Allergy Overview

FirstLine is committed to providing detailed, current educational information concerning allergies.  For end user safety, it is critical for glove wearers experiencing symptoms, to determine specifically what is causing the sensitivity or allergic reaction. 

A vague diagnosis, solely by visual examination, should not necessarily be considered valid.  Chemicals used in the glove process, or improper hand regime, as opposed to the glove raw material, can also be the root cause for sensitivity.  Mis-diagnosis of patient sensitivities to hand regime products or chemicals contributed greatly to false statistical information, in addition to not providing the patient with the true underlying cause, enabling them to effectively manage or cure their issue.

Sine the term “hypoallergenic” was banned by the FDA over a decade ago, there appears to be no one glove material that will prove to be a non-sensitizing barrier for each and every glove wearer. 

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