you fight long enough, you will win. The problem is it costs too damned much.- Lee Cheng