Camomile treated glove

#This invention relates to a disposable glove treated with a composition containing water, glycerol and a botanical extract and the process for applying the composition onto the interior surfaces of the glove.

#Disposable gloves are widely used as a protective measure to insulate hands from microorganisms and irritants. Many workers, especially those working in the health care, chemical and food handling industries, rely on disposable gloves to provide a protective barrier from harmful microorganisms and irritants. Additionally, the increasing threat of exposure to bio-terrorism has prompted many individuals to wear disposable gloves to protect themselves against deadly microorganisms. Consequently, more individuals are wearing disposable gloves for much longer periods of time than in the past.

#Disposable gloves are typically made from latex and vinyl materials which tend to dry and irritate human skin. With the increased use of disposable gloves comes a need to provide a disposable glove that is comfortable to wear and will not dry and irritate the hands of the wearer.

#FIG. 1 illustrates wet gloves drying in a tumble dryer after being washed.

#FIG. 2 shows spraying the moisturizing mixture into the tumble dryer while the gloves are drying.

#FIG. 3 illustrates the continued spraying of the moisturizing mixture and tumbling of the gloves in the tumble dryer.

#The present invention provides a glove which has a film on the interior surfaces of the glove. The film is formed by spraying an untreated glove with a composition containing water, glycerol, and a botanical extract while drying in a tumbler dryer. As the glove is tumbled in a tumbler dyer, the tumbling mechanism allows the composition to creep inside the glove when the glove is partially wet. The water from the surface of the glove acts as a carrier for the composition, enabling the composition to form a film throughout the interior surfaces of the glove. The glove is further dried in the tumbler dryer, however, the resulting interior surfaces are moist to the touch. The embodiments of the instant invention are directed to the treated glove, the composition that is sprayed onto the glove, and the process of forming the film onto the interior surfaces of the glove.

#An untreated glove, i.e. a glove that has not been treated with the composition of the present invention, is made from natural rubber latex, polyvinyl chloride, polychloroprene rubber, polyisoprene rubber, butyl rubber, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), carboxylated nitrile, polyurethane rubber, polyacrylate, latices of styrene-butadiene rubber and blends of natural rubber latex with synthetic latices.

#A preferred untreated glove is a single layer glove manufactured by dipping a heated former into Powder-Free Coagulant (PFC), which is then partially dried in an oven, followed by a single latex dip. A single latex layer is formed on the glove former.