Why DRYE exists

Built because nothing else addressed the actual problem.

Hands don't deteriorate in open air. They deteriorate inside sealed gloves — under moisture, heat, pressure, and friction. Every solution we knew of treated the damage after it happened. We built one that changes the environment before it does.

I've lived with atopic eczema most of my life. That's why I built something that changes the environment — not treats the damage.

Wilhelm Bäckström
Wilhelm Bäckström
Founder, DRYE
7 yr
Years of R&D Across 4 external institutions before the first commercial pair shipped
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Institutions Uppsala University, RISE, Swedish School of Textiles
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Chemical inputs No DWR coatings. No wicking agents. No membranes. The mechanism is structural.
Wilhelm and Andrew
Not another liner.

A tested system for moving moisture out of closed protective gear.

DRYE started with one problem: the environment inside closed protective gear.

Not the cream. Not the skin treatment. The trapped sweat, heat, and friction that builds up during a shift.

After seven years of R&D with external textile and medical input, we built a textile that moves moisture away from the skin instead of soaking it up and holding it there.

Engineered with one of the world’s leading textile institutions. Validated by pro hockey players, mining workers, and people who wear gloves for real work.

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Seven years. Four institutions.

We didn't ship until it was verified externally.

2019–2020
Concept prototyping
Skåne University Hospital — DermatologyInitial material concept validated.

Capillary routing confirmed as structurally viable.

2021
Material selection study
Uppsala University — Material science

Systematic evaluation of fibre candidates for textile architecture. Fibre geometry confirmed as primary transport driver — not chemical treatment.

2022
Textile architecture verified
Swedish School of Textiles, Borås

Three field studies published. Structural design finalised — 0.4mm dual-layer gradient confirmed manufacturable at scale.

2023
Enterprise validation — Swedish industry
Boliden · LKAB · Scania · ISS · Hedin Bil · Tesla · Bilia

Tested across Fortune 500 operations in mining, manufacturing, automotive and facilities management.

2024
Field study — electric vehicle sector
Automotive field study, Borås — October 2023 · Pro user cohort

7/9 reduced sweat retention. 3/3 with pre-existing dermatitis reported measurable skin improvement. First D2C sales.

2025
Military field test & new IP findings
National Guard of Ukraine, 2nd Corps · Swedish School of Textiles, Borås

10/10 would use in combat. 9/10 reported improved weapon precision. Advanced instrumentation confirms previously undocumented properties of the DRYE gradient.

2026
Partners Uppsala University RISE Swedish School of Textiles Skåne University Hospital Vinnova Uppsala Innovation Center
SKAPA Prize — 2020

Sweden's most recognised innovation award. In memory of Alfred Nobel.

DRYE received the SKAPA Prize for its textile technology — developed to prevent moisture damage to the skin in protective equipment. The award is given in memory of Alfred Nobel, for innovations with genuine societal and commercial significance.

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"In a smart and practical way, DRYE has developed a concrete solution to a common everyday problem affecting many individuals. Through the textile's gradient, hands stay clean and dry without risk of drying out or eczema."

SKAPA Foundation — Innovation in Memory of Alfred Nobel
The people behind it

One founder lived with the skin damage. The other spent years causing it.

Wilhelm Bäckström
Wilhelm Bäckström
Founder

Has lived with atopic eczema. The personal frustration with reactive solutions — creams, steroids, short-term relief — became the founding premise: change the environment, not the treatment protocol.

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Andrew Brathwaite
Co-Founder — EV Engineer

EV engineer by trade — Tesla, CAKE, Fisker. Spent years working in environments where sealed gloves and sweat are an occupational constant. Understood the problem from a different angle than Wilhelm, and brought the engineering rigour to take the validated mechanism from institution to product.

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People don't usually write letters about glove liners.

Hockey Parent

My daughter has severe eczema and plays ice hockey 6 times a week. She destroyed the first pair — hence the order. She appreciates that the gloves fit tight and don't introduce slip — which was a problem with cotton gloves.

Eric
Hockey parent, Canada
Healthcare Worker — Latex Gloves Daily

I wear latex gloves all day for work. Every hour I'd change my gloves and notice the sweat on my DRYE — but my hands remain dried. I have seven pairs to rotate.

Phuong Ngo
Lutz, Florida — 8 months continuous use
Automotive & Construction

I've been using them in automotive repair, home construction, and moving heavy materials. No more eczema or rashes on my hands. Nitrile gloves don't tear anymore because they go on and off easily without sweaty skin.

Brian Jee
USA
Parent — Work Gloves

My son's hands were bright pink and raw with all of the skin peeling off from wearing work gloves. Within two weeks, they are completely healed and back to normal. I cannot believe the difference.

Deborah Fields
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lifelong Eczema — UK

I've had eczema on my palms since birth and have used steroid creams for years. I can finally do things like help my wife in the garden without my skin breaking.

Jon-Paul E.
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
You've seen where it comes from.

Now see if it works for your shift.

30 days. Full refund if the physics don't change anything. No forms. No questions.