The Complete Handbook of Gloves & Mittens
The Professional's Guide to Selection, Use, and Business in Hand Protection
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The complete technical and practical handbook for selecting, using, and profiting from gloves and mittens—grounded in real performance data, not marketing.
About this book
Gloves and mittens are deceptively simple products that fail for deceptively specific reasons. A surgeon's glove that works in a sterile field becomes unsafe in wet conditions. A winter mitten that protects hands at -20°C becomes unreliable indoors at 60°F. A work glove rated for abrasion fails catastrophically against chemicals it wasn't designed to handle.
This handbook teaches you how to read performance claims, understand material behavior under real conditions, diagnose why gloves fail, and choose correctly the first time. You'll learn what the standards actually test for, how to evaluate brands beyond price, and how to troubleshoot fit, durability, and protection issues that cost time and money. Written for professionals, safety managers, procurement teams, and entrepreneurs—not for casual consumers—it covers everything from latex allergies and chemical resistance ratings to building a resale or rental business around hand protection.
Reader Reviews
Eric Allen
★★★★★Finally, a handbook that treats gloves like the engineered products they are instead of commodity items. The Chapter 1 explanation of how material layers actually work to protect against different hazards—thermal, chemical, mechanical—changed how I specify for our field crews. I've already cut our annual glove waste by ordering the right type for each job instead of the 'one size fits all' approach. This is exactly what a professional reference should be.
Linda Wright
★★★★★The technical depth is solid and I appreciated the focus on performance over brand names. That said, the book could have benefited from more visual aids—sizing charts, material comparison tables, that sort of thing. The prose is clear but dense in places, especially in Chapter 2. For someone like me just getting into the supply side, it's valuable, though I wish there were more worked examples of real procurement decisions.
Karen Rivera
★★★★★Exactly what I needed for our safety audit. The breakdown of what standards actually test for—versus what marketing claims—was eye-opening. We were buying gloves based on price and brand reputation when we should have been matching them to specific hazards. The troubleshooting chapter alone paid for the book in reduced replacement costs. Highly practical and immediately useful.
Paul Wright
★★★★★I manage purchasing for a medical practice and spent years ordering gloves based on what the hospital group recommended. This handbook explained the actual chemistry of barrier protection in plain language, and I realized we were overspending on premium products for tasks where mid-tier options performed just as well. The glossary at the end is genuinely helpful for understanding spec sheets. Good solid reference work.
Kenneth Allen
★★★★★The content is accurate and covers a lot of ground, but it's pretty technical and assumes a fair amount of prior knowledge. I work in outdoor education and thought this would help me choose better winter mittens for our program, but I got bogged down in the industrial safety material. It's clearly written for professionals in manufacturing or safety roles, not for someone like me who just needs durable, warm, reliable gear.