PROTECTIVE MEDICAL GLOVE AND ANTIBACTERIAL/ANTIPERSPIRANT COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING BACTERIAL GROWTH DURING USE OF MEDICAL GLOVES

摘要

A composition for inhibiting bacterial growth on a hand during wearing of a protective medical glove on said hand. The composition includes an antiperspirant agent and an antibacterial agent which are applied to the hand prior to donning the protective medical glove in order to reduce the incidence of perspiration and bacterial growth on the skin of the hand. A protective medical glove having an antibacterial agent and an antiperspirant agent disposed on its interior surface is also provided.