Skin-Enhancing Glove and Method of Manufacture

Abstract

A protective glove includes a coating of dehydrated material on its inside surface. The dehydrated material, in contact with perspiration from a hand wearing the glove, soothes the hand. Some methods of placing the coating onto the inside surface of the glove include spraying or dipping with a solution that includes Aloe Vera.

1 . A method of manufacturing an article for protecting a hand, the method comprising the acts of:
 forming a disposable glove that is fluid impermeable;   coating an interior surface of the glove with a skin anti-inflammatory substance and a liquid carrier; and   removing the liquid carrier while on the glove to form a dehydrated non-powdered dry coating of skin anti-inflammatory substance attached to the interior surface of the glove, wherein the skin anti-inflammatory substance having an affiliation with the interior surface of the glove through a non-covalent force provided by the removing of the liquid carrier, so that the skin anti-inflammatory substance contacts the hand of a person during wearing the glove, the dry coating dissociable from the interior surface by absorbing moisture from perspiration during wearing forming a moistened skin anti-inflammatory substance.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the disposable glove is made from a natural rubber latex. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the disposable glove is formed as a single-layer glove. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the liquid carrier is water. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the coating step comprises spraying the skin anti-inflammatory substance and the liquid carrier onto the interior surface. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the interior surface of the glove is treated with chlorine prior to coating the interior surface with a skin anti-inflammatory substance and a liquid carrier. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the removing step comprises evaporating the liquid carrier from the interior surface of the glove. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of turning the glove right side out, so that the dehydrated dry coating of skin anti-inflammatory substance contacts the hand of a person when wearing the glove. 
     
     
         9 . A method of manufacturing an article for protecting a hand, the method comprising the acts of:
 forming a disposable glove that is fluid-impermeable;   applying an aqueous solution of a skin anti-inflammatory substance to an interior surface of the glove; and   removing the liquid from the aqueous solution on the glove to form a dehydrated non-powdered dry coating of skin anti-inflammatory substance attached to the interior surface of the glove, so that the skin anti-inflammatory substance contacts the hand of a person when wearing the glove, and wherein the act of removing the liquid providing a non-covalent force of affiliation between the skin anti-inflammatory substance and the interior surface of the glove.