SKAPA Prize — Nobel memory, 2020
Swedish School of Textiles
Uppsala University
Patent pending

Add one dry layerunder your gloves.

0.4mm thin. Worn inside your existing glove — nitrile, latex, rubber or HV. Your outer glove stays the same.  What changes is what your skin sits against.

Dry hands
through the shift
Less glove fighting
no wet-skin drag
Cleaner hands
when gloves come off
6–12 months
washable use
The dry layer

One dry layer changes the glove contact.

DRYE does not replace your glove. It changes what your hand sits against inside it — less wet skin, less drag, less glove fight.

Sealed gloves trap sweat. DRYE routes it outward.

Same outer glove. Different skin environment.

Under glove 6 hours/day

100% 50% 0%Maceration risk rises
Day 1 Day 3 Day 7 Day 14

Healthy skin

No significant barrier changeDay 3 Significant barrier impairmentDay 14

Healthy skin

Day 14
  • Day 3No significant barrier change
  • Day 14Significant barrier impairment

Already irritated skin

Significant barrier impairmentDay 3

Already irritated skin

Day 3
  • Day 3Significant barrier impairment

Sources: Ramsing & Agner, Contact Dermatitis, 1996 — short- and long-term experimental glove occlusion.

How the system works

A different physical principle entirely.

One tries to absorb moisture. One moves it. Under compression inside a sealed glove, only one of those approaches still works.

The glove is not the problem.
What happens inside it is.

Inside sealed gloves, sweat has nowhere to evaporate. So anything that absorbs eventually becomes the wet layer.

Cotton liners

Absorb sweat — then hold it against the skin. Inside a sealed glove, cotton becomes the wet layer.

Sports liners

Built to breathe in open air. Inside sealed gloves, there is nowhere for moisture to go.

Switching glove brands

Can change the feel. It does not change the sealed environment.

Creams and powders

Can reduce friction or dryness. They do not move sweat out of a sealed glove.

Thicker gloves

May protect more. They can also trap more heat and moisture.

Gloves

Reduces one irritant. The core environment — sealed, occluded, compressed — remains unchanged.

Frequently asked questions

A glove liner is a thin textile worn between skin and a protective glove to manage moisture. Most liners absorb sweat — and eventually saturate, holding wetness against the skin. DRYE routes moisture directionally through the fabric instead, with no saturation point.
Yes. DRYE was developed and tested primarily for use under nitrile — the most common glove in healthcare, automotive, and lab environments. At 0.4mm, it fits inside any standard nitrile glove without affecting the fit or tactile feel. Dexterity is unchanged.
Yes — if they route moisture instead of absorbing it. A hockey period is 20 minutes. Any absorbent liner saturates within that time and holds warm, damp material against skin for the rest of play. DRYE has no saturation point and continues working through full game conditions.
Yes, when the mechanism is right. Sealed gloves trap sweat against skin, which prevents the barrier from recovering between exposures. A liner that keeps the skin surface dry removes that trigger. DRYE users with hand eczema report skin stabilising within days to weeks of consistent use.
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Real users

This is what changes.

The outer glove didn't change. The cream didn't change. What changed was what happened between skin and glove.

Jens Stålnacke, LKAB Kiruna
2 years later Before

"Some creams did nothing. My hands got worse every shift. Open wounds. I dealt with the damage for months."

After

"My hands are honestly normal now. Without a doubt, those liners gave my hands a real chance."

Jens Stålnacke · Mine worker, Luleå
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Linnea Pettersson Dove, Frölunda HC
One season Before

"Redness and cracking after every practice. Cotton liners helped briefly — then the same cycle returned."

After

"My grip was better, my hands stayed drier, and my skin started doing better. Now it feels weird not to wear them."

Linnéa Pettersson Dove · SDHL Swedish Champion 2025, Frölunda HC
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Either it changes your shift
Or it doesn't

Works under any sealed glove.
Machine wash. Daily heavy use: 6 months. Light use: up to a year.

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