Best Tattoo Gloves

10 May 2018

As a tattoo artist, it is important that you wear medical-grade examination gloves to ensure maximum hygiene and promote good health. Wearing gloves as common practice will not only protect your clients from disease and prevent the tattooed area from becoming infected, but will also protect you from contact with bodily fluids (and bloodborne pathogens, in particular) during the tattoo process.

Artist tattooing a customer

While you can use just about any disposable gloves that have been certified as protection against micro-organisms for tattooing, nitrile is our top choice due to its strength, low allergy risk and the high levels of comfort, dexterity and tactile sensitivity that it provides. To help you select a specific type of gloves for tattooing, we have compiled this list of our Best Tattoo Gloves at WorkGloves.co.uk.

Unigloves Select Black Nitrile GT003 Tattoo Artists Gloves

Designed specifically for tattoo artists, the Unigloves Select Black Nitrile GT003 Tattoo Artists Gloves are chlorinated for increased sensitivity and flexible with good grip for reduced hand fatigue. Thanks to a matte black finish, these gloves reduce eye strain during extended use and ensure that you can clearly differentiate between your hands and the area that you are working on. Latex-free and unpowdered, the Select Black Gloves are suitable for most users, including individuals with sensitive skin.

Key Features: Matte black colour for reduced eye strain, chlorinated for increased sensitivity, flexible with good grip.

Bodyguards GL897 Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves

The Bodyguards GL897 Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves are thin, yet remarkably strong nitrile gloves that have been designed to provide maximum sensitivity, dexterity and comfort. With textured fingertips to ensure good grip and black in colour (for reduced eye strain), these gloves are ideal for use when tattooing. What's more, the GL897 Gloves are free from latex and unpowdered, making them suitable for individuals with sensitive skin.

Key Features: Textured fingertips, latex-free, unpowdered, black in colour.

Ansell TouchNTuff 93-250 Black Disposable Nitrile Gloves

The Ansell TouchNTuff 93-250 Black Disposable Nitrile Gloves are manufactured from a special formulation to ensure a superb fit and feel, with excellent dexterity and tactile sensitivity. Featuring Ansell Grip Technology, these gloves ensure that you keep a strong grip on your gun at all times for increased safety and reduced hand fatigue with extended wear. With a Force at Break rating of 10 Newtons, three times the puncture resistance of latex and PVC disposables, and completely free from powder, latex and silicone, these gloves are ideal for use by tattoo artists.

Key Features: Excellent fit and feel, Ansell Grip Technology, Force at Break of 10 Newtons and latex-free.

Hand Safe GN83 Blue Nitrile Examination Gloves (Pack of 100)

The Hand Safe GN83 Blue Nitrile Examination Gloves (Pack of 100) are flexible single-use nitrile gloves that offer good resistance to tear and are unpowdered and latex-free. Highly flexible with textured fingertips, these gloves provide good grip, dexterity and tactile sensitivity. With their ambidextrous design, the GN83 Gloves can be worn on either hand, making them a versatile and economical choice.

Key Features: Highly flexible, textured for enhanced grip, ambidextrous design, latex-free and unpowdered.

Aurelia Robust 9.0 Medical Grade Nitrile Gloves 96895-9

Able to resist forces of up to 9 Newtons, yet thin in nature, the Aurelia Robust 9.0 Medical Grade Nitrile Gloves 96895-9 offer highly reliable protection with sensitivity of touch, making them ideal for tattooing. These gloves are designed to have a super-tight fit for maximum dexterity, are ambidextrous for greater versatility, and feature textured fingertips for enhanced grip. In addition, the Aurelia Robust 9.0 Nitrile Gloves are powder-free and latex-free, making them suitable for most users.