• Thin (<6mil). Unlined. Ambidextrous
• Usually use at medical, dental, saloon, food, tattoo, etc.
• Design for Single use - MUST NEVER BE RE-USED

     PROS

• Provide good touch sensitivity, dexterity and flexibility
• Designed for incidental exposure
• Can avoid cross contamination

     CONS

• Poor chemical resistance 
• Not suitable for intentional contact with hazardous substances
• Not suitable for some aggressive or highly hazardous
• Created more waste to environment

• Thick (>6mil). Flocklined or unlined. Non ambidextrous
• Usually use at heavy duty work, painting, gardening, house chores, maintenance, etc.

     PROS

• Offer better protection against abrasion and other physical hazards
• Resist to chemical attack for longer time
• Less likely to tear
• Usually have longer cuff length and offering better protection when working with large volume of liquid

     CONS

• Interfere with dexterity and touch sensitivity
• Can still be damaged and penetrated by many chemicals
• Must be looked after correctly to prolong their usefulness
• Need to clean after usage and left to dry to avoid contamination

Nitrile

• General janitorial
• Maintenance, plumbing
• Automotive & supply industry
• Oil and petrol refining
• Food handling & processing
• Extended chemical contact & handling

• Resist punctures
• Broader range chemical resistance including fuels, solvents, greases, alkaline
• Greater range of temperature tolerance
• Latex protein free

• Can lead to cross contamination if not properly washed and dried
• No recommended for ketones and acids
• Less comfort and fit than latex

• Aqueous Food
• Raw Vegetables
• Alcoholic Beverage
• Meat
• Fish, Shellfish
• Fats
• Baked Foods

Latex

• General janitorial
• Maintenance
• General heavy-duty cleaning industry
• Extended chemical contact & handling

• Ideal for scrubbing and scouring pots and pans
• Good for general cleaning
• Excellent elongation, less hand fatigue in extended wear
• Good for ketones and alcohol

• Poor in organic solvent, oils, grease
• Can lead to cross contamination if not properly washed and dried
• Potential for latex allergies in sensitized person

• Aqueous Food
• Raw Vegetables
• Alcoholic Beverage
• Meat
• Fish, Shellfish
• Fats
• Baked Foods

Chloroprene

• Oil and petrol refining
• Agrochemicals
• Chemical industry
• Battery Manufacturing

• Good resistant towards acids, bases, alcohol, ketone, oil and solvent
• Perform well when exposes to sunlight and ozone
• Good durability

• Weak to contact with chlorinated solvents

Nitrile

• Healthcare/Medical Examination
• Food preparation
• General janitorial
• Maintenance
• Tattoo parlors industry

• Good puncture and chemical resistant
• Moderate protection against pathogens
• Provide comfort and flexibility
• Easy to detect hole and tears
• Can handle moderate temperatures
• Long shelf life: Typically 5 years
• Latex-free

• Stiffer than latex
• Reduces touch sensitivity
• Very poor in ketones, aromatics and halogenated solvent

• Aqueous food
• Raw vegetables
• Alcoholic beverage
• Meat
• Fish, Shellfish
• Fats
• Baked foods

Latex

• Healthcare/Medical Examination
• Dental
• Food preparation
• General janitorial
• Maintenance
• Saloons/Spas

• Extremely flexible
• High tensile stretch or ability to resist tearing
• Good protection against pathogens
• Available as powdered and powder-free

• Latex allergies are becoming more prevalent
• Latex may be banned in some stated
• Should not be used with organic solvent, oils, gas, grease
• Hard to detect tears
• Moderate shell life typically 1-3 years

• Aqueous food
• Raw vegetables
• Alcoholic beverage
• Meat
• Fish, Shellfish
• Fats
• Baked foods

Vinyl (PVC)

• Food preparation (short contact)
• General janitorial
• Education

• Lightweight and soft
• Provide average resistance to some chemicals like common alcohols
• Can be used to handle low heat, such as hot food items
• Long shelf life: Typically 5 years
• Latex-free

• Low tensile strength, meaning it will tear easily
• Low protection against pathogens
• Break with prolonged use
• Release phthalates in contact with some chemicals

Loose fit than latex, tighter fit than poly

Less dexterity

• Aqueous food
• Raw vegetables
• Alcoholic beverage
• Fish, Shellfish
• Baked foods
• Meat & sausage fats

Poly (PE)

• Food preparation (short contact)
• Deli counters
• Food serving

• Thin, one size fits all
• Easy on and off applications
• Latex-free

• Very little to no protection against pathogens
• Not ideal for work with hazardous materials
• Should not be used around heat or hot surfaces

• Aqueous food
• Raw vegetables
• Baked foods
• Meat & sausage fats

• Good for ketones and esters

• Poor for gasoline, aliphatic, aromatic and halogenated compounds
• Only available as reusable
• Poor touch sensitivity
• Expensive

• Chlorinated and aromatic solvents
• Low surface tension repels most liquids
• Good resistance to cuts and abrasions

• Poor for ketones
• Expensive
• Only available as reusable
• Poor touch sensitivity

• Good for aromatic and chlorinated solvents

• Extremely poor for waster-based solutions (compatible with water)
• Only available as reusable
• Poor touch sensitivity