LAKEWOOD BIOCHEMICAL CO., INC

CHEMICAL RESISTANCES FOR UNISEAL LATEX, VINYL AND NITRILE GLOVES

   ** GLOVE USAGE RATING CODES **

                                                                                     4  -  BEST CHOICE                  

                                                                                     3  -  GOOD CHOICE                

                                                                                     2  -  FAIR CHOICE                   

                                                                                     1  -  POOR CHOICE                 

                                                                                     0  -  NOT RECOMMENDED   

**  THIS CHART IS SOLELY FOR REFERENCE AS A GENERAL GUIDE TO GLOVE SELECTIONS. SINCE WE CAN NOT KNOW THE PRECISE CONDITIONS THE GLOVE ARE

TO CHALLENGED WITH, EXACT CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED.  PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR  PRIOR TO ANY GLOVE

SELECTION FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC GLOVE  NEEDS  AND  GLOVE   CRITERIA .

 CHEMICAL                                                                                 LATEX   VINYL  NITRILE

ACETALDEHYDE

 

4

 

0

 

2

 

ACETIC ACID (CONCENTRATED)

 

4

 

2

 

3

 

ACETONE

 

4

0

 

0

 

AMMONIUN HYDROXIDE (CONCENTRATED)

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

AMYL ACETATE

 

0

 

2

 

2

 

ANILINE

 

3

 

0

2

 

ANIMAL FATS

 

2

 

0

 

4

 

ASPHALT

 

0

 

0

 

4

 

BENZYLIC ALCOHOL

 

2

 

4

 

4

 

BLEACH

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

BORIC ACID

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

BRAKE FLUID

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

BUTYL ACETATE

 

0

 

2

 

2

 

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

 

0

 

2

 

3

 

CHLORACETONE

 

4

 

0

 

0

 

CHROMIC ACID (50%)

 

0

 

3

 

2

 

CITRIC ACID (10%)

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

CREOSATE

 

2

 

4

 

4

 

CUTTING OIL

 

0

 

4

 

4

 

CYCLOHEXANE

 

0

 

0

 

4

 

DIESEL FUEL

 

0

 

0

 

4

 

DIETHANOLAMINE

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

DIETHYL ETHER

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

DIOCYTL PHTALATE (DOP)

 

2

 

0

 

3

 

ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL)

 

4

 

2

 

4

 

ETHYL ACETATE

 

3

 

0

 

0

 

ETHYLENE GLYCOL

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

FERTILIZERS

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

FISH, SHELL FISH

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

FLUORIDES

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

FORMALDEHYDE 37% (FORMALIN)

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

FULE OIL

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

GASOLINE

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

HEXANE

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

HOUSEHOLD DETERGENTS

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

HYDRAULIC FLUID

 

4

 

3

 

4

 

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (30%)

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

HYDROFLUORIC ACID (30%)

 

3

 

3

 

4

 

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

 

3

 

0

 

4

 

KEROSENE

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

LINSEED OIL

 

0

 

3

 

4

 

METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)

 

4

 

3

 

4

 

METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK)

 

2

 

0

 

0

 

METHYL FORMATE

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

MINERAL OILS

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

NAPHTHA

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

NAPHTHALENE

 

0

 

2

 

3

NITRIC ACID (20%)

 

3

 

2

 

2

 

NITROBENZENE

 

0

 

0

 

2

 

OLEIC ACID

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

PERCHLOROETHYLENE

 

0

 

0

 

3

 

PHOSPHORIC ACID

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

PHOTO DEVELOPER FIXER

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

PINE OIL

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (50%)

 

4

 

4

 

2

 

POULTRY

 

2

 

0

 

4

 

PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE

 

0

 

0

 

2

 

SILICATES

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (50%)

 

4

 

2

 

2

 

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

STEARIC ACID

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

SULFURIC ACID (CONCENTRATED)

 

0

 

3

 

0

 

SULFURIC ACID DILUTED (10%)

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

TETRAHYDROFURAN (THF)_

 

2

 

0

 

0

 

TOLUENE

 

0

 

2

 

2

 

TRICHLOROETHYLENE

 

0

 

0

 

2

 

TRINITROBENXENE

 

0

 

2

 

3

 

TURPENTINE

 

0

 

3

 

4

 

VEGTABLE OIL

 

0

 

4

4

 

WED KILLER

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

WOOD PRESERVATIVE

 

0

 

2

 

4

 

XYLENE

 

0

 

0

 

3