Chemical Resistance of Gloves Quick guide

Nitrile gloves:
Acetone - fair
Ethanol - excellent
Isobutyl - alcohol excellent
Isopropyl - alcohol excellent
Methanol - fair
Latex gloves:
Acetone - good
Ethanol - excellent
Isobutyl - alcohol poor
Isopropyl - alcohol excellent
Methanol - fair
PVC gloves:
Acetone - poor
Ethanol - excellent
Isopropyl alcohol - good
Methanol - good
Viton gloves & Butyl gloves:
Acetone good
Glove Selection Guide:
Chemical
Acetic Acid
Acetic Anhydride
Acetone
Acetonitrile

Incidental Contact
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
natural rubber (latex) (8 mil)
nitrile

Acrylamide
bis-Acrylamide
Ammonium Hydroxide
Arsenic Salts
Benzotriazole, 1,2,3Bismuth Salts
Cadmium Salts
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Catechol
Chloroform
Chromium Salts
Cobalt Chloride

nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile

Extended Contact
neoprene, butyl rubber
butyl rubber, neoprene
butyl rubber
butyl rubber, polyvinyl acetate
(PVA)
butyl rubber
neoprene, butyl rubber

viton, polyvinyl acetate (PVA)

viton
viton, polyvinyl acetate (PVA)

Cobalt Salts
Copper (Cupric) Sulfate
3,3-Diaminobenzidine (DAB)
Diazomethane in Ether
Dichloromethane
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
1,4-Dioxane
Dithiothreitol
Ethanol
Ethidium Bromide (EtBr)
Ethyl Ether
Formaldehyde
Formamide
Formic Acid
Gallic Acid
Heptane

nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
1
natural rubber (latex)(15-18
mil)
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove

Hexamethylenediamine
(1,6-Diaminohexane)
Hexane

nitrile (8mil)

Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
Isopropanol
Laser Dyes
Lead Acetate
Lead Salts
Mercuric Chloride
Mercury
Mercury Salts
Methanol
Methylene Chloride
Methyl Sulfonic Acid, Ethyl
Ester (EMS) (Ethyl
Methanesulfonate)
Monoethanolamine
Nickel Chloride
Nickel Salts
N-Methylethanolamine
Organophosphorous
compounds
Osmium Salts

nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile, double glove
nitrile
nitrile, double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile

nitrile (8 mil), double glove

nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile

nitrile, double glove

Norfoil
polyvinyl acetate (PVA) or viton
nitrile, double glove
butyl rubber
butyl rubber

nitrile, double glove

polyvinyl acetate (PVA)
butyl rubber
butyl rubber, neoprene (30 mils)
nitrile (35 mil or thicker), viton,
PVA
neoprene
nitrile (35 mil or thicker), viton,
PVA
neoprene, butyl rubber

polyvinyl acetate, viton

nitrile, double glove

viton, neoprene, butyl rubber

Osmium Tetroxide
Paraformaldehyde
Phenol
Phenol-Chloroform mixtures
Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride
(PMSF)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)
Polyoxyethylenesorbitan
Monolaurate (Tween 20)
Psoralen
Pump Oil
Silane based silanization or
derivatization compounds
Silver Nitrate
Silver Salts
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
(SDS)
Sodium Azide
Sulfuric Acid

nitrile, double glove

nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
3,3,5,5-TetramethylBenzidine (TMB)
N,N,N,N-Tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED)
Toluene
Trichloromethyl
Chloroformate (diphosgene)
Triton-X 100
Uranium Salts
Xylene

nitrile (8 mil), double glove

nitrile

neoprene, butyl rubber (20 mil

or greater)
Norfoil
nitrile, double glove

nitrile

nitrile, double glove

nitrile (8 mil), double glove

nitrile (8 mil) over butyl rubber
glove box gloves
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile

viton, polyvinyl acetate (PVA)

Material must be used in a glove
box.

neoprene, butyl rubber

viton
nitrile, double glove

nitrile (8 mil) glove over a

neoprene glove
nitrile

neoprene (20 mil)

nitrile
butyl rubber
nitrile (8 mil), double glove

nitrile, double glove

nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil)

polyvinyl acetate (PVA), viton

If you are allergic to natural rubber products, you may double glove with 8 mil nitrile gloves.