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

Every day youput gloves on.Every day your hands pay for it.

It's not the brand. It's not the material. It's not how much you sweat.

If you're not sure whyI've noticed my handsgetting worse → If you already knowI know it's the gloves.Nothing fixes it →
52×
Bacteria increase on eczema
skin after 4h occlusive glove use
75%
Of healthcare workers report
hand skin damage
50%
of seafood workers
report hand dermatitis
74.4%
of nail technicians report
contact allergy to acrylates
Who this is for

You've tried everything.
Nothing worked.

Cotton

Cotton

Bamboo

Bamboo

Polyester

Polyester

nylon

nylon

merino

merino

01
30 minutes

Moisture saturates inside sealed equipment. The fabric absorbs — then holds it against skin. Skin has nowhere to breathe.

02
Trapped moisture

The barrier softens. Bacteria move through. This is called occlusion. It happens regardless of the material — cotton, nylon, silk, or none.

03
The cycle repeats

Weekend recovery. Monday relapse.
No glove, liner, or cream stops this — because none of them route the moisture out.

Common 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 — 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.

Sealed gloves create occlusion — no airflow, continuous heat and moisture against the skin. The outer skin layers soften, the barrier weakens, and bacteria multiply. This happens regardless of glove material. A moisture-routing liner removes the primary driver without changing the protective function of the glove.


Yes. DRYE is 0.4mm and fits inside any nitrile, latex, or vinyl glove without affecting fit or dexterity. Healthcare and automotive workers wear it through full shifts. Non-sterile environments only.

Every solution you tried

It's not that you bought
the wrong product.

Every material you’ve tried shares one property: under compression inside a sealed glove, it saturates. Absorbed sweat has nowhere to go. It stays against your skin. And skin that stays wet doesn’t heal.

Cotton liners

Absorb moisture — then hold it against the skin. Inside a sealed glove, a wet cloth pressed against damaged skin.

Silk liners

Feel better initially. Saturate faster. By midday, the same wet-layer effect.

Barrier creams

Add moisture to skin that's already overhydrated. Inside a sealed glove, it has nowhere to go.

Switching glove brands

Nitrile, latex, vinyl, rubber — they all occlude. Switching changes the feel. Not the physics.

Moisturising before shifts

Standard advice. Assumes moisture can evaporate. Inside a sealed glove, it can't.

Powder-free gloves

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

Same problem. Different gloves.

Your hands are telling you something.
You just haven't had a word for it.

Creams. Cortisone. Supplements. Switching glove brands. Powder-free. Fragrance-free. You've worked through the list. Most people don't even know a glove liner exists — let alone why it would change anything. It's not about finding the right product. It's about understanding what's actually happening inside the glove.

Industrial worker, LKAB Kirunacenter 15%
Trades & Industrial
I hate working with gloves but I have no choice. Jens Stålnacke · Mine worker, Kiruna
80%
of occupational hand dermatitis is not a latex allergy.

"I'd never even heard of a glove liner before. Honestly, my hands are back to normal. These liners gave my hands a chance."

Read Jens' case →
Linnea Pettersson Dove, Frölunda HCcenter 15%
Sports & Hockey
By the end of a game my gloves are soaked. It's just part of it. Linnea Pettersson Dove · Hockey player, Frölunda HC
1.72×
higher bacterial load inside an occluded glove after 4 hours.

"Everyone on the team uses a hair dryer between periods — except me, I use liners now. Played one practice without them. Not doing that again."

Read Linnea's case →
Hand eczema from glove usecenter 15%
Skin & Eczema
Nothing has helped so far. Everything stings. Deborah Fields · Hockey parent, Cincinnati USA
75%
of healthcare workers report glove-related skin damage.

"I'd never thought to put something between the glove and his skin. Two weeks later, his hands were completely clear. I couldn't believe it."

Read the case →
34 verified reviews · 4.85 / 5

People who'd tried everything else.

Parent · travel hockey
★★★★★
"My 10-year-old plays on a travel hockey team and struggled with severe eczema, made worse by his hockey gloves. He was embarrassed at school. After trying countless products with no success — completely healed."
— Allison M. Goldberg · Norfolk, VA
Healthcare · latex gloves daily
★★★★★
"Healthcare worker wearing latex gloves all day. 8 months, 7 pairs in rotation. My hands stay consistently better — no more end-of-shift breakdown."
— Phuong Ngo · Lutz, FL
Automotive + construction
★★★★★
"No more eczema. Nitrile gloves go on easier, grip is better, not ripping my skin off at the end of the day. The vibration dampening was a bonus I didn't expect."
— Brian Jee · Automotive + construction
Hockey parent · 6× per week
★★★★★
"Severe eczema, hockey six times a week. She destroyed the first pair getting them on wrong and ordered replacements immediately. No slipping compared to cotton."
— Eric · Hockey parent
Eczema since birth · gardening
★★★★★
"Eczema since birth. Steroid creams for years. Can now garden and grip tools without wrecking my hands for days afterward."
— Jon-Paul E. · Newcastle
Dishes + laundry · sensitive skin
★★★★★
"I use DRYE inside plastic gloves for dishes and laundry. Moisture gets pulled away instead of sitting against my skin. My hands actually feel better in winter now."
— Jennifer Sunahara · Laval, CA
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.

Property 01

Works under compression

The gradient functions regardless of external pressure. Compression does not collapse the transport mechanism.

Property 02

No saturation point

Transport is continuous. There is no maximum capacity after which function stops. Cotton has one. DRYE does not.

Property 03

No chemical dependency

Performance comes from material architecture. No membranes, coatings, or additives that degrade over time.

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, LKAB Kiruna
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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."

Linnea Pettersson Dove · Hockey player, Frölunda HC
Read Linnea's case →
DRYE liner being put on under a nitrile glove
The structural answer

A liner built for what actuallyhappens inside a glove.

Managing moisture inside a sealed glove isn't an absorption problem. It's a transport problem. DRYE is engineered to move moisture away from the skin even when the fabric is compressed — the only condition that actually matters.

No saturation point. Moisture is continuously routed outward — not absorbed and held.
Works under compression. The transport mechanism doesn't collapse when the glove presses down.
0.4mm. Fits inside any sealed glove. No dexterity compromise.

Developed at the Swedish School of Textiles. Supported by Uppsala University and Vinnova.

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Works under any sealed glove. Machine wash. Lasts 4–12 months.

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