Shortly after we moved to Texas I went to someone's house and saw them washing their dishes... while wearing gloves. I thought to myself, "How prissy! Who needs to wear gloves just to wash dishes? Are they afraid to mess up their nails? How silly!"
About a week ago, I purchased my first pair of gloves to use for cleaning house and ... you guessed it: washing dishes :o)
I have quite sensitive skin, especially my hands. When I was working full-time my wonderful husband washed almost all the dishes for me and I just had to put them away. Now that I'm the one who stays home, I do the washing, and do not mind, except for the fact that it wreaks havoc on my hands. Not only the washing of the dishes, but when I use house cleaning products as well. So I had been reluctantly doing house work and then taking several days in between to calm my hands back down. Finally I decided enough was enough. When I went to Target I was in the cleaning aisle and decided to go for it. I had to find a pair of latex-free gloves (because that seems to bother me as well), so they were more expensive, but so far they have been well worth it! Not only are my hands protected from the soap (which I was even using soap for sensitive skin), but I find I can use even hotter water for rinsing as well. I can do all the dishes, rinse my gloves, take them off and it's as if my hands didn't have to do anything. No more passing judgement on those who wear gloves for housework, I now totally understand.
A worthy purchase indeed.
To life... full of lovely blue gloves!
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One lady i work for in Sabetha; has me do the dusting every wk b/c her hands are allergic to furniture polish. She also has me do all the mirrors and glass w/cinch. I like this product a lot! It really is streak free. I'm so glad you're using gloves; b/c you really need to. Love, Mom
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