kitchen-star Ultimate Rubber Household PVC Gloves with Comfortable Cotton Lining, Anti-Slip surface, Kitchen Dishwashing, Extra Thickness, Kitchen Cleaning, Working, Painting, Pet Care (Medium, Blue)

These are indeed the 'ultimate household gloves'. Being made of vinyl (and of course, latex free) is what makes them 'ultimate'. When my allergies act up, I seem to react to everything - including even the mildest dishwashing liquid. Hence the need for waterproof latex free gloves. These hypo-allergenic gloves do the job just fine! PROS: These gloves are made of a tough vinyl shell that can withstand harsh dishwashing cleaners. The vinyl shell also insulates my hands so I can safely use really hot water when washing a sinkful of greasy dishes. The vinyl around the glove's fingers and palm is slightly roughened for a good grip on soapy dishes. Gloves measure about 12" long with 5" cuffs ... so, I can easily reach for those dishes at the very bottom of my kitchen sink full of sudsy water. I also have the option of folding back the long cuffs on these gloves ... this prevents water from running back on my arms while doing the dishes. (SEE PHOTOS IN CUSTOMER IMAGES) The generous cotton liner makes this kitchen glove super comfortable. The cotton liner also allows me slip these gloves on and off with utmost ease. These gloves come in really cool colors ... so, they are fun to wear! Gloves, especially, cotton lined gloves, would need washing. I machine wash these gloves on gentle cycle and line dry to get them really clean. HINT: I fold the cuffs all the way back to the fingers before machine washing and, again to line dry. So, my gloves are always clean and odor free. CONS: These vinyl gloves are thick. However, I adjusted quickly to the thickness without any loss of dishes! :) I find that new gloves are a bit stiff at first, but they soon soften up nicely. ABOUT SIZING: These cotton lined gloves slip on and off easily so, 'Medium' would be a snug fit for hands that would otherwise use 'Large' in the yellow household gloves. If you like your gloves loose fitting, then buy your regular glove size! The fingers on these gloves are a bit short but I don't find it a problem ... Actually this makes it so much easier to deep clean these gloves (when I turn them inside out) to machine wash and line dry. Overall, I recommend the True Blues Ultimate Household Gloves to anyone looking for gloves that are both comfortable and durable. If you are also looking for latex free hypo-allergenic household and garden gloves ... then you found them ... just decide on the color - green, red, purple, pink or plain old True Blue! NOV 2011 UPDATE: After 1 year of dishwashing duty, my green True Blue gloves developed a pinhole leak and, are now retired to doing light duty as my 'dry weather' gardening gloves :)) JUNE 2013 UPDATE: My replacement pair is now 17 months old and is still doing active dishwashing duty! However, the cotton inner liner has gotten understandably thinner after over a year and a half of daily use and dozens of baths in the clothes washer :)) I am going to 'retire' this pair now, solely for the comfortable feel of the thicker cotton lining in a new pair of True Blue gloves ! I certainly got my money's worth out of these gloves over the years ... but still, I wouldn't mind if these gloves were more affordably priced. Hope my review and updates were helpful ... Jeffrey A. (Jeff)

How many pairs of cheapy gloves have you purchased over the years? I would burn through a pair in less than a month. Tossing it into the garbage felt so unnecessary, and grated against my desire to live a reasonably earth-friendly life. The alternative was immersing the hands in hot soapy water, which as we all know, leads to red, dry, rough skin. I would begrudgingly return to those earth-sucking gloves, feel guilty about adding to the landfill and on and on the cycle would repeat. This all stopped when I met these little magic blue guys. QUALITY: The gloves are made of a sturdy vinyl, eliminating any worries concerning latex allergies. They are lined with thick cotton -- I mean thick cotton, not the wimpy stuff that pills and deteriorates all over your hands. This enables your hands to feel nice and comfy while you use the hottest of water. GRIP: The fingertips are textured, which assists when you're holding a sudsy item. This is completely subjective, but I personally wish they were slightly more textured so I could have a better grip. I don't have the strongest of hands, and sometimes when the dishcloth is inside the glass cup, I have a little slipping action occurring. This is easily remedied with by holding the glass with a clean hand towel. And, let it be known this has been an issue with almost every glove I have used. And this also doesn't happen every time. FIT: The gloves are about 12" long with a nice form-fitting cuff that allows you to tuck your shirt sleeves in, prevents water from accidentally seeping in. I have remarkably small hands, so the small was actually too large by about 1/2" on each finger. This was not a problem, but most likely, now that I think about it, attributed to the issue I described under GRIP. CARE: It is of utmost importance that these, as with any gloves, be aired out properly. This not only lengthens the life of the gloves but prevents them from smelling. Another reviewer mentioned washing his gloves. He turned them inside out and placed the washer setting on gentle (line dry). Mine are not yet at that point, but certainly good to know for future reference. COLOR: I appreciate that the gloves are offered in a variety of colors and not female-specific. Ladies: You certainly don't want to discourage the men in your life from doing some heavy cleaning by offering them your pink polk dotted gloves! While cute for us, most fellows would not appreciate them. (Although, my husband wouldn't give a rip...but not all men are as secure in their masculinity. Sorry, guys, don't mean to generalize!) Without question I would recommend the True Blues Ultimate Household Gloves, and am actually going to buy another pair for the husband, so he can quite stealing mine!

I came back to this page to check if these gloves are still available through Amazon -- I'm glad they are! This grandmother has been hand washing dishes for years in scalding water, with many different kinds of rubber gloves; these are hands-down the VERY BEST GLOVES I've ever had. They last a long, long time (well over a year with daily use) They protect your hands extremely well (no problems with the hottest water) and They are comfortable to use (good tactile sense, the cotton liner really helps!) I don't know why these gloves aren't rated much higher than the 62% I saw for 5 - star ratings. What's not to love? For the past 7 years, I've used this brand. I've washed them in my washing machine to refresh them (turn inside out first) I've used them for heavy household cleaning chores (washing floors with detergents and hot water) --- and all without problems. For those who insist upon using bleach and wearing these gloves - you will find non-latex gloves to be somewhat affected by bleach. After all, bleach is a strong oxidizer and will oxidize metal. If you must use bleach and wear these, minimize the damage by washing the gloves (wear them while you do this) in cool water and use a mild soap like Dove dishwashing detergent. You will stop the oxidation and remove a good amount of the bleach residue off the gloves. If you use bleach routinely while cleaning, look perhaps for industrial gloves that are impervious to chemicals. You'll probably get more wear out of them, but they won't be as stylish as these ; ) I live with my 97 year old mom, and we have lots of family visit who use the gloves we have at the sink -- mom's pair doesn't last like mine -- she replaces hers at a ratio of about 4-5 pairs for every 1 pair of these. So, they are cost effective. I have no connection with the manufacturer or seller of these gloves - just a lifetime's worth of experience washing dishes. UPDATE: August 28, 2023 This is the third pair I've purchased in 14+ years. The other two didn't wear out or leak....they were demoted - 1 for use doing bathroom cleaning, and 1 for outdoor/garden use. NONE of them have broken down in all that time: multiple machine washings & dryings outside (leave em inside out till dry) nothing affects these gloves. I recommend turning the cuffs down slightly to prevent water getting inside. Lately my arthritis has made my grip less secure, so I'm extra careful with big bowls, delicate glasses, etc. I think a set of rubber sink liners is in my future.

At our house the kitchen appliances are all black & stainless steel except the dishwasher . . . that is flesh colored. As such, I do a lot of dishes by hand. I have dry skin and in the winter months the dish water actually dry’s my hands out even further producing painful cracks so I have to were gloves. I have gone through many (many) of the cheap yellow latex gloves and thought I would try something more heavy duty in the True Blues Ultimate Household gloves. When I first slipped these on I was impressed. They defiantly are heavy duty gloves. Even as a man, my hands are not very large and I liked that I did not have to purchase one-size-fits-all with the True Blues. I bought medium and they are comfortably roomy. My opinion changed somewhat the first time I did the dishes. The gloves are textured but not enough to overcome the dish soap and they become very slippery. I had dishes and glassware flying all over. I am lucky not to have broken anything. Now that I am used to the gloves I have less issues with slips. They are very strong, comfortable, and I can put my hands into very hot water. I believe that with the proper care these gloves should last a long time. The nearest competitor of the True Blues on Amazon at this time appears to be the Casabella Latex Free Heavy Duty Rubber Gloves (not the Casabella Premium Water Stop Gloves—those are latex). These are sold as one-size-fits-all. Reviewers state that they are quite large and slippery as well. I’m going to stick with the True Blues and just ordered a different colored pair for use with other household tasks. I should mention that my gloves arrived with black marks on them. It looked like someone stepped on them while they were lying on a dirty floor. The True Blues are machine washable (line dry) however I removed the marks with just soap and water. I can recommend the True Blues especially if you want a smaller then one-size-fits-all glove that is not latex however I am deducting a star for being slippery.

I went through three pairs of the store-bought gloves, trying to find a pair that fit my size large mans hands. One pair, labeled "large" was so tight I could barely get them on. The only way to take them off was to pull them off inside out. One pair had NO lining inside whatever. The disposable gloves from a big-box store worked OK, but were not lined and did not last very long. These gloves, size X-Large, fit my hands loosely enough to be easy to put on and take off. They are made of a thick, durable "rubber" that will last. The cotton lining is thick enough that I can use the hottest water to wash dishes without any fear of getting burned. The cuffs are long enough that I have never gotten water inside the gloves by mistake. I think I will put these gloves on a subscription program, just to be sure I have a new pair on hand when the older ones do wear out. Eventually.

These are the thickest most industrial quality gloves I've found so far after around 6 different brands, and I would rate them a rock-solid five stars if they didn't advertise them for dishwashing. They are really awkward for residential dishwashing, the fingers are not shaped well for fine scale work. They also run large but even at the right size I don't think they would feel natural for dishwashing. It's like trying to pick up a dime wearing mittens. But they do seem to be extremely durable and would be great for other types of work. So my search for simple, durable dishwashing gloves continues.... I am updating this because they are actually lasting pretty well, no holes. Anyway, I can feel the mesh material inside is starting to shred. As to the awkwardness, I think I will try them again, and just order a size, smaller… The outer layer is really nice and thick… another update: it seems like may be the different colors represent different thicknesses, not sure but the first ones I bought and wrote about were blue, the second ones were green and we're fantastic. I'm about to order another pair of green ones because I got the previous ones too dirty cleaning an oven. I will use the new green ones for dishes again. I'm definitely sticking with these!

I really wanted to like this glove because I was tired of shelling out $5-$8 every month or two on dishwashing gloves. These gloves seemed much thicker than the Playtex, Casabella, and Clorox gloves which keep degrading on me (I wash with hot water) and letting in water. From all of the positive reviews on Amazon, I was hoping the pricier True Blues would be a good investment in the long run. Putting on these gloves is ubber comfortable. This is what Playtex gloves used to be like with the cotton lining. I missed the comfort of cotton lined gloves and was excited that these gloves feature the wonderful lining. However, one thing was immediately apparent...the gloves come up short...literally! I prefer gloves come up close to my elbow. These gloves don't even come halfway up my forearm. I tried creating a cuff at the end to keep water out, but nothing really helps combat the short length of these gloves. I'm left with my hands in uncomfortably wet gloves while I wash if I accidentally get any water on the inside (but it's not too uncomfortable because of the cotton lining). Since the gloves get wet, you have to turn the gloves inside out in order to ensure the inside dries out. This task in itself is a pain. With the thinner and longer Playtex, Casabella, and Clorox gloves, I just have to flip the gloves inside out, trap in some air, and pop out the five fingers in one move to turn the gloves inside out and vice-versa. These gloves are a test of patience as you have to pry each individual finger out one by one when you turn the glove inside out and back. I can't use the "balloon" trick to make the fingers flip out because these gloves are too thick and the cuff is too short to let me trap any air in. If you get lazy and don't turn the gloves inside out, you'll pay a dirty price. I have been out of town and so people left at home had to pick up the chores I usually do. I am very diligent, but I can't say that about others. I'm a slight germophobe so one of my pet peeves is dishwashing gloves and sponges that stink so I take measures to ensure things are properly washed out and dried to prevent nasty bacteria from growing. Of course people didn't take the time to air out the dishwashing gloves when I was gone. Not surprisingly, the gloves stank. Usually, when I wash the Playtex, Casabella, and Clorox gloves with plain dish soap the smell goes away if they became "infected" with odor causing bacteria. I couldn't get the smell to go away in these True Blues. I regret putting my hands in these gloves for an hour yesterday because now I can't get rid of the smell from my hands. I have washed them incessantly and they still wreak. My hands are all shriveled and dried from dousing them in Purell and scented hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works. Nothing gets the smell out. I'm so desperate I'm about to soak my hands in an alcohol bath. They're already cracked and dried from all of the alcohol in the hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps, I don't really care at this point how dry the rubbing alcohol will make my hands as long as it can get the smell off of my fingers. I'm even typing this review with one hand since only my right hand is "infected" with the stinky smell. I'm preoccupied and obsessed with getting rid of the smell from my fingers, but I can't get rid of the smell in the gloves either. I put them through the laundry (treatment of detergent, Oxyclean, and Clorox) and that didn't do anything. I sprayed and soaked them with Odoban and Lysol and the smell is still surprisingly strong. They dried overnight after being doused with with disinfectant sprays, but they still stink. I tried soaking them in Ozonated Water and nothing. Now I've drenched it with some 409 and put them out in the sun hoping they'll dry all freshened. If the smell goes away, I'll be surprised if these gloves last long after all of the harsh treatments I had to put the gloves through to get rid of the smell. Definitely a lesson learned on these gloves. I'm very disappointed because I wanted to like them. I didn't have a problem handling dishes with the extra bulk of the gloves. If these gloves ever have a longer cuff in the future, I'll give them another try. I guess it's back to spending money every month or two buying the $5-$8 options that degrade very easily.

Good quality and good fit for size 71/2-8